THE FAR FLIGHT
ANOTHER FRENCH ATTEMPT
ORAN TO RANGOON
(Received October 5 3 10 a.m..) OEAN (Algeria), October -4. Attempting to break the Codos-Eossi long distance decord, the French flyers Assolant and Lefevre loft at 5.45 a.m., hoping to reach Bangbon non-stop. Their machine is carrying 1900 gallons of petrol.. ' Flying a 650 horse-power Bernard monoplane, they are seeking tho Aeronautical Federation's prize of £8000 for the longest flight by January, 1934. They crossed the Atlantic in 1929.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 11
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78THE FAR FLIGHT Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 11
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