14 NOVEMBER 1925, Page 3

The cruise of 35,000 miles in six and a half

months by seaplane, which the Marchese de Pinedo has just accomplished, is perhaps the most remarkable in the history of flying. The airman was accompanied by only one mechanic, and he used the same machine throughout. His itinerary included Bagdad, the Malay Peninsular, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Rangoon, Bangkok, Calcutta, and thence back to Rome. Some much more carefully planned flights have been failures, and this re- markable success should restore the waning confidence of those who were beginning to feel that after all aero- planes were not yet trustworthy enough for long and lonely journeys.