The LONG ROUTE EAST

In October 1927, four Supermarine Southampton flying boats lifted from the waters of Plymouth on the most ambitious long-distance flight the RAF had ever undertaken: a mammoth expedition to Australia and the Far East RAF FAR EAST FLIGHT The four Far East Flight Supermarine Southamptons over the China Sea on 9 November 1928. ALL PHOTOS VIA PETE LONDON Named the Far East Flight, one of the main objectives was to collect information along the journey on possible future waterborne aircraft