Early that afternoon, he continued, the Mercury was again started and easily made Capetown, where. she was welcomed by the Lord Mayor after a perfect landing at Table Bay.
Captain Bennett stated that neither he nor his companion had any sleep singe the flight started, although they had used the automatic control ' as much as possible. The machine behaved perfectly under trying weather conditions, he said. He considered that the Mercury would have broken the record but for the weather, Captain Bennett concluded by saying that he and his companion would probably adhere to the plan to fly home in easy stages, starting out on October 11.—Reuter.
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