Her A/c at FAVG (see my story)
Cape Record Confirmed The Royal Aero Club were last week able to state the actual times (subject to FAI confirmation) of Miss Sheila Scott's attempt on the London - Cape Town record. The 6,017 miles between London Heathrow and Cape Town Malan airports were flown, between July 6 and 9, in an elapsed time of 74hr 14min 39sec at an average speed of 81.05 m.p.h. The flight in the Piper Comanche 260 beat Mrs Amy Molli- son's 1936 record by 4hr 13min 21sec. The record time included fairly lengthy stops at Tripoli, Kano and Luanda, and the actual distance flown was quite a lot more than the Great Circle distance quoted above. Miss Scott was expected back in London with her Comanche last Tuesday, August 1, at the end of an attempt on the return record. It was planned this time to fly via Lusaka, Nairobi, Khartoum and Benina.