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DATA FILE |
THE FLIGHT |
MAP OF THE FLIGHT
MRS. BRUCE 1. DATA FILE
THE PILOT
Name :Bruce Mary, Winifred, née Petre Nationality: British Licences: Private Age at the time of the flight : 35 years. THE AIRCRAFT Made : Blackburn Model : Blue Bird two seater side by side Name :Bluebird Type : Biplane, wood and fabric, tail wheel. Registration : G-ABDS THE FLIGHT Departure point : Heston (England), now Heathrow. Date : September 25, 1930 Finish point : Croydon (England) Date : February 20, 1931 Duration : 5 months Stops : First part : Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Budapest (Hongary), Belgrade (Yougoslavia), Constantinople (Turkey), EskiSehr, Alepp (Syria), Bagdad ( Persia), Basra (Iraq), Jask (Iran), Karachi (Pakistan), Delhi (India), Calcutta, Chittagong (now Bangladesh), Rangoon (Burma), Bangkok (Thailand), Korat, Hanoi (Indochina), Hong Kong, Amoy (China), Shanghai, Séoul (Korea), Tokyo (Japan). Second part : Vancouver (Canada), San Fransisco (USA), Los Angeles, New Albany, New York, Boston. Third part : Cherbourg (France), Croydon. Equator : Did not cross the Eqautor. Break downs, incidents/accidents : One nose-over. Several engine problems, oil line broken. Firsts :First woman to fly solo around the world, even if all the trip was not done entirely by air. Records : Nil
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
Books Bruce Mary , The Bluebird's Flight ,1931, Chapman & Hall, London. The wold flight of Mrs. Bruce and her biplane, a Blackburn Bluebird. Photos and maps. Out of print. Bruce Mary , Nine Lives Plus , 1977, Pelham Books, London. ISBN 0 7207 0974 1. Autpbiography of Mrs. Bruce describing her adventures and records on land; sea and in the air. We buy our books from Barnes and Noble : Last update : April 2, 2004 Copyright © Claude Meunier 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 webmaster@soloflights.org |