1938 RAF Pilots Ricketts and Clouston Record England To NZ 1930s Ad Trade Card

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1938 RAF Pilots Ricketts and Clouston Record England To NZ 1930s Ad Trade Card
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AND
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THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
FLYING OFFICER A. E. CLOUSTON AND VICTOR RICKETTS
Flying Officer Arthur Edmond
Clouston and Mr. V. Ricketts
made a record flight from England
to New Zealand and back, a
distance of approx. 24,000 miles,
in 10 days 20 hrs. 48 ming.,
March, 1938. Flying Officer
Clouston is 30 years of age and a
New Zealander, He entered the
R.A.F. with a short service com-
mission but in 1935 transferred
to the Reserve and became one
of the first civilian test pilots at
the Royal Aircraft Establishment,
Farnborough. He has the
unusual ability to fly at great
heights without the aid of oxygen
apparatus. Victor Ricketts is a
journalist specializing in aviation.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
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