DISTANCE FLYING.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT RECORD. POLISH AIRMEN SET ! OUT. (United Press Association—Copyright). (Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) WARSAW, September 12. Two Poles, Colonel Filipowicz and Captain Lewoniewski, have started on an attempt to beat the world iongdistance record. They are flying due east oyer the iSoyiet Union. The distance record is 5657 miles, held by MM. Maurice Codos and Paul Rossi, two Frenchmen, who flew from New York to a spot near Baghdad, raising the record held before that by the British Air Force Fairey 'plane, which flew from England to Walfish Bay, in South. Africa.
THE 'PLANE COMES TO GRIEF
ONE OF THE AIRMEN INJURED
'Received This D'ay, 11.55 a.m.) MOSCOW, September 12. Filipowicz crashed at Choebokari and was injured. Lewoniewski descended by means of a parachute but was injured.
INJURIES PROVE FATAL.
(Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) MOSCOW, Sept. 12 Lewoniewski died of his injuries.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 285, 13 September 1933, Page 5
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