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AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND LORD SEMPILL’S ’PLANE (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) 1) (Received 7th October, 11.5 a.m.) DARWIN, This Day. Piloted by H. Wood, Lord Sempill’s Monospar ’plane arrived from Melbourne, having covered 2435 miles in 12 hours 55 minutes.; Wood said he was confident he could keep his promise to the crew that they would have lunch in London next Sunday. To do this Wood must fly more than 12,7000 miles without relief at the controls and break the record of 5 days 15 hours from Darwin to London held by Cathcart-Jones and Waller.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 7 October 1936, Page 7
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99ATTEMPT ON RECORD Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 7 October 1936, Page 7
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