Manning, v3.0. acu who in on the active list of the Royal Air Force, took off today from Lympne, Kent, ina 35 lip. monoplane on a solo flight to Australia, He intends to fly by the xame route in which Captain Bert Winkler made his record-breaking. light, Later.
Wing-Commander Edye Manning of the RAF. left Lympne drome at 5.30' this. morning 0 one flight to Australia in a small 35 horse-power monoplane. Wing-Commander Manning, like Captain Bert Hinkler, who has alrendy flown to Australia, is an Australian and he is making. the flight to his own country to attend to private busines He has bean placed on half onder to do His monoplane is a Western Widgeon, which is of a distinctive tyne, Normally, long distance clforts are made on a biplane, but the. performance of a Hight. monoplane Tike a Widgeon can be ox. cellent in the hands of a skilled pilot. Wing-Commander Manning was flying when aviation was in its infancy and has set up fine records fas an airman, He served with distinction in France during the War and raq, and has.
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