Record Attempt Plane Will Make Bid Tomorrow -- Pictured leaving the Hawker Aerodrome, Langley, near Slough, to-day (Wed) is the Hawker Fury fighter which is expected to take off from is expected to take off from London Airport tomorrow in an attempt to smash the London-Rome and London-Karachi records. The pilot is 27-year-old Mr. Neville Duke, who holds the D.S.O,D.F.C and two bars, A.F.C., and Czech Military Cross. He hopes to reach Rome in about two hours, and after refueling he will take off
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