FLIGHT TO LONDON.
HURLEY STARTS SUNDAY. DAWN FROM CANBERRA. (Received October 24, 7.18 p.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 24. Captain Frank Hurley has now decided to commence his flight to London on Sunday at dawn. A cablegram from Sydney last week stated: The flight to England which is to he attempted by Captain Frank Hurley and Flying-Officer S. J. Moir in tho plane Spirit "of Australia has been postponed until October 29. They will start from Canberra. A second pilot will probably be carried to enable longer d.rily flights to be made arid so enable the fliers to achieve the end desired, namely, to beat Mr. Bert Winkler's time from England to Australia (15£ days).
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20086, 25 October 1928, Page 13
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