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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 76

Malayan Airmails
The RAF Survey Flights
1936 Flights
1936 (8 Feb.) envelope to Kuching and re-addressed to Hong Kong and again back to Singapore, marked "By courtesy of the RAF "Singapore - Japan" Flight", bearing Straits 5c. tied by Singapore c.d.s. (8.2) and Sarawak 6c. tied by Kuching c.d.s. (10.2), showing Air Mail etiquette (crossed through), Kowloon c.d.s. (20.2)

Note: Three Singapore III Flying-boats of No. 205 Squadron, led by Air Commodore Sydney Smith, paid a goodwill visit to Japan embracing Kuching, Kudat, Manila, Hong Kong, Amoy, Shanghai, Kagoshima and Tokyo. Due to a military coup in Japan the flight finished in Shanghai and the visit was called off.

Bad weather delayed the flight until February 12th when the planes took off for Kudat. After an overnight stay they flew to Manila on February 13th, where they remained for three days. Two planes left Manila for Hong Kong on February 16th. The third plane was delayed because an engine had to be replaced. On February 23rd it eventually left Manila, piloted by Wing Commander Scott, and flew directly to Amoy.

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