HONOUR TO BRITAIN.
Altitude Record Beaten by 1300 ft. EXPERIMENTAL 'PLANE. (Received 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 29. , The Air Ministry announces that a Royal Air Force experimental high altitude aircraft, piloted by SquadronLeader Swayne, reached a height of 49,967 feet, beating the world record of 48,698 feet.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 232, 30 September 1936, Page 7
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47HONOUR TO BRITAIN. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 232, 30 September 1936, Page 7
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