The Portuguese Government's decision to develop "its air services opens up important possibilities for Africa, "The first route to be de= veloped will probably be between Lourenco Marques and Mozambique, distance of 1,200 miles, 'Two further' plans are_being ex. Jamined, one for a trans-continental vole of 1,500 mites from Portuguese East Africa to Angola on the west const; the other, to link Portuguese East Africa with Johannesburg system of reciprocal services, After considering many different machines of different countries, the Portuguese Colonial Government, decided to begin with two de Havilland Dragon-Rapide 400 h.p. twin-engined biplanes, a Dragonfly 200 lip. twine engined biplane, and a Hornet Moth 130 hip. two-seat tobin biplanc—all '00d, economical and sturdy alreratt able' to slond up to the rigours of covery-day service in the tropics, During the war the German sub marines believed that we had hung Janet from Dover to Calais to catch them, and warily kept away. In fact, there was no such net.
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