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SOUTHERN AFRICA Record round trip London - Cape Town - London flight
SOUTHERN AFRICA Record round trip London - Cape Town - London flight. On 14th Nov 1937, Flight Officer Arthur Clouston and Betty Kirby-Green took off from Croydon Airport and reached Cape Town on 16th Nov on what was then a record 45 hours & two minutes. Their return journey of 57 hours & 23 minutes was also record-breaking. A cover cancelled London 13.NOV.37 with a Cape Town arrival 16.NOV.37 that was carried on this and the return flight. Uncommon.
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