RETURN ATLANTIC HOP
MERCURY REACHES HOME
LONDON, July 27. The British plane Mercury, which landed at Montreal last Thursday after crossing the Atlantic from Foy. nes, Ireland, to-day completed the return journey when she reached Southampton at 8.21 p.m. to-day. Sl.c left Lisbon at 2.40 p.m.
The 1500 miles between Botwood. Newfoundland, and the Azores were flown at an average speed of 200 miles an hour.
Her flying time from the Azores to Lisbon was six hours.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19695, 29 July 1938, Page 5
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