AIR SPEED RECORD
BRITAIN TO ATTEMPT NEW STANDARD (British Official Wireles*.) RUGBY, Feb. 0. An attempt will h'e made shortly in this country .to break the present air speed record of. 357.7 miles an hour’ created by Squadron-Leader Orlebar at Calsliot last. September. The new attempt will be made in a Gloster-Napier’ Six. wliiclu was built tor, the Schneider Cun Trophy . race hut did not participate owing to trouble with; the petrol feeding system. The difficulty has now been solved pncl the, builders, of the machine and engineers are confident of its ability to setup a new speed record. The .attempt will he made at Felixstowe. i.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 6
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