New York, Aug. 1.
Mr, and Mrs. J. A, Mollison were honoured to-day for their joint fight across the Atlantic. The couple were giv official reception at, the City and each was presented with a gold medal by the Mayor of New York in commemoration of their recent flight.
crash at Bridgeport, Connecticut, when within sight of their goal, New York, has deprived the Mollisons of a chance of making a non-stop flight from here to Bagh-id. They will now return to England and retire from all record-breaking attempts—Reuter.
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