ATTEMPT FAILS.
AN ENDURANCE FLIGHT. SHORT CIRCUIT IN ONE HOUR. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 1. The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce, accompanied by her husband, ascended from The Solent in a giant three-engined amphibian, City of Portsmouth, in an attempt to break an endurance record of 23 days. They hoped to remain in the air a month.' They descended an hour later, however, owing to an electrical short circuit.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 52, Issue 248, 2 August 1932, Page 5
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