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3 unusual facts about Winifred Spooner


Belmonte Calabro

Belmonte was in the news on 5 December 1930, when the English aviators Winifred Spooner and Captain Edwards were forced by mechanical breakdown to ditch into the sea whilst en route from London to Cape Town, South Africa, in what had been planned as a 5 days and nights record breaking attempt.

Breda Ba.33

Ba.33s were the equipment of the Italian team for the International Touring Competition in 1932, with which also Winifred Spooner entered the contest.

Winifred Spooner

Some time later she moved to Scott’s Farm near Bearwood, now part of Woosehill.



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