The Greatest Air Race: England - Australia 1919 Nowadays less well-known than the 1934 MacRobertson Race, but even more of a challenge - it was only 16 years since the first aeroplane flight, the only machines available were flimsy and unreliable, there were virtually no airfields, and they only had primitive navigation aids. The 6 Australian (and 1 French) teams had almost incredible adventures. |
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