The Archive · 1933

Portuguese" West Africa," and

Wolfish Bay to Cape Town

'Throughout the whole' period of the flight, the monoplane will report her position every two. here by meant of short wave radio trans. mitter, using the call sign GEZAA and working on wave length of Sart" metres, 'A special evel and transmitting station has been. erected" at" Cranwell. and "wilt be tranned by staff of skilled operas tors and mechanics who wil receive "poxitlon reports. fromthe Fairey-Napier and also. gather merous weather reports and fore:

sts. from meteorological stations in western Europe and Africa. Supplemented by information from the Alr Mist's weather oes' at Maha" and. Nigeria and" South Africa, the Cranwell station will be frequently advising the fying as 9 the most" favourable routes "and heights for flying.

Squadron-Leader, Gayford joined the British air service in September, 1816, and sav active. seryive btetver. in South Russias en' the Set and in Somaitand: Ta 1929, he commanded the Ri Air Force formation fight from Carr {0'Gape Town.—-Unfied Pret.

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