AERONAUTICS.
A GOOD FLIGHT,
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 31st, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, October SO. Colonel G. F. Cody, in a monoplane of his own invention, flew 255 miles at Aldershot for the Michelin Track Cup and a prize of £500. His average height was 1200 feet, and the average rate 51 miles an hour. During the last hour he had a continuous strugglo with a gusty wind, making it difficult to maintain his balance. On alighting he was carried shoulder high *o the garage.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14188, 31 October 1911, Page 7
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