LIGHT AEROPLANE TESTS.
* (n casus -»«*s iisiecii.'sio*—eo»TS,lWT) (Avrtfzww*» *»» w.K. *«*oczatio».; LONDON, October 1. At the Lympne Aerodrome the light aeroplane competitions were resumed in good weather. A?i interesting event was the difficult low-Bpecd test over a straight eourse of 500 yards, 25 yards wide, which the competitors covered twice in each direction in a single flight. One machine crashed and another was forced to land. Ta-day'a record was achieved by Baynham, flying 39.4 miles an hour in a Hawker Cygnet 1 biplane.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18194, 3 October 1924, Page 9
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LIGHT AEROPLANE TESTS.
Press, Volume LX, Issue 18194, 3 October 1924, Page 9
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