Flight from Osaka in Two Hops: Safe Arrival of Mr. Abe, Chief and Crew of Five Members Shanghai, Mar. 26.
The seaplane J-BAAE, helinging to the Japan Aerial Transportation Ca, at Kobe, ig to visit Shanghai on March 28 on a trial flight between Osaka and this city, - Messrs. Mihara, Nis! and Oka, of the Kawanishi Aeroplane Factory in Osaka, arrived here yesterday on the N.Y. K. str: Nagasaki Baru in order' to make preparations to receive the aeroplane. According to Mr. Mihara, the machine is to leave the Kitsugawa Aerodrome in Osaka at 8 a.m, to-morrow, flying straight over the Inland ' Sea to Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture. The plane, without stopping at Hakata, will proceed to Tomie on Goto Island by way of Ariake Bay and Nome Promontory. After staying overnight at Tomie, the machine wil hop off for Shanghai at 8 a.m. on March 28, arriving at the Black Point about 3 p.m. the same day.
Mr. Abe, the chief other members of the crew of the plane were warmly welcomed by officials of the Japanese Consulate-General, Japanese naval officers, Chinese' officials and many leading civilians, both Japanese and Chi-
Interviewed by a representative of the Toho News Agency at the Hoyokan Hotel, Mr. Abe, the chief pilot, said:—
"Shortly after our departure from Tomie on Goto Island at 8.50 o'clock this morning, the wind begin to blow, but as it was a fair wind, it made our flight rather easy, and we were within the sight of the Yellow Sea two hours after our departure from Goto Island. The only thing that annoyed us was the dust over the Yellow Sea, which made it difficult for us to see far ahead."
Her crew consists of the following six persons:—
Mr. Tsutomu Abe (Captain) Mr. Goro Kamei (Vice Captain) Me: Seijiro Ikeda (wireless operator) Mr. Hiroshi Saito (engineer) MMe. Asaji Aoyanagi (assistant) "Mr. Koichi Kashibara (assistant)
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