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