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1940 - 1192.PDF
374 APRIL 25, Here are some of the better-known German military aircraft with their code letters. can be placed in a class containing a very small number oi similar aircraft; i.e., ITTTII represents a single-engined, biplane with fixed undercarriage, single-rudder and radial engine cowling. Referring to a chart of German aircraft, this could be a Henschel Hs 123, Arado Ar 95, Bucker Jungmeister or Focke Wulf Fw 44. With a little practice it should be possible to identify a type from this list within thirty seconds. Apart from such obvious distinctions as landplanes, floatplanes and flying boats, there are other points which can be utilised in identification such as dihedral of the wings, taper, shape and position of wings. British Air Mail to Egypt A STATEMENT recently 'broadcast to Africa from Zeesenis an example of how this station fabricates its own news. The statement was that, owing to the failure of the Englishto run an air service to Egypt, the Dutch air lines have been called upon to carry Egyptian air mails. In fact 13 Britishair services are regularly running to Egypt and back every fortnight. Ten of these arc by flying boat and three by land-plane. All carry mails between this country and Egypt. Another Lisbon Service THE Spaniards sent a Douglas DC3 on the first trial flightof the Madrid-Lisbon service en April 12. The journey occupied 1 hr. 55 min., and regular daily services each waywere commenced on April 20. This will link Lisbon, via Madrid, with Barcelona, capital of Catalufia, Rome and Berne.It will also enable German correspondence to get through to meet the American Clippers without the possibility of beingsearched by British authorities. Somewhat unnecessarily, one thought, the Spanish aircraftbore the Spanish Nationalist emb'.em, the badge of the " Falange Espanola " (Spanish Phalanx). This is entirely the business of the Spaniards, but one sees no reason why a civil machine should flaunt political emblems when the avowed purpose of an airline is, or should be, commercial. There is no point in mixing politics with air travel in this way, and probably not one passenger in a thousand will care about the badge; all passengers want is to be carried to their destina- tions swiftly, comfortably and efficiently, and the fact that a 'plane has a bunch of arrows painted on it counts for nothing. Posting Times IN addition to the despatches by the twice-weekly air-mailservice on the route England-India-Malaya-Australia, ior which the latest times of posting at the Head Post Oifice, London, E.C.i, are noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays, air mail for the England-India section of the route is now also despatched on Thursdays, the latest time of posting at trie Head Post Office being noon on Thursdays. The latest ames of posting at the Head Post Office for Malta, for which trr iaie is is. 3d. per half-ounce (postcards, yd.), are now mianij:.1. Mondays and Thursdays.
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