BEAT TELEGRAM.
CAPTAIN HAWKS' FAST HOP,
BERLIN, May 15. A new record was established by the aviator Frank Hawks, when he flew to Berlin from London, in 2h 57m, at an average speed of 206 mile 9 per hour. Amusement was caused by the aviator's arrival five minutes before the telegram announcing his departure from London.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 7
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