The Archive · 1933

DEATH OF MISS "WINNIE" SPOONER

British Aviatrix Dies in London London, Jan, 13.

Miss Winifred Spooner, the aviatrix, died here to-day.

'Miss 'Spooner, it will be ro-called, left Croydon on an attempted flight to South Atvien an February, 1930, After a forced landing in the Tyrrhenjan, Sea, she finally reached Nairobi.' In July, the same year, she entered, together with five other women competitors, the Round-Europe which she took fourth place Amerieg with Fi Later, she lof, on a lying Ameer Bawards, Her frat stop was ever, Wa Sailure for, when flying over the Calabrian Sea, the plane er Flying Officer Edwards ws injured and Miss Spooner, leaving swam for two hours to Delmonte,—Reuter and Special, Miss Winifred Spooner her companion in the plan Italy, where she summoned help,

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