ATTACK ON RECORD
ENGLAND TO SOUTH AFRICA.
(United Press Assn.—By Telegraph-Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, March 24.
Mr J. A. Mollison has left Lympne for Cape Town in an attempt to beat the record. Mr Mollison, who described his Puss Moth as a "flying petrol tank,” carries 120 gallons, giving a range of 2000 miles. He hopes to reach Cape Town in four days, following the West African route never hitherto attempted. His first stop will be at Beniabbes.
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Southland Times, Issue 21662, 26 March 1932, Page 5
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79ATTACK ON RECORD Southland Times, Issue 21662, 26 March 1932, Page 5
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