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Title: London - Cape Town |
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Description: London - Cape Town, 9,6000 kms., in 4 days 6 hours by Mrs. Amy Mollison again with CASTROL On November 15, 1932 Amy Mollison took off from the airport at Lympne, England in her lightweight DeHavilland airplane. Her aim was to break the speed record from London to Cape Town set only eight months earlier by her husband, Jim Mollison. She sped south across France and Spain, over the Mediterranean Sea to Africa where she courageously crossed the Sahara Desert at night and then raced on to the southern tip of the continent. She got only 5 hours of sleep during the entire journey, and cut 10 hours from her husband’s time. "Great work Amy" Capt. Mollison wired when she arrived in Cape Town 4 days and 6 hours after she left England. After a 3 week rest in South Africa she flew back to England, establishing a new record for the return flight as well. |
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