BRITISH EMPIRE AIR ROUTES
LONG DISTANCE FLYING BOATS. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Jan. 23. Flying-boats now being built are ex■pected to be able to fly 2000 sea-miles carrying a full load and reserve fuel, they should easily be able to fly from England to Malta, the nearest point on the air route to India and Australia, stated Air Vice-Marshal Higgins, addressing a United Service Institution group. Captain Courtney said it was essential to organise a network of air routes to all- parts of the Empire and passing over British, territory. The Air Ministry would not be satisfied until it could reach any part of the Empire without landing oil foreign territory.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1930, Page 12
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