3,000 miles by liner then 2,300 by flying boat 'Castor' waits for for businessmen at Southampton. After only a few hours in England following the 3000 mile crossing from New York in the liner Berengaria, for American businessman left Southampton in the imperials Airways flying boat Castor for 2300 mile a journey to Alexandria. The men are Messrs Hilliard, Foster, Pippen, and Van der Staal. The departure of the Castor was delayed for a day so that the four transatlantic passengers could make the connection. They are bound for the oil plant at Bahrein, Persia. Photo shows, Messrs, Foster, Pippen, Hilliard, and Van der Staal as they were about to leave Southampton by flying boat. 22 April 1937