AIR RACE IN EUROPE.
BRITISH RETAIN LEAD.
FLIERS OVER SWITZERLAND.
British Wireless. RUGBY, July 21. Two British Moth aeroplanes, piloted respectively by Mr. Alan liutler and Captain Broad, were first to reach Nimes from Barcelona to-day in the curcuit of Europo race. They arrived within five minutes of each other. Mr. Butler was in the lead.
The course from Nimes lies by way of Lyons, across Switzerland, Southern Germany and Austria to Poland, and then back to the starting point, Berlin, by way of Danzig.
Captain Broad later arrived at La lis .nine ahead of Mr. Butler and Mr. Thorn
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20626, 26 July 1930, Page 13
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