Capt. Stephens’ Big ’Plane
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Delayed In Papua
From Our Own Correspondent WAU, April 20.
CAPTAIN E. J. Stephens received a warm welcome on April 16, when he arrived at Wau with his Co.’s three engined Handley-Page “City of Adelaide,” previously the property of West Austra lian Airways. Mr. Stephens flew the machine from Perth, calling at Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Cootamundra, Towns ville, Cairns, Somerset (Cape York), and Port Moresby.
Mr. Stephens had taken off for a direct flight from Somerset to Wau, but owing to bad weather was forced to turn back within a short distance of the landing ground, and make for Port Moresby.
Heavy weather delayed his departure for New Guinea for two days.
This new machine is capable of carry ing 18 passengers. It has a wing span of over 79 feet and the top wings are 18 feet from the ground.
The Stephens Co.’s “Apollo” will soon be ready to take the air again after re ceiving attention in the workshop for many weeks, as the result of striking a trestle when taxi-ing into the hangar.