TWO IMPORTANT FLIGHTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 306, 27 December 1937, Page 8

TWO IMPORTANT FLIGHTS

LINKING N.Z. WITH THE WORLD IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AND PAN-AMEi’.ICA'i LINES DISTANCE BEING REDUCED BY SPEED IN THE AIR Two jligiits ui intense importance to the Dunlin on 01. Xeu Zealand and the Ujinnic n wealth <d Australia have been in progress during the holiday period. A\ title the Imperial Airntns giant llvhm-boat Centaurus was steadily nosing her way down the eoast of Australia alter having completed a journey to the Commonwealth over the accepted mute from Britain, the lanAmerican Airways' Samoan Clipper was heading its way from Honolulu to An.kland. Both ships wer- bound lor Xrav Zealand. both were on a mute-explorin . mission, both out to pave the wav to regular services which will link Xew Zealand and Australia with the airways of the world. The I ’a n-A merwa n clipper made a perfect landing at Amddaml m Christmas Day. The Imperial Airways flying-boat landed at Bose Bay. Sydney on Christmas Eve. and will leave there lor Auckland to-day i Monday i mi the .-..arab'lbm of the outward .iminiey from Britain.