ITALIAN PLANS
Moonlight Flight Over South Atlantic
(Received January 20, 8.5 p.m.)
London, January 20.
According to the Rome correspondent of the “Telegraph” a moonlight crossing of the South Atlantic from Dakar to Port Natal is planned to take place shortly. Two of three Italian planes taking part will be piloted by Signor Bruno Mussolini and Colonel Biseo.
It is hoped to establish a speed record and gain large orders for Italian aircraft from South American countries.
Signor Bruno Mussolini and Colonel Biseo established a world record of 207 miles an hour for an aeroplane carrying 20(X) kilagrammes. The record was beaten the following day by German pilots, Nitsehke and Dieterle, with a sped of 313 miles an hour.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 99, 21 January 1938, Page 11
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