Aeroplane Monthly 1993-12
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M.Roffe, D.Baker - Great moments in aviation (2)
Cierva, accompanied by the Editor of the French magazine L’Aeronautique, sets out from Croydon to cross the English Channel on September 18, 1928.
Cierva C.8L Mk II G-EBYY arriving at Castle Bromwich on August 23, 1928 after a flight from Newcastle by Flt Lt A. H. Rawson, completing a 3,000-mile tour of the country.
The first Autogiro crossing of the Channel: Juan de la Cierva, September 18, 1928 by Michael Roffe