There were most enthusiastic scenes at Karachi to witness the ferrival of the giant De Havilland Hercules alp-liner destined for the (Cairo-Karachi air service and earsys ing on board a party of ten, me cluding the British "Air Minister (Sir Samuel Hoare), Lady Maud Hoare and Air Vice-Marshal Six Geoffrey Salmond, who is taking over the command of the Royal Air Force jin India, Incidentally, it may be remarked that Lady Maud Hoare has accomplished. the longest fight ever undertaken by a woman. The aeroplane left Croydon on Decombe 27 and, with the exception of a delay caused' by a sandstorm at Jask, the journey was comparatively une important. The pasty experienced Jgveat variety in the weather, ranging {from snow in France to intense hat the Eastern Mediterranean, shores, whilst a dense sen-fog waa met between Sicily and Malta'. Ime mediately on arrival, x motor cat containing the Commissioner in Sind drove up to the aeroplane and Sit Samuel "Hoare and Lady Maud Hoare, on disembarking, were whisk Jed off to the Government Hous Karachi.
Members of the Royal Air Force who were present are said to have been most favourably impressed by, the landing of the monster, Some Jeonception of the size of these Jacroplanes may be gauged from the fact that this one measures 79 tty Join, wide, 653 ft. long and 19°ft. Sine leigh. As an eye-witness remarked, it seems almost the size of a bungas low and the Royal Air Force machines appear as mere toys. comparison, The cabin, which oe" Jeupies something Jess than a third fof the whole fuselage, is 16 ft. long sand provides space for 14 passengers, The other space is devoted to the storage of mails and baggage. Fitted Jon each side of the cabin are wine dows, one-half of which may bd Jopened. The whole of the eabint pace is double-walled, with space Feetween the walls which serves t6 insulate the cabin from the lieut and cuts off some of the noise of the engines. The pilot and the navigate it in the cockpit, ahead of this feabin and immediately behind the antral engine,
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