FLYER KIDSON SUCCEEDS
ENGLAND TO CAPE RECORD BROKEN BY THREE DAYS TOURNEY OF (> DAYS 10 HOURS (United Press Association —By Electric* Telegraph Copyright.) Received vi noon .to-day. UArEiUtVIN, April (j. Commander Lien ivitlson, who left England 011 Tuesday morning of lust weeit, januccl tills evening at the Muitland aerodrome, tlie iliglit taking six Uaj.s and JLU hours. Ho lias thins broken -all previous records to tlie Cape by at least three days. ividson stated: “If I can carry through a single trip like this as a ~1-ivato owner without proper organisation, it- must stand to reason commercial coinipany, operating on the same route with relays of machines, will be able to do- the journey much more quickly.” He considers the Imperial Airways schedule of 12 days for the same flight to be. ridiculous and urges that the expeditious transit- of mails is of the utmost Imperial importance.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 April 1931, Page 5
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