LONG FLIGHTS.
| AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND I I MR BROADBENT HOPS OFF EFFORT TO BREAK RECORD United Press Assn.—Eleo. Tel. Copyright (Received April 16, 12.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 16 Mr H. F. Broadbent left the Mascot aerodrome at 1.2 a.m. to day on an attempt to break the Sydney-England and AustraliaEngland solo records. ENGLAND TO THE CAPE ATTEMPT ON THE RECORD ITALIANS START TO-MORROW United Press assu.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlgn (Received April 16, i p.m.) LONDON, April 15 Four Italians have arrived at Croydon for an attempt on the Croydon to Cape and return record in a twinengined Fiat monoplane. They are expected to take off on April 17. RECORD ESTABLISHED DURBAN TO SOUTHAMPTON ACHIEVEMENT OF OALPURNIA Un’ted Press Asst.— ir.ee. Tel. Copyrlgn; (Received April 16, 1 p.m.) LONDON, April 15 Imperial-Airways’ Galpurnia created a record service flight from Durban to Southampton of 4A days, carrying ten passengers and two tons of mail.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20475, 16 April 1938, Page 7
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