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Hmm! This has lasted much longer than I thought it would. Time for some clues.
In the summer of 1933 this aircraft won a continental European race, gained a world record in the same race (although not by the winning aircraft) and about six weeks later claimed another record.
The pilot who claimed both records has schools, roads and town squares named after them in their country of origin.
In the summer of 1933 this aircraft won a continental European race, gained a world record in the same race (although not by the winning aircraft) and about six weeks later claimed another record.
The pilot who claimed both records has schools, roads and town squares named after them in their country of origin.
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EvansB...Very impressed. I found the M121P with the Pobjoy geared engine...but that was open cockpit albeit looking very similar in design to the S'lands challenger. Never found the 121/35.......
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Well done EvansB, it is indeed the 69 hp Mauboussin 121/35, as flown by Hélène Boucher on 2 July 1933 in “Les 12 heures d'Angers”. She flew 1645,85 km in 12 hours to claim the women’s distance record. A month, later on 21 August, she claimed the women’s altitude record at 5900 metres.
You have the helm.
You have the helm.
Only one FP-2 was built, in 1921, for forestry patrol work in Canada. In 1922, it crashed after stalling on take-off and sank into a lake.