HONEYMOON FLIGHT.
CAPETOWN TO' LONDON. (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.) RUGBY, Alay 13. Flight-Lieutenant .Bentley, who last year flew alone in a small Moth aeroplane 8000 miles from London to Capetown to be married, anti who won the trophy of the year by doing the journey in record time, returned to London yesterday with his. bride iti his machine. During the 8000 miles return journey, Airs. Bentley learnt to take over the controls. Their machine has a 30 horsepower Cirrus engine. During the journey they met. Lady Heath, the British airwoman, at Bulawayo. and their two machines flew in company over the heart of Africa. The Bentleys expect to fly hack to South Africa in the autumn.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 May 1928, Page 5
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