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“BRITAIN TERRIBLY BEHIND” COMMENT BY C. W. A. SCOTT (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) JOHANNESBURG, 6th October. C. W. A. Scott, winner of the Johannesburg Air Race, speaking at a luncheon, expressed regret that the recent race was not for international competitors. He might have accomplished something better for Britain if the entry had been open to all nations. It was all very well to say that British aircraft had reached the Rand in a certain time, but other countries might now say that they could have eliminated British aircraft from the start. It would have given British aviation a greater fillip even if a non-Briton had won.. Britain was terribly behind in commercial aviation. “If there is another race, for heaven’s sake make it international,” he added. Mr Schlesinger, the donor of the prize, said he intended to investigate Scott’s suggestion.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 8 October 1936, Page 7
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