Archive image from page 354 of Discovery Discovery discovery0304londuoft Year: DISCOVERY twent\' odd miles from Ramadie, we landed to see if there was enough spirit to carry us there. Not one of the five tanks contained more than a few pints of petrol, but, by draining each of them and pouring the contents into one of the gravity tanks, we just managed to scrape up enough to get to the aerodrome in time to find two machines about to start in search of us. ' Dust Devils ' .\fter two days' rest, we set out for Basra on 15th July, accompanied by a , piloted by Flying-Of
Archive image from page 354 of Discovery Discovery discovery0304londuoft Year: DISCOVERY twent\' odd miles from Ramadie, we landed to see if there was enough spirit to carry us there. Not one of the five tanks contained more than a few pints of petrol, but, by draining each of them and pouring the contents into one of the gravity tanks, we just managed to scrape up enough to get to the aerodrome in time to find two machines about to start in search of us. ' Dust Devils ' .\fter two days' rest, we set out for Basra on 15th July, accompanied by a , piloted by Flying-Officer Hewson, of the Royal Air Force. It was an extremely bumpy flight, with spiralling ' dust â devils ' rising to a height of over 7,000 ft. \\'e passed safely down the Persian Gulf, and on 19th July met with a splendid reception at Karachi, our first landing in India, where we were presented with an address in a silver casket and a wonderful Persian carpet. Our appearance must have been remarkable, for we had not shaved for several days and were burnt almost black by constant exposure to the sun and wind. I was attired only in a shirt, with no collar, sleeves cut off at the shoulders, open to the waist, shorts coming halfway to my knees, no stockings, and slippers. On landing at Jacobabad we found that it was simply an emergency landing ground with no petrol supplies. We continued to Sibi, and there found a rather similar state of affairs. Engine trouble set in, and, after communication with Ouetta, we decided to go on to that station to have the engine set right and make arrangements for the necessary petrol with which to proceed to Lahore. We then loaded up again and continued to Lahore and Amballa. Here our troubles started again. We tried several times to leave Amballa, but each time were forced to return with a failing engine. The cli- mate had caused the rubber petrol connections to rot, and pieces of rubber were blocking the petrol pipes and choking the carburettors.
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