a Charge Aer flying from London in a De Havilland aeroplane at an average! speed of 100 miles an hour, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull, who were recently married, landed near Balhousie Castle, Perth, at 9.20 the next morning.
The trip was made in order that! the Countess might personally answer a charge in the Perth Sheriff's Court of exceeding the ten-mile li while motoring at Scone on her first it to Perth on April 6.
Clad in flying wraps, the Countess pleaded guilty.
She explained that she was in a hurry at the time of the offence. The Shetitf imposed a 50s. fine.
Interviewed afterwards, the Countess laughingly remarked that she was caught speeding while on her home-coming to her husband's family seat, Balhousie Castl 'The Earl' said they left Hendon the previous morning at 10 o'clock, and would have reached Perth the same day, but for rough weather. Much rain, wind and fog was experienced at Lincoln. They could searcely sec 100 yards ahead.
After Iunch at Hull the journey was resumed, buy bad fog developing, Captain Barnard, the pilot, decided, when nearing Scotland, to return to Middlesbrough, and landed there early in the afternoon.
In order that the Countess might be in time for the Court the flight was resumed at 7.20 this morning. On the way the aeroplane flew beneath the famous Forth Bridze, which the Countess said was "a jolly fine little stunt."
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