"Sport ;and General" Photo. SUCCESSFUL. AIRMEN.— The 'American flyers Dick Merrill and Harry Richman flew the Atlantic in ■ record time on September 3, and at the top their aeroplane, "Lady Peace," is seen on arrival at Croydon. A novel feature was the loading of the machine with 40,000 ping pong balls to make it unsinkable. Below, Merrill (left) and Richman, the latter being a cabaret star,, waving their salutations to the crowd at Croydon.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 74, 24 September 1936, Page 17
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74"Sport ;and General" Photo. SUCCESSFUL. AIRMEN.—The 'American flyers Dick Merrill and Harry Richman flew the Atlantic in ■ record time on September 3, and at the top their aeroplane, "Lady Peace," is seen on arrival at Croydon. A novel feature was the loading of the machine with 40,000 ping pong balls to make it unsinkable. Below, Merrill (left) and Richman, the latter being a cabaret star,, waving their salutations to the crowd at Croydon. Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 74, 24 September 1936, Page 17
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