HEIGHT RECORD
ANOTHER ATTEMPT PLANNED OFFICER SELECTED SAME MACHINE TO BE USED I British Official Wireless] Received Oct. 16, 5.16 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 15. Flight-Lieutenant Adam has been selected by the Air Ministry to make the next attempt to improve upon the height record set up last month by Squadron-Leader F. R. D. Swain. The attempt is to be made within the next tort night if the weather permits. He will use a pressure suit similar to that used by Swain, but Incorporating one or two improvements, including a means by which it is hoped to prevent a recurrence ot the fogging of the helmet window. He will fly the same machine with an air-cooled engine.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 246, 17 October 1936, Page 10
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116HEIGHT RECORD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 246, 17 October 1936, Page 10
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