A large crowd had gathered quite some time before the plane was expected to arrive, A few minut before 320, the giant plane, accom: panied by a small, _single-engined Junkers which had been sent out to lead it in, came into sight. It circled the field once, roared low over the heads of the crowd, and came in to make a perfect Tanding—the shock of the wheels touching the ground was Imperceptible to the eye, The "Wilhelm "Schmidt" then sxied_up alongside an absolutely similar ship already on the field, bearing the letters D-ABAN which ig the property of the Government, fand as Captain Rother and his men got out of the plane they were met by Mr, Wong Kian-chuan, Bach was then presented with a bouquet of lowers by Miss ¥. C. Sze, prominent im Tocal Chinese social circles, After being led over to the reception tent, the five Germans were toasted in champagne, Me. Wong, in 2 brief speech, congratulating them their exedlient. flight. Captain Rother replied suitably.
"The plane has been chartered by the Eurasia Aviation Corp. from the Lufthansa line for the period of one year, and, bearing the registration letters D-ANYK, Is to be placed on the Shanghai-Chengtu service, which run she Will be able to make easily one day. The D-ANYK Is a hig performance, all-metal freight and passenger aeroplane, embodying, amongst other unique features, a crash-protected cabin, a high degree of. reliability—owing to is trimotor design and large reserve of power—ud a simple but exceedingly robust construction.
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