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London-Paris
in 47 Minutes
LONDON, Sept. 30 A.A.P.) . ,
A helicopter took off from
near St. Paul's Cathedral to
day with a message from tl>?'
Lord Mayor of London ib'm;
President of France.
The flight was a bid to brine
the centre of London and the
centre of Paris within an
hour's journey by air.
A Gloster Meteor jet .aero
plane took over in Kent,
landed in France 27. minutes
later, and passed the message
to a second helicopter, .which
landed in the Place des Inva-
lides less . than seven minutes
after. .
The complete journey took
only 47 minutes,-
$