TEN YEARS OF AIRWAYS
90,000 MILES OF ROUTEB. August 23 saw the conclusion of the first ten years of commercial aviation (says a London paper). It was on August 25, 1919, that the world’s first aeroplane express service was started by British enterprise between London and Paris. The pilot was Captain E. H. Lawford, a famous pioneer airman, and the machine was a D.H. Rolls Royce biplane of 360 horse-power, carrying only two passengers. To-day one of the London-Paris air liners of Imperial Airways develops more than 1000 horse-power and carries 20 passengers, besides pilot, engineer and steward. At the end of 1919 there were only about 3000 miles of organised air lines throughout Europe. To-day the figure stands at 50,000 miles, while throughout the world there arc 90,000 miles.
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17839, 11 October 1929, Page 11
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130TEN YEARS OF AIRWAYS Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17839, 11 October 1929, Page 11
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