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1935
1935 - 0835.PDF
APRIL II, 1935 FLIGHT. 401 COMMERCIAL TWIATION AIRLINES 2\JRPORTS THE MODERN TOUCH : An attractive view, taken from beneath Syrinx's fuselage by a Flight photographer, of the re-named Avatar (now Ava, for diplomatic reasons), one of Imperial's two new high-speed Avro charter monoplanes. CROYDON Token Transference by K.L.M. : A Journalists' Tour of Europe : An Egyptian Occasion : Fast Refuelling THE chief interest of the week at Croydon was centred round the K.L.M. gold rush last Friday and Saturday. Altogether twelve special machines, fully loaded with bullion, English sovereigns and American gold dollars, arrived at Croydon from Holland. Moreover, every service machine, and there are four each way daily, carried as much bullion as a brisk passenger traffic would allow. So great was the call on . the company's fleet that two machines, the big F.g and an F.12, left Amsterdam at 10 p.m. on Friday with more bullion, arrived here about midnight, and turned straight round to go back, flying both trips during darkness in order that the machines should be available again for day services. None of the machines was on the ground in England for more than about half an hour. Altogether K.L.M., in a couple of days, brought seventeen tons of gold into this country, the value of which would be little short of three million pounds. Incidentally, it is queer that during this intensive rush of gold to England, there was a small consignment which went out from Croydon to Holland ! During the week Olley Air Service, Ltd., carried 2jo em ployees of Bon Marche, Ltd., on short flights. Two "Rapides" and a "Dragon" were employed, and it took a little over two hours. More of these day outings of em ployees are to be spent at Croydon in a similar manner. A number of journalists have been making a lightning tour of Europe by various air lines. At Croydon they have been welcomed and entertained by Imperial Airways, Ltd. So tar, Press representatives from Denmark, Germany, Switzerland. Austria, Holland, Czecho-Slovakia and Poland have arrived, and others, including an Italian pressman, are to come. On Saturday, April 6, the red carpets were down and potted Palm trees gave the main hall an exotic beauty. The occasion was the visit of the Egyptian Mission of Economic Enquiry, led bv His Excellency Hafez Ann Pasha. The delegates made a flight over London in Syrinx, and were received at the airport by Lieut.Col. F. C. Shelmerdine. A number of inter esting aeroplanes were on view, including an Autogiro, an Armstrong-Whitworth "Scimitar," a "Rapide," a "Dragon," a Saro "Cloud," an "Envoy," a Short "Scion," and the new Spartan " Cruiser " Mark III for Spartan Air Lines, Ltd. This machine, which will be used on the Croydon-Isle of Wight route, is an eight-seater with a crew of two, has a monocoque fuselage and spatted wheels. It is credited with a cruising speed of 120 m.p.h. and with an improved take-off. Amongst other interesting features is a genuine parquet floor to the cabin. Last Sunday the big four-motor K.L.M. F.36, piloted by Cdr. Sillevis, came in to Croydon with twenty-five passen gers. The machine has a pantry and carries a steward It will be used between London and Berlin during the summer, arriving every night at 10.50 p.m. and leaving again at 7 a.m. for Amsterdam and Berlin . Considerable speeding up of tarmac refuelling is a boon we notice in hectic periods such as that caused by a gold rush or during holidays. The Shell aircrait service vehicle can pump sixty gallons of petrol into a machine in two minutes, so that instead of having to taxi to a fuelling point, fill up and taxi back—taking thirty minutes over the job—the whole thing can be done in five minutes and luggage and freight can be loaded at the same time. A. V.ATOR. Night Landings at Cardiff With their new G.E.C. shadow bar equipment, Cardiff has now an airport which is among the select few capable oi being used for serious night work When Whitchurch is equipped Western Airways will be able to operatt their ferry service until midnight or after.
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