LONDON.—A Canberra twin-jet bomber left London at 6.36 last night (Australian time), in an attempt the existing London-Darwin air record of 45 hours 35 minutes, set in 1946 by a Lancaster bomber. The plane is expected to arrive at Darwin this afternoon, less than 20 hours after leaving Wiltshire, near London. Canberra jets have ...
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Article : 143 wordsSYDNEY.—Mr. Justice Simpson, presiding over the inquiry into the stranding of the Merino off the Tasmanian East Coast on Christmas Eve, yesterday concluded the hearing and reserved his decision. Appearing on behalf of the ...
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Article : 113 wordsMELBOURNE.—British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines has completed negotiations with De Havilland's, of Hatfield, England, for the purchase of three Comet II airliners which will reduce thc scheduled time between Sydney and San Francisco to less than a day. This was announced here ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Wed 28 Jan 1953, Page 2
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