The Archive · 1930

British Aeroplane on Exhibition

London, Oct. 4.

The Wertland Aircraft Company. ig sending abroad a Wapiti general parpose military aeroplane to. dee monstrate its qualities befze gov ernment officials and air f9:0 off cers in the states of Southern Earope, South Amvrica and China, The machine will spent. several months in China, beginning, at Hongkong and flying right through the country.

The European tour will incindé Greece, Spain, Portugal, Yugo Slavia and the Balkan States. -The machine will remain for some time in each country. Later it will prow dably tour the Scandinavian coune tries and the Baltic States The demonstrations in Southi America will be associated with the British Empire Trade Exhible tion to be held there next April Other British firms will send machines to that exhibition, but the Westland exhibit will remain for tour after the exhibition ceases, Wireless through Reuter.

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