Mr. Ulm Carries First Air Mail To New Guinea

Mr. Charles Ulm, flying his fam ous Monoplane, “Faith in Australia,” left Melbourne on July 24 and, after calling at Sydney, Brisbane, Rock hampton Townsville and Port Doug las, landed in Port Moresby in the late afternoon of July 26. The next day, accompanied by two Guinea Airways machines, two Holden ma chines, and Mr. Ray Parer’s Fok ker, Mr. Ulm flew to Wau. The return flight was started two days later, and was concluded at Mel bourne on August 1. The aeroplane carried 28,000 letters north and about 38,000 on the return flight.

Photograph shows “Faith in Australia” at Port Moresby on July 26.

Left to right; Mr. Chas. Ulm; Father McEnroe; Pilot Kevin Parer (P.A.T. Airways); Brother Gerrard; Chas. Lexius - Burlington; Pilot Tommy O’Dea (Holden’s Airways); Pilot “Scotty” Allen (“Faith in Aus tralia”) ; Aircraft Engineer R. Bol ton (“Faith in Australia”).

Photo by courtesy of C. Lexius- Burlington.