NEW SPEED MERCHANT
British Attempt On Air
Record.
KINXEAD'S SUCCESSOR.
(British Official Wireless.) (Received 1 p.m.)
RUGBY, April 23.
Flight-Lieutenant David Greig has lieen officially appointed to command the high speed experiment section of the Koyal Air Force. He will go into truining at once to fly the Supermarinc Napier S5 monoplane in an attempt to break the world's speed record of 318 miles per hour. The attempt will be made at Calshot in about two months, time, and it is hoped to attain a speed of nearly 350 miles per hour. It may be assumed that Lieutenant Greig will command the British team which will defend the Schneider trophy next year. Till recently.it was considered doubtful whether a new British attempt on the air speed record would be made this year, but now it has been decided definitely to make the attempt.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1928, Page 7
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