In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest … — Mary Garden

In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young.

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Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come. — Victor Hugo
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