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“city of Jerusalem” Name of British Airship to Fly from England to India

March 16, 1927
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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The City of Jerusalem is the name of the first giant aeroplane of the British Imperial Airways which will connect England with India.

Lord Plumer, High Commissioner of Palestine, will christen the airship at the Kalandia aerodrome. The airship recently flew from England to inaugurate the commercial aviation between Cairo and Karachi.

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