Italian Fliers Achieve New Aircraft Marks Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 26.
Setting several new recor two of the three Italian planes which left Rome on Monday in a formation flight to Rio de Janeiro, capital of Brazil. reached here at 10 p.m.. C.M T... last night.
The machines arriving included the one piloted by Signor Bruno Mussolini, second son of Il Duce, who given a great reception by a huge crowd. They took only 39 hours and 35 minutes for the entire journey.
The third machine is at present at Port Natal, where it landed after successfully crossing the South Atlantic.
All these planes flew to Dakar, in Senegal at an average speed of 260 miles an hour, and from Dakar crossed the South Atlantic at a speed of nearly 240 miles an hour. They covered the 2,000 miles from r to Port Natal in about 8% hours, which is 13% hours less than the record established by the French fliers, Messrs. Codos and Reine, last December.—Reuter.
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