The Archive · 1937

GIANT FLYING-BOATS DO RETURN JOURNEY

London, July 16. The double crossing of the Atlantic again completed when the Clipper TIT landed at Newfoundland at 10.49 this (G.M.T.), having crossed irom Foynes, Ireland, in sixteen hours and 24 minutes.

The Imperial Airways giant flying-boat Caledonia arrived at Foynes from Botwood in twelve hours and seven minutes, just eight minutes ahead of her schedule The machines passed each other at 341 this morning 1,100 miles from th Irish coast, Captain Wilcockson, the Commander of the Caledonia, stated that his machine had behaved perfectly every way.

Both machines made flying history last week by crossing the Atlantic simultaneously in flights to test the ibility of operating a regular trans-Atlantic service. As a result, legislation will be enacted in the United States within a few weeks to establish regular air service deliveries in London and New York in 24 hours:

The the four trans-Atlantic voyages completed up to now by the two ships, reports Havas, are Caledonia:

Foynes-Botwood 15 hrs. 9 min, Botwood-Foynes 12 hrs, 7 min, Pan-American Clipper Botwood-Foynes 12 hrs, 40 min. Foynes-Botwood 16 hrs. 52 min,

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