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Airtransport has been honoured air-lines of Imperial Airways"
by the patronage of many Royal from London to the Universal Ex- travellers a fact which gains hibition at Brussels. spécial significance, just at the
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Among flights by the Duke of present time, in view of the rejoic-Windsor, when he was Prince of ings in connection with the Corona-Wales, was his memorable trip in tion of King George VIN the Imperial Airways flying-boat Satyrus' to join the Mediterranean Fleet. During that flight the Prince had a picturesque aerial view of the Fleet by moonlight.
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Both in his association with the **Royal Air Force, and in his interest in every phase, of civil flying, King George VI. has always shown that he realises to the full the impor-
It is interesting to note that it tance of aviation to our far-flung was in January, 1935, on the -British Empire. And he-like casion of a flight from London to others of the Royal Family-has Paris in one of the 'Heracles' class invoked the speed of the mo-air-liners, that the Duchess of Kent dern passenger-plane when carry-made her first acquaintance with ing out his arduous duties. An air travel. She declared afterwards- instance which comes to mind in that she had thoroughly enjoyed this connection was when he, as the experience, and since then the Duke of York—and accompanied by Duke and Duchess have been re- the Duchess-chartered one of thegular air travellers.
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CEYLON AS AIR BASE
One Corner Of Triangle
Indian Maharajahs and other po- tentates, after making journeys by Imperial Airways have been so im pressed by the speed and luxury of air travel that they have, in more than one instance, purchased pri vate saloon-planes of their adopting-air transport as a regular means of travel, when called upon to make long journeys.
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Defence observers in Singapore attach great importance to the plan to station Royal Air Force planes at Trincomalee, the naval base at Ceylon, by the end of the year. The station will form one corner of a triangle of which Singapore and the new base to be established at Darwin will form the other two. It was during a visit paid by the It is believed the new station at Imperial Airways air-liner Aurora' Trincomalee will be able to accom- to Brussels that, for the first time, 'modate two squadrons. It is ex-four members of a Royal Family went up together, in the same ma- pected to cost:$400,000.
The construction of an aerodrome chine. Those Royal passengers at Trincomalee is going ahead fast, were the late King of the Belgians, Queen, and the Duke and Work on hangars, workshops and the staff accommodation is making good Duchess of Brahant. They flew to progress. The inauguration of the gether in "Aurora' from Brussels to air base will complete the varied Antwerp and back, defences of the Trincomalee base. On one of the visits to England The installation of 6 in. guns by the late King Feisal of 'Iraq a there is nearing completion, and specially-charatered Imperial Air- plans are well in hand for the con-ways air-liner was used to carry struction of a boom to prevent the the King from Baghdad to Cairo, entry of submarines.
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Meanwhile the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean, one of Bri- tain's smallest Crown Colonies, are assuming strategic importance 28 a stopping place on the pronesed South Africa-Australia air service.
1,089 MILES IN 24 HOURS
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709) MS FAM „NAM AZIHO OHT CHINA MAIL,- MAY 29, 1987,
MAN WHT BY AIR
Imperial Airways have many times being honoured by the patronage of the Royal Family. The above picture was taken on the occasion of the visit of the King and Queen (then Duke and Duchess of York) to Brussels. for the Brussels Exhibition. In the background is the Imperial Airways liner "Draco," in which they travelled from London.
accompanied by nine members of his staff. And on the arrival of the air-liner at Baghdad, a picture- sque official reception took place at the air-port.
On one occasion, flying over Nor
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entrusted to the and Brunei were Imperial Airways services from Singapore to London. After their arrival at Southampton in one of the ' class flying-boats, these loyal addresses were forwarded to
A particularly enthusiastic Roythern Africa by Imperial Airways, the Secretary of State for the Co- al traveller was, it may be recalled, ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgaria ac-lonies for presenation to His Ma- the late King Albert of the Bel-complished in 36 hours a journeyjesty the King. gians. So, too, was the late King which, some years previously, had One interesting example of the Feisal of Iraq. *
taken him 26 days. The thing services rendered by air transport which impressed him- particularly, to Royalty, apart from its actual he said, was the pleasantly cool use in the making of passenger temperature it was possible to flights, occurred during the official maintain in an air-liner saloon even tour by Prince George in South when flying through the tropics. Africa. During this tour it was found possible to keep him supplied, State Documents
by air, with a special service of The long-distance air routes of London. newspapers and periodi- Imperial Airways have often been cals. These were flown out by Im- employed for the carriage of States perial Airways to Germiston. Then documents from one part of the after this they went on immediate- Empire to another. And in this re-ly by train to wherever the Prince is interesting to note might be at the moment. gard it
In this special Coronation that
ad-way he was able to receive London from the Rulers dresses
of newspapers within 11 days of their Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, publication. Johore,
BRITAIN FIGHTS WING ICE
Imperial Airways
will shortly make experiments for the preven- tion of ice formation on the wings during flight.
fitted
If the equipment which has been fitted to a D H. 86 aircraft, which Over 1,000 miles in 24 hours on was recently taken out of service, | English and Scottish roads with- out once exceeding the speed limit in built-up areas- this record has been set up by two amateur drivers using a saloon car
proves satisfactory it of 1 mperial. Always machines.
Tests have proved that the aero- dynamical qualities of the aircraft have not been impaired, and the equipment itself will be tested un- der conditions approaching service flights.
Setting out from Marble Arch the two drivers-Mr. Maurice L. Tre vor, of Ewell, and Mr. Colin Hardy of Esher reached Aberdeen in 12-1 It is hoped that this device will hr. 5min. and made the return solve finally the problems of cold journey to London again before weather flying. Experts of the Air midnight.
Ministry and Imperial Airways are Their average speed, including of the opinion that the proper way stops, was 45.375 miles per hour, to deal with the problem is to pre- They stopped Ave
ve times for petrol vent ice-formation rather than to and for 20 minutes in Aberdeen, remove it (deicing). and covered a total distance ~ The “anti-icer" embodies the pro- 1,039 miles..
cess of forcing, under pressure, a "We had perfect conditions from solution of ethelyne glycol through London as far as Stamford → id rubber tubes fitted along the wings Mr. Trevor, “but from there to and struts out through vents in the Boroughbridge, in Yorkshire, we tubes to the surfaces likely to be could only average 35 miles an hour affected by ice. owing to mist.
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“As far as possible we avoided to the use of a new paste which is the big towns, but we had to pass applied to all surfaces and is cap- through Stamford, Doncaster, Carable of preventing water freezing Hale, Lanark, Stirling and Perth," leven during extended flights.
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