FLIGHT ROUND EUROPE
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (British Official Wireless) .RUGBY, 21st July. Extremely difficult Hying weather with violent rain storms, gusts of wind, and low visibility was encountered by competitors in the round-Europe air contest, who flew to-day stages from Calais to Bristol and Condon and back across tho Channel. All seven British entrants, including Lady Bailey and Miss Spooner, were, well up in the first (light. Competitors have been weather bound at Calais nearly all the morning. Alan Butler, in his Gipsy .Moth, was the first lo reach Bristol, and said that he had seldom experienced more violent bumping. After him came Thorn, Carberry, Miss Spooner, Andrews, Lady Bailey and Broad. French and German machines followed.
Butler again led the departures for Heston air park, London, and was the first away for St. Ingelvert, being closely followed by Polk (Germany) and Miss Spooner. (Received 23rd July, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, 22nd July.
Butler leads the field in the roundEurope contest:. He was first io reach Madrid, followed by Final, Arrachart. and Thorn.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 23 July 1930, Page 5
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