BRITISH FLYER SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD. The ace “high-flyer” of the British Air Force, Flight Lientenant M. J. Adam holding the oxygen helmet he wears during trips to high altitudes. Recently he set a new world’s record for land aeroplanes by soaring to a height of 53,937 feet, over 2,000 feet higher than the previous mark made by Lieut. Mario Pezzi, of Italy.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20272, 14 August 1937, Page 25 (Supplement)
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63BRITISH FLYER SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD. The ace “high-flyer” of the British Air Force, Flight Lientenant M. J. Adam holding the oxygen helmet he wears during trips to high altitudes. Recently he set a new world’s record for land aeroplanes by soaring to a height of 53,937 feet, over 2,000 feet higher than the previous mark made by Lieut. Mario Pezzi, of Italy. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20272, 14 August 1937, Page 25 (Supplement)
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