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Food
Supplies etc.
On each section of the flight, i.e.
Cardlington to Ismailia and Ismailia to Karachi, four days rations will
be carried consisting of two days ordinary rations, 1 day's reserve rations
and one day's emergency ration. The total amount of food will amount to
837 lbs. , which will be taken on board at Cardington and Ismailia on
the outward flight and at Karachi and Ismailia on the homeward flight.
About 500 gallons of drinking and washing water will be carried during
the flight.
Meals will be served in the Dining Room and will be cooked in the electrically
equipped kitchen close-by.
The Airship will be cleared by Customs, Emigration and Medical Authorities
before leaving Cardington and the necessary papers will be available for
clearance in Egypt and India.
The amount of luggage allowed to each
Officer or Passenger is 30 lbs, and to each member of the Crew 15 lbs
Signals Organization
H.M.A. R.101 is equipped for long-wave
transmission on and for long and shortwave reception. Her call sign and
registration mark is G.F.A.A.W. (The wave lengths are not being disclosed
and it is hoped that private persons not attempt to transmit messages,
as the Airship will be fully occupied in receiving meteorological information
and in transmitting essential messages.
The signal organization is divided into five zones, the operating wireless
ground stations being: -
| Cardington |
Cardington
to Marseilles 70 degrees E. Long |
| Malta |
Marseilles
70 degreesE Long to Crete 25 degress Long |
| Ismailia |
Crete 25degrees
long to Ismalia |
| Ismailia |
Ismailia to
Head of Persian Gulf 48 degrees E Long |
| Karachi |
Head of Persian
Gulf 48 degrees E long to Karachi |
The Airship will be in communication
with these Stations in the order shown, and similar arrangements will
be in force on the return flight.
The main chain of communication will be entirely by Royal Air Force Wireless
Stations, with the exception that the Station in India is t Indian Governmnet
Civil Station at Karachi.
During each stage there will be certain routine times both for the transmission
and reception of messages. Progress reports will be despatched by the
airship each day at midnight (G.M.T.), 6.00 a.m. (G.M.T.) noon (GM.T.)
and 6p/m/ (G.M.T.)
The Karachi W/T Station is also fitted up with radio telephony so that
the Captain of the Airship will be a ble to speak to the mooring Tower
officer during landing.
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