BID FOR AERIAL HONOURS.
Flight Round Europe. FIERCE STORMS ENCOUNTERED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 22, 7.0 p.m:) LONDON, July 21. Extremely difficult flying weather, with violent rain storms, gusts of wind, and low visibility, was encountered by the competitors in the Round-Europe Air Contest, who flew to-day the stages from Calais to Bristol and London and back across the Channel. All seven British entrants including Lady Bailey and Miss Spooner, were well up in the first flight. The competitors have been weatherbound at Calais nearly all the morning. Alan Butler, in his Gipsy Moth, was first to reach Bristol, and said he had seldom experienced more violent bumping. After him came Thorn, Carberry, Miss Spooner, Andrews, Lady Bailey and Broad. The French and German machines followed. Butler again led the departures for Heston Air Park (London), and was first away for Saint Ingelvert, being closely followed by Polk (Germany) and Miss Spooner.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18626, 23 July 1930, Page 9
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155BID FOR AERIAL HONOURS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18626, 23 July 1930, Page 9
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