FLYING DUCHESS.
ENGLAND TO INDIA. new attempt to be made. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. - May .14. Although the Duchess of Bedford is 63 years of age she proposes to attempt to fly to India in two days. By so doing she would beat the Royal Air Force record. The duchess will use the Princess Xenia in which her attempt failed last ycai. Captain Barnard will be the pilot on the flight, which will be begun in three or four weeks. It is understood that the duchess will share tho controls with the pilot.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20256, 16 May 1929, Page 9
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