Scott Leads In World Air Race From Mildenhall To Allahabad
C W A Scott and Campbell Black in a de Havilland Comet led the Centenary Air Race, covering 4853 miles from Mildenhall to Allahabad in under 26 hours after taking off from Baghdad. The Mollisons were briefly ahead at Baghdad. delays at Karachi and other stoppages affected several other competitors as 20 planes started.
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C. W. A. Scott
Campbell Black
de Haviland
Mildenhall
Melbourne
Allahabad
Baghdad
Mollisons
Scott
Karachi
Europe
Ray Parer
Air Race Night Derailed by Fog and Gear Trouble
In a perilous night of forced landings, pilots including Moss Cochrane and Wesley Smith faced weather and gear failures near Boulogne and Abbeville. Several crews reached Rome and Paris areas after lengthy landings, with one plane refueling limits and cockpit damage reported.
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London
Atest
Planetary
Neville Black
Abbeville
France
Grenich
Hi. L. Brook
AC Plessis
Paris
Hewitt
Kay
Piso
Memsworth
Boulogne
Moss Cochrane
Wesley Smith
Lila Pechrane
Bose
Mildenat
Margeltion
Wavili
Bemner
Ami
Air race string reaches Baghdad and Karachi in fog and mist
Five aircraft arrivals at Athens and rapid legs to Baghdad and Karachi mark a long air show. Pilots report bad weather and fog over Europe, fuel stops, meteorological briefings, and crowded aerodromes. Turner Pangborn and Mollison crews recover from near misses and prepare for Allahabad leg under misty conditions.
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Athens
MacGregor
Walker
Turner
Panghorn
Mr. Blanc
Geyrendorfer
Aston
Laipsig
Par
J. Woode
Athony
Woode
Mildenhall
Amy Had Plans For Everything
London report notes Amy planned activities for Saturday with arrangements and scheduling details mentioned in passing. No further context available.
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Amy
Scott's Great Feat in Nonstop Baghdad to Allahabad Flight
The article details Scott and Black's record nonstop leg Baghdad to Allahabad taking under 26 hours flying time, with an average 108 miles per hour over the 4,?00 miles. It notes Mollison and others facing engine trouble, Beaugain and Karachi landings, and the circled path avoiding the N W Frontier while reporters describe crowd reception at Baghdad.
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Pompenton Ware
N. W. Frontier
Seultyma
Baghdad
Allah- Abad
Mollisonn
Karachi
Singapore
Scott
Black
Parer
Hemaworth
Beaugain
Mildeo
Parmentier
Moll
E ‘Mada
Arrivals MacGregor and Walker in wartime flight log
Twenty four hours after nightfall the positions of crews Parmentier Mollison and others are noted. References to Baghded Rome Marseilles Bucharest Boulogne Paris and Barcelona list locations and engine troubles for various aircraft and crews including Parmentier Moll and Capts Stack Wright and Gillman.
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Parmentier
Moll
Baghded
Grymndorfer
Amun
Roscoe Turiar
LE Lieut
Casbear Jones
MacGregor
Wallis i
Alana
Bannett
Rome
Hewitt Wand Kay
C.J. Mulrose
J. H. Wright
C. ®. Brodart
Davien
Hill
Hanson and
Jensen
Marseilles
Gillman
Bucharest
Miss Cochrane
Barcelona
Shaw
Boulogne
Ray Parer
Paris
H. L. Brook
Capt
Neville Stack
Woods
Bennett
Wim
Wailer
Kine
Wags
Pam
Davies
Hilt
Hangen
Stop Press Parmentier Turners Challenge Beatty
In an emergency update Parmentier and Roscoe Turner announce a tov challenge to Beatty. The note hints air conditions in Australia favorable to Parmentier enabling advantage. but text is garbled with many errors making precise details unclear.
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Parmentier
Roscoe Turner
Tov
Beatty
Australia
Parmant
Aectt
Fitzmaurice Out Declines to Reduce Weight
Colonel J C Fitzmaurice withdrew from the race after a demand to reduce his Bellanca’s weight by nearly 3000 pounds. The Royal Aero Club committee upheld the decision, citing two American Department of Commerce certificates and a large discrepancy between them. Fitzmaurice chose withdrawal over conforming to the ruling, ending his bid in the competition.
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London
Saturda
J. C. Fitemaivice
Trish Pree State
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Australis
Ventur
Aero Club
Royal Aero Club
Fitsmaurie
Department of Commerce
American Department of Commerce
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Fle
Plane overturns at Aleppo during race warning return
On arrival in Rome at 449 p.m Wright warned of tougher conditions ahead or withdrawal. Balloons report clouds over the Pyrenees and a forced landing due to patrol absence. At Aleppo Woods and Bennett reportedly overturned on landing but were not badly hurt and sent a note to the Aero Club.
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Rome
Wright
Kaghee
Barcelona
Pyrenees
Aleppo
Woods
Bennetta
Kingsford Smith Lands at Suva After Pacific Flight Start
Kingsford Smith and Captain P. G. Taylor completed the first leg of their Pacific flight, landing safely at Suva at dusk amid a warm reception. The Lady Southern Cross was sighted earlier, and the crew reported rain and cloud between Noumea and Suva. They planned to overhaul the plane and depart for Honolulu Tuesday at 9 o'clock with refueling at Naselas Park and night landing arrangements in place.
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Tes Kingsford Smith
P. G. Taylor
Ale Suva
Kingsford Smith
Noumea
Navus
Tts
Honolulu
Naselas Park
Tits Park
Annecessey
Kingston Leith
Kingsford Smith's takeoff witnessed by crowd in Australia
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith launched at 4.5 this morning aboard a heavily fueled craft with fuel for four thousand miles. A crowd including American golfer Jason Ford Smith watched as the aircraft rose smoothly. runway lights shone as the event drew spectators.
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Bribhane
Charles Kingsford Smith
Jason Ford Smith
Search Fails For Miss Hobart Airliner
Reported rescue efforts fail to locate the missing Miss Hobart airliner. Planes scour waters near Bass Strait and Wilsons Promontory with no trace found. A Foxtail resident reports a sky flare near Mr Hunter as investigators probe a timbered area for clues.
Little Entente Attitude To Assassins Plot
Belgrade report says representatives from Romania Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia issued a communique claiming the assassination was carried out under influences operating beyond national frontiers. The statement credits outside forces with guiding the act.
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Belgrade
Little Inedente
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Cuecheslovakia
Balgrads
Jugo Slavian Ministry Resigns Amid Cabinet Changes
Fragmentary dispatch reports a government resignation in Yugoslavia with references to Prince Paul and a reshuffled cabinet. The text is garbled but hints at an appointment to a ministry and political realignment within Belgrade.
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Belgras
Jugo-Blaiie
Prince Paul Will
Math Nantration
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