OFF TO THE CAPE
MOLLISON & COMPANION
HOPE FOR RETURN IN FIVE DAYS
HITCH IN TAKE-OFF
I (United Press Association —By Electric Tel* graph—Copyright.) (Received November 30, 12.30 p.m.) . LONDON, November 29. Mr. J. A. Mollison, with the French air ace Edouard Corniglion Molinier as co-pilot, took ofl from Croydon for the Cape of Good Hope in an aeroplane to whose name, '.'Miss Dorothy," the words "Formerly the Irish Swoop" had been added. Before taking off at 9.31- a.m. Mr. Mollison remarked as friends adjusted his parachute: "Don't be .surprised if we take to the parachutes. The latest' reports show that there is dirty weather over France." Friends were surprised when the machine did not rise at the first attempt to take off and came to a standstill at the edge of the tarmac. Mr. Mollison returned and .nade adjustments to. the variable pitch propeller and took off again successfully, gaining height at terrific speed. He intends to make the double journey, and hopes to be back- within five days. • ■ Mr. Mollison flew over Paris at 10.38 a.m. and later arrived at Marignane.' After giving attention to an overfilled petrol tank at Marseilles Mr. Mollison left for Ca viro at 12.42, and he flew over Tunis at 6.27 p.m. ■ ■■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 131, 30 November 1936, Page 9
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208OFF TO THE CAPE Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 131, 30 November 1936, Page 9
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