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Refuelling ‘Mercury’ at Orange River after world record flight
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Refuelling Short S.20 seaplane G-ADHJ ‘Mercury’ at Orange River, South Africa, on 8 October 1938, after Don Bennett’s world record flight from Dundee, Scotland. The ultimate destination was Cape Town, but Bennett was too low on fuel. Flight time: 42…