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1926
1926 - 0743.PDF
M OCTOBER 7, 1926 Then, in 1924, G.E.B.F.O. flew from London to Rangoon to Charbur, the Burma Oil Co. from Charbur to Rangoon,g and back, when Cobham piloted Sir Sefton Brancker onhis flight of survey. Then it went to the Cape and back and now, fitted with a and Shell Mex Co. thence to Melbourne. The magnetos used on the Siddeley " Jaguar " are the identical two B.T.H. machines which were used on the previouspair of Short's all-metal floats, has flown from England flight to Capetown. Although the magneto is such a small to Australia and back. . machine, its function is all-important, for unless sparks are ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND : The concluding stage of the outward journey. On the left a view from the machine of the open sea during the 500-mile jump from Kupang to Port Darwin, and, on the right, the first glimpse of Australia. It is well seasoned, and since it left England on June 30 produced with unfailing regularity, the engine must fail to last has had every imaginable extreme of climate, from the operate. To start for Australia with the same magnetos which had experienced such severe conditions as those of burning sun of Africa to the freezing cold of Northern Europe and the drenching rains of the Burma monsoon. Special mention must be made regarding the Short all- the Capetown flight is evidence of very great confidence in ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND : At Port Darwin, Australia, the D.H.50J was changed from a seaplane into a land plane on the outward journey, and vice versa on the home trip. Our picture shows some men of the Australian Navy assisting in this operation. metal floats, on which much depended, and which have come through their ordeal with flying colours. Of other contributions towards the success of the Australian flight, must be mentioned the arrangements for the supply of^petrol along the route—the " B.P " Co. from England this small but essential part of his equipment, and it is, therefore, even more gratifying to know that, in spite of the torrential rains, heat, cold and exposure which have been experienced, this confidence has not been misplaced. The magnetos in question are two of the 14-cylinder aeroplane 659
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