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Air Minister
To Travel In
Canberra Jet
MELBOURNE, Tues.-Tho
Minister for Air (Mr. A. G.
Townley) will fly 1.000 miles
in an R.A.A.F. Canberra jet
bomber on September 18. ?
The Canberra jet will whisk....\
him from Launceston to Am-
berley (Q.) in less than 2£
hours. r
At Amberley; Mr. Townley
will hand trophies to R.A.A.F,
crews who flew Australian-builfc
Canberras in the England- :
Christchurch air race last year.
Mr. Townley will be one
of the few civilians ever to
fly in ; a Canberra bomber. '
He is a pilot, and ls ex-
pected to take over the con-
trols during the flight.
Wing-Commander D. R.
Cumirig will take the Canberra
to Western Junction Aero-
drome, Launceston, to pick up
Mr. Townley. .
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