Egyptian air squadron tested at Lympne before formation flight to Egypt . To be used to suppress dope smuggling . A fleet of ten Avro biplanes built in England for the Egyptian Government underwent tests and official inspection at Lympne Aerodrome , Kent , before taking off for a formation flight to Cairo . The planes will be used in Egypt for military purposes and in suppressing the drug traffic . Photo shows the Egyptian Charge d ' Affaires in London , H E Hakki Bey , inspecting the squadron at Lympne . 14 September 1934.
Egyptian air squadron tested at Lympne before formation flight to Egypt . To be used to suppress dope smuggling . A fleet of ten Avro biplanes built in England for the Egyptian Government underwent tests and official inspection at Lympne Aerodrome , Kent , before taking off for a formation flight to Cairo . The planes will be used in Egypt for military purposes and in suppressing the drug traffic . Photo shows the Egyptian Charge d ' Affaires in London , H E Hakki Bey , inspecting the squadron at Lympne . 14 September 1934