BRITISH FLIER SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD. - The “high-flier” of the British Air Force, Flight-Lieutenant M. J. Adams, is shown here holding the oxygen helmet he wears during trips to higher altitudes. Recently Lieutenant Adams set a new world's record for land aeroplanes by soaring to a height of 53,937 feet more than 2000 feet higher than the previous mark, made by Lieut. Col. Mario Pozzi, of Italy.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 216, 12 August 1937, Page 6
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67BRITISH FLIER SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD. – The “high-flier” of the British Air Force, Flight-Lieutenant M. J. Adams, is shown here holding the oxygen helmet he wears during trips to higher altitudes. Recently Lieutenant Adams set a new world's record for land aeroplanes by soaring to a height of 53,937 feet more than 2000 feet higher than the previous mark, made by Lieut. Col. Mario Pozzi, of Italy. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 216, 12 August 1937, Page 6
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