lmperial Airways Pilot Captain G. J. Powell 1930s Trade Card

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lmperial Airways Pilot Captain G. J. Powell 1930s Trade Card
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2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
CAPTAIN G. J. POWELL
In Aug., 1937, Capt. Griffith
James Powell took the Imperial
Airways flying-boat Cambria
across the North Atlantic from
Foynes (Eire) to Botwood (New-
foundland)2,000 miles, in the
then record time of 14 hrs. 24 mins.
In the following month he made
the record crossing in the opposite
direction in 10 hrs. 33 mins, Capt.
Powell was born at Cardiff in
Aug., 1907, and is one of the
youngest Atlantic pilots. He
joined the R.A.F. in 1926, resign-
ing in 1930 to join Imperial Air-
ways. He was the first British
pilot to receive a master pilot's
license for both land and marine
aircraft. In May, 1938, he was
appointed operating manager of
lmperial Airways service between
Bermuda and New York.
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THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
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