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Old 26th February 2007 | 07:36
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Flying Lawyer
 
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The Mew Gull in which, in 1939, Alex Henshaw set a record for solo flight between London and Cape Town which, as BEagle says, still stands to this day.

He flew the same aircraft to victory in the 1938 Kings Cup, over a triangular course of just over 1000 miles. His average speed of 236 mph remains (I think) the fastest ever Kings Cup victory.

FL

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