London, July 0.
Fresh aviation history wag made fo-day when experimental fights across the Atlantic In opposite directions, expected to be the prelude to a regular commercial alr service, ended Successfully.
'The two machines which took part in the tests, the 18-ton fying-boat Caledonia belonging to Imperial' Airways" and a giant Sikorsky machine belonging to Pan-American Airways, arrived. safely at their respective destinations within a few minutes of each other.
The American machine, commanded by Capt, Harold Gray was carrying a crow. consisting of a first officer, a navigator, two engineers, a radio operator anda clerk, The Sikorsky covered an estimated distance of 1,960 miles at an average peed of 156'miles an hour, and the Caledonia, which passed over the Newfoundland cost at 520 pin, Shanghai time, covered a distance of 4,900 miles at an average speed of 132 miles an hour, The British "plane had to face almost.a constant head wind during its trip. Tt was also slightly hindered mist, "An extremely warm welcome was: accorded the Americans on their rival at. Foyn those waiting to greet them were Mr. Eamonn de Valera, President of the Executive Council of the Trish Free State; Mr, Sean Lemass, Minister, Industry ind Commerce; officials' of the British Air Ministry and Imperial Airways, and crowd of Some hundreds.'
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