MASE TAKES OFF
LYMPNE TO CHRiSTCBURCH
PLUCKY. S,OLO EFFORT
! , British Official Wlrelest. (Beceived 27th April, 11 a.m.).. . RUGBY, 26th April.' Frank Mpsc, tlie young' New Zealand airman, loft' Lympne aerodrome in fine , weather at 6.15 a.m. to-day in a tiny single-seater / Cirrus Spartan light aeroplane on a flight of 13,500 miles to New Zealand. This is the first attempt to fly from Britain to New .Zealand.' Mase will attempt the.-hazardous sea crossing of 1200 miles between Australia and New i Zealand. , Special petrol tanks have been fitted to the machine for carrying fuel sufficient for a 2000 miles nonstop flight.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 9
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100MASE TAKES OFF Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 9
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