MOLLISON TAKES OFF FOR CAPE
t United Press Association.—By Electric \ Telegraph. — Copyright.! \ (Received I p.ra.) j LONDON, November 29. j Mr J. A. Mollison, with the French'! air ace, M, Adouard Corniglion Moliri- I ier, as co-pilot, took off from Croydon for the Cape in an aeroplane to whose name" Miss Dorothy,” the words "formerly Irish Swoop” have been added. Mr before taking off at 9.31, remarked, as friends adjusted his parachute: “Don’t be surprised if we take to our parachutes. Latest reports show dirty weather over France.”
Friends were surprised that the machine did not rise on the first attempt to take off and came to a standstill at the edge of the tarmac. Mr Mollison returned, made adjustments to a variable screw of the propeller and took off again successfully, gaining height at a terrific speed. He intends to make a double journey, and hopes to be back within five days. The machine was seen over Paris at 10.38 and later arrived at Marignano, Italy. The machine was reported over Paris at 10.38 a.m. After giving attention to one of the petrol tanks at Marseilles, the aviators left for Cairo at 2.42, and flew over Tunis at 6.27.
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Northern Advocate, 30 November 1936, Page 5
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