FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY ROUND BRITAIN
The Task of the Flight Round Britain—And the Machine for the
Job—Public Interest in the Pilot—“Good Luck!”—The
Night Before the Start—A Mayor’s Early Call—And the
Sequel—The Scene at the Start—To Ramsgate at Sixty Miles per
Hour—An Aerial Escort—The Ramsgate Cup—Fog in the
Thames Mouth—To Yarmouth in Next to No Time—Harry
Collapses—Pickles Relieves Him—And Meets with Misfortune—Starting
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