THE PERSIAN AIR MAIL

1927 1 January 1927 Having left Croydon on 27 December 1926, Sir Samuel Hoare arrived in Gaza on New Year’s Day aboard Imperial Airways’ DH66 Hercules G-EBMX. 1203 Took off from Aboukir. 1500 Landed at Gaza. 275 miles; average 92mph. 1523 Took off from Gaza. 1623 Landed at Ziza. 2 Jan. 1927, 1504 landed at Hinaidi. 3 Jan.1927, 0812 took off from Baghdad. 1117 Landed at Shaiba. 1251 Took off from Basra. 1515 Landed at Bushire. 4 Jan. 1927; 0740 took off from Bushire. 1032 Landed at Lingeh. 1523 Landed at Jask.

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