Another Air Race closing to an end...

[First time Juke]

http://www.henshaw-challenge.com/

Alex Henshaw's 70 years old record with Mew's Gull is nearly beaten by Chalkie with an homebuilt Osprey GP4.

[JET1]

that required "big ones"...

some of that country in Algeria that was overflown is VERY IN HOSPITABLE if you go down there it would take 100 years to find anything.

[Skyracer]

Re: Another Air Race closing to an end...

There is an enjoyable read (short novel) about flying a Dragon Rapide from UK to South Africa and back at http://members.tripod.com/~ticket2write/nft0001.html . Gives you a pretty good idea of the challenges faced on that journey.