. SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY MAJOR BLAKE ON HIS ATTEMPTED WORLD FLIGHT. three hours of our flight we were out of sight of land and saw no sign of any vessel, so that, had we come down in the sea, we should not have been picked up again. Next day we continued our journey to Aboukir, near Alexandria, and from thence to Ramleh and Ziza on the western edge of the Arabian Desert, where we were to pick up a machine which was to escort us across the desert. The desert crossing is not made by taking a compass course as most people would imagine, but by following the track of motor
. SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY MAJOR BLAKE ON HIS ATTEMPTED WORLD FLIGHT. three hours of our flight we were out of sight of land and saw no sign of any vessel, so that, had we come down in the sea, we should not have been picked up again. Next day we continued our journey to Aboukir, near Alexandria, and from thence to Ramleh and Ziza on the western edge of the Arabian Desert, where we were to pick up a machine which was to escort us across the desert. The desert crossing is not made by taking a compass course as most people would imagine, but by following the track of motor-cars which were run across from Amman to Ramadie some time ago. All aircraft have to hold closely to this route, so that, in the event of a forced landing, machines can be sent out from either end, and by following the track cannot intently, for which reason it was impossible to rise high into the air to avoid the bumps, for we"could not see the trail at anything above a thousand feet. After about another hour and a half's flying the " Vernon " again landed, and once more we followed suit. This time our escort had developed engine trouble. Throughout the day work was done on the "Vernon's" engines, and towards evening Hilton tried to make another start, but the engine was still out of order, and eventually we set out alone, hoping to cover more than half the distance to Baghdad before nightfall and resume our journey early in the morning. An Oasis and Some Friendly Arabs Realising that water was running short through
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