Typhoon Devastates Shanghai as 200000 Lose Homes
In Shanghai 200000 people were rendered homeless as a typhoon struck the city. The storm, with 60 mph winds and torrential rain, damaged housing, flooded streets, and destroyed parts of western and northern districts. Scattered reports say 60 mph winds battered Iwo Jima and a second typhoon threatened Japan, while air stations warned Tokyo and southern islands to brace for the system.
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Britain Unveils Ten Engine Flying Boat at Cowes
The 140 ton ten engined flying boat unveiled at Cowes Isle of Wight by Saunders Roe and UK maker British Overseas Airways Corp is claimed to be the world’s biggest. It seats 150 passengers on London to New York nonstop service with a seven mile ceiling a 5500 mile range and a cruising speed of 380 mph. BOAC ordered the craft three years ago and it is expected to fly in about 18 months.
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