BRITISH AIRWAYS
SOUTH AFRICAN ROUTE. OPENED NEXT. WEEK. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. RUGBY, Feb. 18. The first time-table for the North African section of the Imperial Airways’ Britain to South Africa route, of 8000 miles, which will be opened on February 28, was issued to-day. This addition to the Empire air, routes extends for 2670 miles from Cairo along the Nile to Khartoum, and thence via the Great Lakes to Mwanza, in Tanganyika. It will connect Britain by air with the Sudan and Central and Eastern Africa, and will bring India, Persia and Irak Into direct air communication with North-Eastern Africa.
Specially-designed multi-engined air liners and flying-boats, built in Britain, have been flown to Africa for use on this route. From Cairo to Khartoum the service will lie operated by triple-screw Armstrong-Siddelcy air liners, and from Khartoum onward into the heart of Africa by large allmetal Short flying-boats, each driven by three Jupiter engines, developing a total of 1500 horse-power.
The llying-boat will use the rivers and the Great Lakes along the route as natural alighting areas.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18258, 20 February 1931, Page 7
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