Seven Speed Records on Return Flight to England London, Nov. 2.
"Sorry we are late, 'We intended be here sooner." said Cathcart Jones and Kenneth Waller as they fanded at Lympne aerodrome at 115 {this afternoon, in their De Havilland [Comet which' won fourth place in the London to Melbourne air race.
The airmen, making the double journey from Lympne to Melbourne jand return in the record time of 13 days, 6 hours and 33 minutes, estabished seven other new speed records five of which were between Melbourne and Singapore.
An enthusiastic crowd welcomed the aviators at the aerodrome, ineludting the owner of their machine, Mr. [Bernard "Rubin.
Mr. Jones stated that he saw no reason why regular commercial flights to Australia should occupy more than five days.
Fechniclans Praised Despite the delay at Athens for a day and a half owing to bad weather, several new records, apart from the Melbourne-London. mark, have been cetablished en the Comets homeward Journey." The former official Port Darwin-England record has been eaten by 3 days 7 br. and 2 min. Other new records have been set for laps on the homeward journey.
Speaking of their attempt to fly from Athens yesterday, Waller said that, while over the Adriatic, they passed through a severe thunderstorm before deciding to turn back.
this afternoon, Jones and Waller flew their machine to the De Havilland aerodrome at Hatfield and Jones, on alighting, paid a tribute to the technicians and others respon-Isible for building the aeroplane who, the said, really deserved the praise which was being given to the pilots Reuter. For their achievement—Wireless_and
"They also established a new record between Melbourne and England. taking six days, fifteen hours and 29144, minutes. The pair were the fourth to land in Melbourne in the Victorian Centenary alr race—United Press.
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