The Archive · 1938

Plane at New York

Remarkable British Craft shaws when they wer Succeeds in Test Flight Port Washington, July The seaplane Mercury, top half the pick-a-back'

British Airways composite aircraft. completed! her trans-Atlantic crossing fully today, landing here C.M.T. She made the last lap of herjdistrict. flight, from Montreal, end eight minutes Coming down onto the Pan-Ameri can Airways landing basin. the Mercury brought to a close an experimental flight which may revolutionize world air travel She brought with her on this trip a cargo of films of the Royal visit to Paris, which were duly inspected by the Customs officers here. This cargo is the second with shots from his own pistol, while, people on the streets dashed for safety.

Poteet nce Soviets

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