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Fastest flight solo in a light aircraft from Cape Town to London

Fastest flight solo in a light aircraft from Cape Town to London
Who
Alex Henshaw
Where
United Kingdom
When
09 February 1939
Alex Henshaw (UK) flew solo from Cape Town (Wingfield) to London (Gravesend) in a Percival 'Mew Gull' DH Gipsy V1-2 engine (205 hp). The flight was completed in a total time of 39 hrs 36 mins at an average speed of 243.745 km/h 151.456 mph arriving in London on 9 Feb 1939. Prior to this flight Alex Henshaw had completed the flight from London to Cape Town, a flight for which he has also attained a world record.