LONDON TO CAPE
NON-STOP DISTANCE FLIGHT
BRITISH EFFORT SSORTLT
British Official Wlrelui.
(Received 4th December, 11 a.m.)
EUGBT, 3rd December.
The Royal Air Force long-distance aeroplane, which ia tho spring Sew-non-stop to India and has since its return undergone slight alterations at tho Northolt aerodrome, to-day flew to Cranwell aerodrome, Lincolnshire, which has a specially long take-off, to await a favourable opportunity to start another attempt on tho long-distance Iliglit record. Squadron-Leader JonesWilliams and Flight-Lieut. Jenkins, who took the machine on its Indian, flight, will attempt to fly over Africa non-stop to the Cape, a distance of about 6000 miles. A start will be mad* in about a fortnight.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 11
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109LONDON TO CAPE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 11
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