The Archive · 1935

Africa and Back in a Day

London, June 18, A. remarkable flight to Africa and back in one day has been achieved, by the aircraft designer, Captain W._E. Percival, in a light aeroplane.

Captain Percival left Croydon ati 130 this morning for Oran, a distance of 1,400 miles, and' arrived there at 840 am. He re-fuelled and started on his return journey, reaching Croydon at 625 this afternoon, His object was to bring to public notice the advance made in the sphere of small machines no less than in the sphere of huge *planes. Reuter.

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