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Merrill flies Atlantic in 22

Merrill flies Atlantic in 22 hours, to make record return flight with Coronation films._x000D_
Dick Merrill, the foremost American civil pilot, and Jack Lambie, landed at Croydon after their 3,300 miles non-stop flight from Floyd Bennett Field, New York, in 21 hours 40 minutes. This was Merrill's third transatlantic flight and was accomplished at an average speed of 150 miles an hour. Merrill plan…

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