The Archive · 1929

BRITISH AVIATION

To the Editor of the "Nonrit-CHiNa DAILY NEWS.

Sin,—I would like to draw" your attention to a statement in your Jeader this morning, which, I be-Mieve is incorrect.

You say, with reference to British aeroplanes, "There can be no better testimonial than the fact that the machines used by Kingsford-'Smith and Hinkler in their great fights are still in service..." The machine that Kingsford-Smith used was a Fokker tri-motored monoplane, engined with Wright Whirlwind motors, the machine and engines being manufactured in the United States and his flight from California to Australia being finance ed by the Texas Oil Ca.

Tam, ete.

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