ATTACK ON RECORD
AMY JOHNSON SETS OUT A FLIGHT TO THE CAPE ( l FOLLOWING EAST COAST ROUTE ■ B> Telegraph —Press Association—Copyrig ». - Received Nov. 15, 1 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 14. j Amy Johnson, Hying a Puss Moth 1 monoplane named “Desert Cloud.” with extra fuel tanks and a range of a 2000 miles, is attempting to beat her husband’s record of 113 hours 22 min- • utes to Capetown, via the same east coast route, crossing the Sahara. Amy wore a neat blue costume. She " is financing L< rsclf at a cost of £2OOO. Mollison took off simultaneously, hoping to escort nis wife to the French coast, but he missed her as the visibility was poor.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 270, 15 November 1932, Page 7
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114ATTACK ON RECORD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 270, 15 November 1932, Page 7
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