The Archive · 1930

HON. "MRS. BRUCE'S FLIGHT

Record Passage from Shanghai

to Korea Seoul, Nov. 18.

The Hon. Mrs, Victor Bruce, who left Shanghai at 7.90 this: morni landed here at 243 this afternoon. She" was sighted over Mokpo, in south-west. Korea, at about 1245 Reuter. pam., but she did net stop there.—

Mrs, Bruce took off at 7.35 am, actly, and arrived at 3.43 p.m, (about' 243 Shanghai time) anid thus did her trip of some 600 miles 7 hours 10 minutes.

Dhe firat report of Mrs. Bruce's progress came from Mokpo at the South-west. of "Korea, a Japanese Wireless. message stating that the nevoplane had passed overhead at 12.45 pin, Later reports state thet Mrs, Bruce shad a favourable wind until she encountered the Korean const, but that for the last 180 miles" she shad wa head-wind, after changing sher course to. the' north. At 343" pin. (Korvan time) Mrs. Boico made a perfect landing at Seoul, achieving two records, for solo fight-and a flight by a avoman, over the Yellow Sea. the three days that Mrs. Bruce spent in Shanghai a great deal of enthusiasm was aroused over -her flight, and great asigtance was ndeved to her. When she took-yesterday* the cap-badge of a Shanghai Fire Brigade officer, presented to cher vho day before, flistenod, proudly from the front of her flying helmet.

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