1,000,000 MILES FLOWN
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PILOT
10,000 HOURS IN THfi AIR
(British Official Wireless.)
Roc. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Dec. 16. Captain Yonell, the well-known Imperial Airways pilot, yesterday completed bis millionth mile of flying. Captain Youell is one of the youngest air line commanders, having learnt to fly at the age of 17 years on a pre-war contraption of wires and struts. He has completed 10,C00 hours in the air, which is equivalent to nearly 1| years continuous day and night flying.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18582, 17 December 1934, Page 5
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821,000,000 MILES FLOWN Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18582, 17 December 1934, Page 5
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