PRINCE FLIES DORNIER X
BRIEF FLIGHT IN ENGLAND MUCH IMPRESSED BY PLANE ATLANTIC FLIGHT TO-DAY By Tel«eraph—Press' Assn.—Copyright. Rugby, November 12. The Prince of Walas, after flying from Hendon aerodrome to Southampton Water to-day, was a passenger in a demonstration flight in the German flying boat DO. X., which is to cross the Atlantic. »
To surprise the officials at the Calshot aerodrome, near Southampton, where the DO. X. was moored, the Prince arrived in the amphibian machine ‘Saro Cloud,” the most powerful amphibian in the world, owned by Captain Holt, a wealthy Canadian business man. The machine alighted and taxied to the DO. X., where Dr. and Frau Dornier received the Prince.
On returning from a brief flight over the Isle of Wight, it is stated that for a. brief spell the Prince took full control of the DO. X. The Prince, who was much impressed with the flyingboat, toasted the commander and crew and wished them success on their Atlantic flight. A short flight was later made to enable the Prince to see the vessel take off and alight on the water. The DO. X. is expected to leave Calshot on Friday.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19301114.2.79
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1930, Page 7
Word Count
193PRINCE FLIES DORNIER X Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1930, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in