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May 06, 1969 - Gadiator Michael Wellings starts off on his race to New York. One of the most colourful of the many competitors in the Daily Mail transatlantic Air Race today- was Michael Wellings - who is the Alitalia Airlines competitor... Michael left the G. P. O. tower in London dressed as a Roman gladiator - and travelled New York on an Aitalia scheduled flight. On the chariot used by Chariton Heaton in the film Ben Hur. Photo shows gladiator Michael Wellings seen as he leaps into the chariot - with Anne Buckhurst of Surrey - as his pilot - to London Airport - when they left the G. P. O. tower this afternoon

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