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SCOTT AT DARWIN. SUCCEEDS IN HIS EFFORT. ABOUT FIVE HOURS TO SPARE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received April 28, 1.30 p.m.) DARWIN, April 2S. Mr C. W. Scott readied here at 10.19 a.m. to-day from his flight to Australia from England. He. has broken Butler’s time by a margin of approximately five hours. Other flights between England and Australia are as follows: November - December, 1910.—Sir Ros.s and Sir Keith Smith, in stages, England to Australia, a total distance of 11.293 miles, in 12-1 flying hours. January 8-August 2, 1920. —Lieutenant R. J. Parer and J. G. Mclntosh, England to Australia. June-October, 1926. —Sir Alan Cobham, return flight, 28,000 miles in 230 flying hours. October, 1927-March, 192 S.—Captain YV. N. Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller, England to Australia. February, 1928. —Mr Bert Hinkler, total distance, 10,340 miles, in 151 days. . , March 19-May 18, 1929.— FlightLieutenant S. J. Moir and Flying Officer 11. Owen. England to Australia. June-July, 1929. —Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith, Flight-Lieutenant C. T, p. Ulm, T. H. and 11. A. Litchfield, in Southern Cross, Australia to England, 10,500 miles, in 12 days 121 hours. December 20, 1929, January 26, 1930.—Mr F. C. Chichester, of Wellington, New Zealand. England to Australia.
February 9-March 24, 1930. —Flying Officers H. L. Piper and C. Kay, England to Australia. May 5-24, 1930.—Miss Amy Johnson, England to Australia, 19 days. September 16-October 18, 1930. Captain F. J. Matthews. England to Australia.
October 5-December 10.—FlightLieutenant C. \V. Hill. England to Australia, delayed by a crash on Timor Island, October 18.
October 9-19, 1930 —Air-Commo-dore Kingsford Smith. England to Australia, 10 days 2 hours 10 minutes. October 17-November 4, 1930. — Mr Oscar Garden. England to Australia, 19 days. April 1-10.—Mr C. W. Scott-, England to Australia, 9 days 4 hours 11 minutes. May 26-June 5, 1931. —Mr C. W. Scott,' Australia to England, 10 days 21 hours. July 29-August 6, 1931.—Mr J. A Mollison, Australia to England, 8 days 22 hours 5 minutes (new record). October 31-November 9, 1931.—Mr C. A. Butler, England to Australia, 9 days 2 hours 21 minutes (new record).
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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18622, 28 April 1932, Page 7
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