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British 175 km

22 September, 2009

Britain’s Graham Steel literally flew cross country on 22 August when he flew 175 km across southern England. After taking off from a tow site in the west of the country he flew to the Wash on England’s north east coast at an average speed of 44 km/h. His flight put him at the top of Britain’s XC league.

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