SPEED IN THE AIR
CAPTAIN STACK’S PLANS INDIA AND BACK RECORD [British Official Wireless.] Received June 26, 9.5 p.m. RUGBY’, Juno 25. Captain Neville Stack and Mr Chaplin, who yesterday made a record flight to Warsaw' and back in one day in a 530 horse-power Vickers-Napier mail-carrying biplane, are planning an attempted flight to India and back in six days. They recently flew 2000 miles to Constantinople in one day, and also made the return journey in one day. The fastest time for tho India return journey is days, accomplished by Capt. Bernard, accompanied b the Duchess of Bedford, two years ago.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 150, 27 June 1931, Page 7
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