London, Sept. 30.
A new world altitude record of 49,967 ft. or nearly 9% miles, has been established by the British alr squadron-Leader F. B.D. Swain, sinher of "the experimental see-ion of the Royal aircraft establishment at Farnborough.
The previous record was 48,008 feet, established six weeks ago by the French aviator, M. Detre.
The Might was made in a Royal Air Force experimental high altitude machine—a Bristol 138 with a special Pegasus engine—and was observed by an oficial representative of the Royal Aero Club, The machine took off from the aerodrome at Farnborough and land~ ced at Netheravon, in Wiltshire, 3 hr. 20 min, later.
How his life was probably saved by a knife with which he slit open his flying suit when rapidly becom-ug weak from the high altitude, was described by Squadron-Leader Swain after his thrilling Might.
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