Moscow, Sept. 2 At an average speed of 305 kilometres per hour (about 190 mph), two. Soviet airmen covered the 16,380 kilometres (approx. 10,237 miles) between Moscow and Vladivostok in 53 hours 40 minutes, Tass, official news agency, reports today.
Despite unfavourable weather, the pilot, M. Etutiaev, and his mechanic, M. Kalachnikov, completed the flight in a swift, modern mail plane. They stopped several times on their trip. The success of their voyage is looked upon as proof that rapid and regular aerial services may be maintained between Moscow and the Far East—Havas. has not today a single oMtcer who occupied a high post last year The correspondent states that the Ministry says the Admirals and perts "treacherously insisted on build-Ing a defensive navy" consisting of submarines and small units, whereas the USSR. "obviously required a strong navy, capable of offensive operations," with big battleships and cruisers.
These latter, it is added, are now in the course of being built—Reuter.
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