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FLIGHT, MAY 31, 1934 MISS BATTEN'S ' ACHIEVEMENT Lympne to Darwin in less than Fifteen Days AFTER remaining unchallenged for four years, Mrs.Mollison's time for the Australian flight has beenbeaten by something like four and a-half days. Miss Jean Batten's flight has been an epic one, but it must not be forgotten that the ground organisation has been completely changed during the last year or two, and the obstacles she had to face were of a kind that is normally met by long-distance pilots. That Miss Batten found it possible to clip so much time off the " record " of another determined woman is a testimony to the im- provements that have been made. The " Gipsy II Moth she used was not by any means a modern machine, and was, in fact, similar to that used by Mrs. Mollison, her flight was made at the same time of the year, and along much the same route. The fact that the new time is just twice that of the fastest solo flight yet accomplished—by Sir Charles Kings- ford-Smith, flying a Percival " Gull "—does not diminish the achievement, which is likely to have an almost greater effect on the average man or woman's attitude towards aviation. Miss Batten is a typical amateur pilot, with an amateur's experience, and she has persisted in her efforts in spite of two previous failures. 1st day2nd 3rd4th 5th6th 7th8th 9th10th 11th12th 13th14th 15th16th 17th18th 19th20th Miss Jean Batten.May 8-23, 1934. 14 days 23 hrs. 25 mins. Rome. AthensNicosia (Cyprus) . DamascusShaibah . . KarachiAllahabad CalcuttaRangoon . . Singapore BataviaKuapang . . Darwin Mrs. Mollison.May 5-24, 1930. 19* days. ViennaConstantinople AleppoBaghdad .. Bander-AbbasKarachi .. Shansi CalruttaRangoon BangkokSingora Singapore TjomalSourabaya Atambua Darwin Sir C. KingsfordSmith. October 4-11, 1933.7 days 4 hrs. 44 mins.Brindisi BaghdadGwadar KarachiAkyab Alor StarSourabaya Wvndham ... - Miss Jean Batten flying over Brooklands in her " Moth." Her itinerary is compared in our table with those of Mrs. 'Mollison and of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. It will be noticed that Miss Batten, after being delayed between Damascus and Karachi, was actually behind time over the first part of her flight, and that Sir Charles, with his very much faster machine, was making daily flights of well over a thousand miles. The King has sent a message of congratulation through the Governor-General, Sir Alfred Isaacs, and Lord London- derry's message to Miss Batten was: " I congratulate you on your great flight." KING'S CUP AIR RACE—1934 ill A ELOW is the list of entries for the King's Cup \\r\ Air Race, to be flown on July 13-14. It will be •II C..' observed that there are two or three entirely new machines on the list, and several familiar ones with new engine installations. As regards the new machines, however, some observations on these are presented in our Editorial Comment on page 530. Entrant. H. F. Broadbent Sir D. Hall Caine .. F. J. A. Cameron . . R. G. Cazalet O. W. ClappA. H. Cook G. de Havilland .. E. L. Gandar Dower H. R.' A. Edwards . . Mrs. G. D. Whitney- ElmhirstR. E. Gardner A. Henshaw. . E. Hicks Miss E. M. Jackaman E W. B. Leake, .. A ircraft. " Fox Moth " " Leopard Moth " " Leopard Moth " Monospar " S.T.4 " " T.K.I "Comper " Swift ". . " Coupe Moth " . .British Klemm " Eagle " " Puss Moth " " Martlet " Hendy " Heck " . . Monospar " S.T.6 "" Leopard Moth " " Leopard Moth " " Moth " .. Percival " Gull Engine. " Gipsy Major." " Gipsy Major." " Gipsy Major." Pobjoy " R." " Gipsy III."" Gipsv Major." " Gipsy Major." " Gipsy VI." " Gipsy III." " Gipsy I." " Gipsy IV." 2 Pobjoy " R."" Gipsy Major." " Gipsy Major." " Gipsv II." "Gipsy VI." Laurence LiptonF. S. Moller Herbert Musker C. S. Napier Lord Nuffield A. L PatersonR. P. P. Pope W. R. PorterH.R.H. Prince George Sir Charles RoseG. R. D. Shaw A. SnaggeW. S. Stephenson . . S. P. Symington Lord Wakefield .. K. H. Williams Sir Norman J. Wat son Lady Wakefield .. A. E. Borton W. S. Stephenson " Moth " ..Hendy " Hobo " . British Klemm" Swallow " Hendy " 302 " .Hawker " Tomtit Miles " Hawk " . Comper " Swift " " Leopard Moth Percival " Mew Gull " Miles " Hawk " .Miles " Hawk " . Miles " Hawk " .Monospar" S.T.10' Comper " Swift " ' Dragon " Percival" Gull " . Comper " Kite ". Comper " Mouse " Comper " Streak " Air Speed " Courier " " Desoutter I " " Gipsy III."Pobjoy " R." Pobjoy" Cataract " " Hermes IV."Wolseley " A.R.9." " Cirrus IIlA."Pobjoy " R." " Gipsy Major."" Gipsy VI." " Gipsy VI."" Gipsy III." " Cirrus III."Pobjoy " Niagara." Pobjoy" R." " Gipsy VI." " Gipsy VI." Fob joy " Niagara." " Gipsy Major." " Gipsy Major." Napier " Rapier." " Hermes II." 541
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