HEROES OF THE SKY
AWARDS FOR INTREPID AVIATORS TWO WOMEN RECIPIENTS British Official Wireless RUGBY, Friday. Notable performances in British aviation in the past year were celebrated at the Royal Aero Club dinner, at which the Duke of York presided on Wednesday. Among others, awards were made to Captain Barnard for his flight to
India and back in eight days; to the Duchess of Bedford, for her flight to India; to Lady Bailey, for lier light airplane flight to South Africa and back along the West Coast; to FlightLieutenant Waghorn, for establishing the world’s record speed in the Schneider Cup race of 330.1 miles an hour on September 7; to FlightLieutenant Atcherley, who two hours later established a new record, 331.6 miles an hour; to Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth, who three days later achieved a speed of 336.3 miles an hour; to Squadron-Leader Orlebar, who on September 12 beat all previous records by attaining a speed of 357.7 miles an hour. This record still stands. The Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. Montague, expressed the hope that although the Government could not take part in the next Schneider Cup contest, the industry would put forward a British entry.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 892, 8 February 1930, Page 9
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195HEROES OF THE SKY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 892, 8 February 1930, Page 9
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