OVER 300 MILES HOURLY IN "PLANE.
AMAZING SPEED SHOWN IN TEST FLIGHT ABOVE SOUTHAMPTON.
(United Press Assn.—By Electric Tel egraph.—Copyright.)
(Received October 2, 11.30 a.m ) LONDON, October 1
Flight-Lieutenant D’Arcy Greig, during a test flight in connection with the attempt to break world’s speed re-, cord, exceeded 300 miles an hour, the highest speed attained in Britain. lie covered the Calshot course four times at a height of 4000 ft, and flew ove - Southampton, remaining in the ajr twenty-five minutes.—Australian Pres > Association.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18581, 2 October 1928, Page 1
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