“Beginning to Mo[?]
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New Pacific Airservice “Beginning to Mo[?]
SYDNEY friends ofXaptain ]
Monkton, one of the j movers in South Pacific Airlim Honolulu, said at the end of tember that “things were i beginning to move up there at
They quoted Captain Monkto:
saying that the first flight on service to Tahiti would be mac the “very near future”.
At about the same time, Gordon Taylor left Sydney London to take delivery of Bermuda flying-boat with whic intend to operate a luxury ch service in the Pacific from tralia.
Conversion work will have t carried out on the aircraft aftx arrival early November to equ for the planned service am comply with Australian req ments for certificate of airwo ness. It is not expected, there that it will be available for se before next April.
On the delivery flight Sir Gc will be accompanied by Ca] Harry Purvis, Mr. Jack Percival Eugene L’Huillier (engineer), McMillan (an English radio 01 tor), and Mr. Chris Black (another pilot). Mr. McMillan been in charge of preparation the flight, which will be made the Middle East.
It has been reported from Eng that since Sir Gordon Taylor one of the huge £5- million Prh flying-boats there some time and originated the idea of a se to Australia via the Pacific, i than one airline has develop* keen interest in the idea and ii Princesses, which previously nc considered taking off the Bi Government’s hands.