A Persian military aeroplane, No. 130, with despatches from Tehran, arrived at Bushire at 3 P. M.. on the 24th. It is reported that she left Tehran the same morning and reached Bushire after a non stop flight.” File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [33r] (78/494) | Qatar Digital Library (qdl.qa) March 1925 Junkers issued a timetable showing a weekly service leaving Baku on Tuesdays at 0900, arriving Enzeli 1200, departing Enzeli 1400, and arriving Teheran 1630. The return service leaves Teheran on Fridays and arrives in Baku on Saturday morning. Flights leave Teheran on Wednesdays for Ispahan, and return on Fridays in time to connect with the flight to Baku. The fares are: Baku-Enzeli 380 krans; Enzeli-Teheran 440 krans; Teheran-Ispahan 650 krans. 1 March 1925 “Russian Review” reports: “The manner in which the Soviet Union has carried out the Persian orders for aeroplanes is also of interest. These orders had been given to French automobile factories, but the French aeroplanes turned out to be unsatisfactory. The Soviet aeroplanes, in spite of the difficulties arising in transit, arrived in Persia in good condition, and at present constitute the basis of Persian aviation.” 3 March 1925 Extract from Bushire Residency Diary No.5 of 1925: “47. AERIAL, The “Simurgh”, a Junker aeroplane from Tehran, arrived at Bushire on the 3rd and left for Ahwaz on the 9th, carrying Sartip Majd-i-Lashkar, Governor designate for Shushtar.” File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [34r] (80/494) | Qatar Digital Library (qdl.qa) 6 March 1925
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