RECORD ALTITUDE FLIGHT
5 MR. HAWKER REACHES 20,0(X)FT. , (By Telegraph—Press Awn.--Copyright.) i (Rec. June 8, 6.15 p.m.) ' London, June 8. . Mr, Hawker, the well-known aviator, while biplaning at Hendon (the English aviation ground), made a record alti--5 tude flight of 20,000 feet. He was in- ' Visible for an hour, and suffered from 1 the cold. His descent from his highest point was accomplished by an unbroken J glide, occupying twenty minutes.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 6
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76RECORD ALTITUDE FLIGHT Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 6
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