HUGE SECRET AIRPLANE
BRITAIN’S BID FOR RECORD NON-STOP FLIGHT TO CAPE (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) LONDON, Monday. In one sphere of aviation Britain will make a strong bid for aerial supremacy In the New Year. An attempt will be made to make a nonstop flight from London to Capetown. A giant Fairey monoplane has been secretly constructed, and tried out at Cranwell, under a rigid guard. It is known to have a single wing-span of more than 80ft. An attempt will also be made on the altitude record with an all-metal plane with a supercharged. engine. The pilot will wear electrically heated clothing and use an oxygen mask.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 551, 2 January 1929, Page 9
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109HUGE SECRET AIRPLANE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 551, 2 January 1929, Page 9
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