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FEBRUARY 2, 1928 African Survey Flight SIR ALAN COBHAM left Aboukir Bay, near Alexandria, on January 27 and flew down the Nile to Luxor, a distance of 390 miles, which took six hours. The next day a visit was paid to the Valley of the Kings, and the flight was resumed from Luxor to Wadhi Haifa on January 29. After re- fuelling the "Singapore" continued, but was obliged to land at Berberi (Sudan) owing to a sandstorm. Khartoum was reached on January 31, the " Singapore " alighting on the Blue Nile in front of the Palace. Sir Alan Cobham drew up a report on the suitability of Malta as an air base at the request of the Malta Government. In this he mentioned that it must be borne in mind that the majority of machines leaving Malta for their next destination will be heavily loaded with fuel in addition to their ordinary load, and that therefore the aero- drome site must allow an exceptionally long run for ascents. He describes five possible sites, two of which are thought to be excellent, and two seaplane bases. Great Flying Boat Cruise THE four R.A.F. " Southampton " flying boats reached Calcutta on January 27. They will not leave here until February 3. By Air "to Mont Blanc THE French Air Union Company has started an aerial tourist service to Mont Blanc. A Goliath machine fitted with two 540-h.p. engines, and carrying eleven passengers beside the pilot, M. Bajac, made the first journey recently from the Cointrin aerodrome, reaching an altitude of 13,200 ft. Lieut. Thoret accompanied the machine in a Spad. He is a pioneer in mountain flying. The Ford " Flivver '' THE American pilot, H. Brooks, who was attempting a 1,400-mile flight between Detroit and Miami, on the new Ford light aeroplane—as reported last week—had to land after completing 700 miles, owing to ice collecting on the wings.Col. Lindbergh's Tour COL. C. LINDBERGH has been on a hunting trip in the highlands of Panama. He was expected to continue his South American propaganda tour on January 26 by flying from Colon to Venezuela. Bogota, Colombia, gave a great welcome to Col. Lindbergh when he arrived there on January 27. In the evening, a reception was held in his honour at the American Legation, and he was kept up late acknowledging the enthusiasm of the crowds. The following night, a formal banquet was held by the Government. He left Bogota early in the morning of January 29 and reached Maracay, Vene- zuela, at 6.10 p.m., after a very difficult flight. His course lay over the Andes, and after flying for 125 miles, he was forced to reverse his direction as the mountains were too high to cross. He eventually found an opening and crossed close to a ridge at an altitude of 12,000 ft. He was welcomed at Maracay by President Gomez and was made a Commander of the Order of the Bust of the Liberator. The French S. American Tour CAPT. COSTES and his companion Lieut. Le Brix reached Mexico City from Guatemala City on January 29 in the course of their flight from S. America to New York. They were received by the French Minister and members of the Legation, and by Mr. Morrow, the U.S. Ambassador. Presi- dent Calles arrived later, and there was a procession to the French Legation in which a squadron of the Presidential Guards took part ! Airship Moored to Aircraft Carrier THE U.S. dirigible " Los Angeles " made a successful mooring on the new American aircraft carrier " Saratoga on January 27. This took place about 100 miles from the coast of Rhode Island, and was accomplished without difficulty. Both ships were reported to have been making considerable speed at the moment of landing. The airship has five 400-h.p. engines, and is about 658 ft. long. Air Survey in Papua . , , Two Supermarine " Seagull " amphibians have concluded a season's air survey of Papua on behalf of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. An area of 10.000 square miles was covered with the purpose of investigating the general structure and extent of tertiary informations in which oil had previously been discovered. They also had to select bases for future natives were disturbed by the sight of aircraft at first, butlater they became reassured, and actually came long distances to inspect the amphibians.The Air Service Scores IN spite of the fact that a severe storm in the vicinity ofGenoa one day during the latter part of December last pre- vented the steamer " Conte Verde," of 25,000 tons, frommaking Genoa harbour, Marsaglia, the chief pilot of the S.A.K.A. air line, succeeded in accomplishing the flight, ina Dornier-Wal, from Palermo-Rome, and made a safe landing with his passengers at Genoa.Australian Air Ambulance THE Australian Inland Mission of the Presbyterian Churchis establishing an aerial ambulance for use among the remote settlers. It will use a D.H.50 machine, supplied by theNorthern Territory Aerial Services, Ltd., and located at Cloncurry, Queensland. It will be fitted to take a stretcherand carry a nurse and doctor. The area served will be 250,000 square miles. Twenty Years Ago ! Extract from "The Auto." (Precursor of "Flight"), Feb. 1, 1908." Zeppelin IV.—In the course of a lecture delivered in Berlin on Sunday of last week, Count Zeppelin gave someparticulars of his proposed new airship, ' Zeppelin IV.' It would be capable, he said, of remaining in the air for fourconsecutive days and nights, during which period it would be able to travel 2,500 miles with 12 passengers. . . . Weatherpermitting, the airship would travel _ from Berlin to Con- stantinople in 30 hours, and the Count actually calculatedthat a passenger service might be carried on between Berlin and Copenhagen at a profit of 10 per cent, on the outlayrequired, these figures being based on an average load ofJ25 passengers per trip at 50 shillings per head." survey work which will be continued after the monsoon. For Inter-Club Competition: The Cup offered by theSociety of British Aircraft Constructors for the light aeroplane club scoring the highest number of marksduring races in 1928, a first counting 5 marks, a second 3 marks, and a third 1 mark. The club with the highestnumber of marks will win the Cup. 71
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