SOUTH ATLANTIC FLIGHT
A RECORD GROSSING Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, October 5. (Received October 6, at 1.5 p.m.) Piloted by Captain. Paul Codes, an Air France four-engined Farman land plane established a record west-to-east South Atlantic crossing from Natal (Brazil) to Dakar in 14n 27min. The previous best crossing was also made by a Farman machine in 14h 40min. Captain Codos carried 5271 b of mail and averaged 134 miles an hour, against head winds.
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Evening Star, Issue 22772, 6 October 1937, Page 13
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75SOUTH ATLANTIC FLIGHT Evening Star, Issue 22772, 6 October 1937, Page 13
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