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1963
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J -V -,:• •••: y: FLIGHT International, 13 June 1963 919 1928 "The name was Hinkler, Georges—Bert Hinkler" *•»* !*tm, -.,, 1930 "Next time, come to Circus has been reconstructed" London, Pierre—Piccadilly 1932 This year Sir Malcolm Campbell reached 253 m.p.h. on land, "The Chel tenham Flier" 92 m.p.h. on rails and Kaye Don 120 m.p.h. on water; Prof Piccard made a balloon fight into the stratosphere and scientists were "experimenting in the structure of the atom" 1934 A British women's year: Dorothy Round won Wimbledon, Jean Batten set up a new record to Australia and the "Queen Mary" was christened by her namesake 1936 Casualties to British pedestrians declined this year, "which seemed to show the service rendered by pedestrian crossings," according to the "Annual Register" 1938 In October this year the Air Raid Protection Institute was founded in the UK. Eyston had done 345 m.p.h. on Bonneville salt fats In August, Capt George
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