RECORD FOR BRITAIN?
LONG-DISTANCE DASH Famous Airmen Seek to Set New Figures FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA. (By Telegraph—Per Press Assn.—Copynyht) (A. & N.Z.) LONDON, Nov. 1. The airmen Hinkler and Mclntosh will start on Tuesday or Wednesday, when there, will be -a full moon for the two nights they will be in the air. They will follow Carr’s route across Europe to Constant! nople, Bagdad, Kara chi, and continue until their 740 gallons of petrol are exhausted. It should last for 10 or 50 hours, and be sufficient for from 1000 to 4500. miles Thus they will be able to beat Chamberlain's and Levine’s 3905 miles record. It will be interesting to see if this privately financed scheme is successful in winning the most important international air record for Britain. Hinkler is now at Bristol making the final tests with the Jupiter ’plane.
ACROSS THE DESERT
LANCASTER’S FLIGHT. A FORCED LANDING. (A. & N.Z.) BAGDAD, Nov. 1. Captain Lancaster and Mrs Miller left Ziza, but a high wind, causing a sandstorm, compelled them to alight at the Putba Desert post of the Royal Air Force. Lt is hoped that if the weather clears the 250 miles trans-desert flight to Bagdad will not present any diffiiculties on Wednesday.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19988, 3 November 1927, Page 7
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