CENTENARY AIR RACE.
BASE AT MILDENHALL. SANCTIONED BY AIR FORCE, United Press Assn. —Elec, Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 4, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3. The Air Council has sanctioned a new Air Force Aerodrome at Mildenhall, as a base for the Centenary Air Race, starting on October 20. No civil aero club possesses the necessary hangar accommodation. The Royal Aero Club will be entirely responsible for the organisation at Mildenliall, the hangars of which will consist of two sheds, each 30,000 superficial feet. The aerodrome will be 14,000 yards by 11,000 yards, the maximum runbeing 15,000 yards. The area is free from fog, the surface is not likely to become boggy, and there are no adjacent tall obstructions.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19352, 4 September 1934, Page 5
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