The Archive · 1938

Flights Planned

JULY — Crossings Between Middle Of July, End of October By Junkers Planes

Berlin, July 5, The German Lufthansa Airways Company will conduct another 28 experimental flights across the North Atlantic between the middle of July and the end of October, it was announced here, the permission of the United States and Portuguese governmenís having been received.

The planes used will be Junkers four-engined flying boats of the HA 139 type. They will take off and land at the.base ships Schwabenland and Friesenland which are at present en route to Horta, Azores, and New York. One flight will be made each week in each direction,

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