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( LIPPER HOMEWARD BOUND Uui’rc l*r« Association—By Elect :»<• Telegraph —Copvrleh t NEW YORK, July 15. The American Clipper left Foynes for Newfoundland at 7.25 p.m. BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT CALEDONIA BEGINS RETURN JOURNEY L ail cd Press Association —Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 16, 105 pm.) BOTWOOD (Newfoundland), July 16. The Imperial Airways Flying boat. Caledonia took off for Ireland at 5.25 p.m.
TRANS ATLANTIC CROSSING FLYING BOATS PASS IN MID-OCEAN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Recived July 16, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, July 16 The Caledonia and the American clipper passed each other at 3.0 a.m. Pilot Wilcocksen (commander of the Caledonia) favoured by a following wind, wirelessed that he hoped to arrive at Foynes at 10.40 a.m.
ARRIVAL OF CALEDONIA ANOTHER SPLENDID PERFORMANCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 17, 1250 ajn.) LONDON. July 16. The Caledonia arrived at Foynes at 10.32 a.m. The flight took 727 minutes compared with the Clipper’s eastward crossing of 754 minutes. The average speed was 175 miles an hour.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20782, 17 July 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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167ATLANTIC SERVICE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20782, 17 July 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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