LONG-DISTANCE HOP.
British Attempt to Lower U.S. Record. 5012 MILES NON-STOP. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 6. On the first favourable day after November 8, the huge R.A.F. Fairey monoplane, piloted by Squadron-Leader Gayford and Lieutenant Bett, will attempt to beat America's non-stop distance record of 5012 miles. The objective is Zesfontein, South-West Africa.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 264, 7 November 1932, Page 7
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