SIX MILES A MINUTE.

Shannon News, 9 October 1928, Page 2

SIX MILES A MINUTE.

TO BREAK WORLD RECORD.

BBITOX WILL THY.

(Sun Special.) LONDON, Sept. 20.

After several months of special training in which he learnt to handle with supreme ease the fastest 'plane* constructed, Flight-Lieutenant Darcy Greig has arrived at Calshot in preparation for a new attempt on the world's speed record in an effort to create, which Flight-Lieutenant Kinkcad was killed. Skilled engineers are very busy tuning up the two Supcrmarine . Napicrs used in the Schneider Cup. Each is capable of beating the record which is 318.(32 m.p.h. held by Major di Bernards of Italy. . Flight. Lieutenant Greig is making trial trips in a reserve 'plane before the preliminary flight. It is Flight-Lieu-tenant Webster's 'plane, in winch Webster Avon the Schneider Cup last year, that he will rise. . His record-breaking attempt is likely to be made when he becomes accustomed to the 'plane and the conditions at Calshot. He must average m the tour runs 323J t miles an hour, moving in sections at nearly six miies a minute.

25,000 MILE FLIGHT. LONDON, Sept. 26. Sir 'Samuel Hoarc, Secretary for Air, has sent the following telegram to Group-Commander Cave-Brown-Cave, commanding officer of the Koyal AnForce Far East Flight, which included \ustralia:/'Warm congratulations to vou and all under your command on vour return to'Singapore and on the success of your achievement with four machines over a flight of 25,000 miles, which affords convincing proof of the reliability and mobility of the flying boats.