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HENSHAW’S SUCCESS CLOUSTON’S TIME ECLIPSED A ROUGH TRIP i United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received Feb. 10, 3.15 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Feb. 9 The English airman Mr Alex Henshaw, who created a new record for the flight from England to Capetown, has now broken the time for the return trip. He left Capetown for England at 10.18 a.m. on Wednesday, refuelled and left Libreville at 11 a.m., left Oran at 7.28 a.m. on Thursday and landed at Gravesend at 1.57 p.m. (all Greenwich mean time). The return flight occupied 39£ hours, beating the record by 17 hours 27 minutes. The instrument board and his coat were drenched with blood. Mr Henshaw stated it was the most bumpy ini the last stage, and his nose had been bleeding since 7.15 a.m. Despite his exhaustion he made a perfect landing. When lifted out of the machine he was unable to stand and was carried to the Customs Building, but speedily recovered. Mr Henshaw completed the double flight in four days 10 hours, beating (Houston's record.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20727, 10 February 1939, Page 6
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175NEW RECORD Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20727, 10 February 1939, Page 6
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