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Feb. 02, 1978 - Flight into the Past: Early this morning flight Lieut David Cyster took off from dunsfold, surrey, to fly to Australia the hard way. He set out for Marssilies in a 1941 tiger moth on the first leg of a flight to Darwin to commemorate the hisoric flight of Bert Hinkler 50 years ago. the plans is fitted with long-range fuel tanks, and it will cruise at about 90 m.p.h. Hinkler become the first man to fly solo from London to Australia and it took him 15 days. He was later killed when he crashed in italy in 1935 trying to beat his record for the flight. David Cyster hopes to arrive in Darwin by february 28th. Photo shows. David Cyster seated in the cockpit of the 1941 tiger moth which will fly him to Darwin, Australia

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Bert Cockpit Commemorate Crashed Darwin Dunsfold Fitted Hinkler Hopes Lieut Long-range M.p.h Solo

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