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Subject: Re: A British Earl's daring daughter: Elsie Mackay - British Earl's daring daughter Elsie Mackay.jpg
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"Miloch" wrote in message news:o0likh02027@drn.newsguy.com...
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> But while Mackay stared in eight films, she died trying to accomplish her
> true dream: becoming the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air in March
> 1928.
The way I heard it, her Stinson Detroiter had enough fuel for 40 hours, but
with a cruising speed of 84 mph it wouldn't have made it all the way to New
York. Add in prevailing headwinds and she'd have lucky just to make it to
Newfoundland.
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