Atlantic Flight
CATTY AND POST SUCCEED RECORD BEATEN AT LAST I By Telegraph—Prese Association—Copyright.] Received June 2 5.15 p.m. RUGBY. June 24. Tho record for an Atlantic flight which was established in 19.19 by th? English airmen. Sir John Alcock and Sir Whitten Brown, was broken to day, when 15 hours 48 minutes after leaving Harbour Grace, tho American airman, Wiley Post, accompanied by a former Australian naval cadet, Har old Gatty, landed at the aerodrome near Chester. They beat the record which had stood for twelve years by 24 minutes. “Hullo, England! We’ve done it!” was Gatty ami Post’s greeting as they stepped out at the Sealand aerodr ime. “It has been a steady trip throughout,” said Gatty, “a. real joyride with smooth conditions the whole way excepting for the first few hours. Tho flyers wasted no time, filled up their petrol tanks, hastily examined tho machine, and took off again. The airmen landed at Zealand at 11.45 in the morning, and left for Berlin at 2.5 in the afternoon. At Berlin they were clamorously welcomed. They leave for Moscow to morrow. Gatty is a Tasmanian, and was formerly with tho Union Steamship Company. DEPARTURE FOR MOSCOW Received June 25, 11.55 p.m. BERLIN, Juno 25. The aviators Post and Gatty departed for Moscow.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 149, 26 June 1931, Page 7
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