The Archive · 1931

Australian Flier Due in Mania

Manila, July 9, A great welcome, is, being pr pared for Mr. F. W. Chichester, the [Australian airman, who is due here jon July 12, Mr. Chichester is flying from Aus. tralia to England by. a most unusual, He is coming via, New, nea to the Philippines and then; will travel via China, Japan, the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Iceland, The officials of the Mari Davao Province and Iloilo, where Mr, [Chichester expects to land, have been instructed from Manila to arrange suitable reception, The Governor-General's Aviation Committee is in charge of the Manila welcome, The Philippine Air Taxi Company: Jara, placing thei facilities at. the disposal of the flier and are, ad"

ing him to land at, Grace Park duly 13, The Australian airman Chiches= ter, "who is in the course of a Aight to Japan, arrived this after noon at Oraos, in, Leyte island, Ho. is. expected" in Manila tos The aviator left Sydney on July.

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