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Marshall Flies to Wau via Cape York
PILOTING his Westland Widgeon mono plane, Mr. Sydney Marshall, ground engineer of Guinea Airways Ltd., left Mas cot aerodrome, Sydney, for New Guinea on October 1.
Before making the flight from the main land he landed at Cape York, where a special landing ground had been prepared.
Later, he hopped across the strip of sea between Australia and Papua, landing safely at Port Moresby. From Moresby aerodrome he flew on to Wau and thence to Lae, arriving after an uneventful and unadvertised, but very successful, flight.
Incidentally, it might be advantageous to New Guinea airmen to contribute some thing towards the cost of maintaining the new landing ground at Cape York, as it saves 100 miles in the across-the-ocean flight between Australia and the Mandated Territory. The preparation of this Cape York landing ground was due wholly to Mr. Marshall, who had the ground cleared at his own expense—at a cost of about £70.