London, Nov. 16.
The Johnson Memorial Trophy, which is given for the best feat in alr navigation during the year, has been awarded by the Gulld of Air Pilots and Navigators of the British Empire to Capt. E, W. Percival, who created a new speed record in the King's Cup Air Race this year, piloting a machine entered by the Duke of Kent.
The award is in respect of Capt. Percival's fight from England to Africa and back in one day in June. He left Gravesend at 130 am, arriving at Oran at 840 a.m. and was back at Croydon aerodrome at 630 o'clock the same evening, having flown 2300 miles within seventeen hours.
Capt. Percival is one of the foremost designer-pilots of the day, and his machines have been promment in several alr triumphs, including Miss Jean Batten's ' fight across the South Adlantic in 13% hours.—Witeless through Reuter.
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