Air Commodore Sydney Smith, formerly in command of the Royal Air Force at 'Singapore, has been Placed on the retired Tit 'Air Commodore "Smith brought a fight of Singapore flying boats=then the largest in. the world—to Shang: hal sonne years ago." He took one Nanking and one of his distinguished Passengers on' the ight around Nanking and the lower Yangtze, was Madame Chiang Kaltheky who was stage of aviation. atlas wen Braduating {rom the. Nedelin
These machines were the frst to possess. a sort of "bed. and break ast" arrangement, their accommoda: tions being so spacious. Air Commo dare Smith told our aviation cor Fespondent that he was enormously impressed with the idea. of an ait Service to Shanghai, extending" Jm-Perial Airways from Hongkong, but Political complications in this" part the world wrecked these hopes
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