“Swift as an eagle’s flight” means about 120 miles an hour, if the sneed of a golden eagle observed in Scotland may be taken as typical. The eagle flew at that rate for about-three and a-half miles, and gained 1000 feet m altitude.
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Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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43Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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