FAMOUS AIRMAN.
SIR C. KINGSFORD SMITH'S PLANS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 28. Mr Wilfrid Kingsford Smith, who arrived by the Monowai, said that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith would definitely make his Tasman flight in the first half of January. Lady Kingsford Smith was not likely to come. Sir Charles will return to Sydney in March and probablv leave for England in July to prepare for the Centenary Race to Melbourne. He believed that the winner of the race would have to cover 4000 miles daily and complete the journey in 31 days. He proposed to carry two co-pilots. It would bo his last long flight. Mr Wilfrid Kingsford Smith says his brother also had in mind the establishment of an air service in the Dominion without a Government subsidy.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 310, 28 November 1933, Page 6
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130FAMOUS AIRMAN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 310, 28 November 1933, Page 6
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