ATTACK ON WORLD’S ALTITUDE RECORD.
What the well-dressed aviator wears at an altitude of 40,000 feet and over is shown in the above illustration. The uniform includes oxygen supply and pumping apparatus, electrically heated goggles, gloves shoes and clothing. Captain Cyril Unwins, a R.A.F. wartime pilot, has reached a height of 45,000 feet, capturing the world’s altitude record from Lieutenant A. Soucek, U.S.A., who is seen above.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19314, 15 October 1932, Page 11
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67ATTACK ON WORLD’S ALTITUDE RECORD. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19314, 15 October 1932, Page 11
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