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British Gliders Make World Record

{Received 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. Two British gliding experts, participating in the national gliding contest at Bedfordshire, ascended at 4.9 a.m. on Saturday and landed at 2.20 a.m. on Sunday, having broken the world’s two-seater record of 21 hours two minutes, held by Germany. They also broke the British record for any glider of 'l3 hours seven minutes. The fliers were Flight-Lieutenant W. P. Murray and Stanley Sproule, an aircraft engineer.

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Northern Advocate, 11 July 1938, Page 5

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British Gliders Make World Record Northern Advocate, 11 July 1938, Page 5

British Gliders Make World Record Northern Advocate, 11 July 1938, Page 5

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