From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #12039 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Wednesday, August 23 2023 Volume 14 : Number 12039 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Earn 3% Cash Back Rewards on groceries at stores like WalMart, Target and Instacart ["AspireRewards" Subject: Earn 3% Cash Back Rewards on groceries at stores like WalMart, Target and Instacart Earn 3% Cash Back Rewards on groceries at stores like WalMart, Target and Instacart http://belivs.quest/3ikz1_-4xaCjsKlmb_m6H12_Y4tE6d2ol14WTa6Zis2Bqycf_w http://belivs.quest/Z7bTsizeiyWk7NQ-bHiwyJbgh5roI1m-BwMxfvtroW10sO_G0w During 1933, the MacRobertson Air Race, a long distance multi-stage journey from the United Kingdom to Australia, was being planned for October 1934, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Australian State of Victoria. Sponsored by Macpherson Robertson, an Australian confectionery manufacturer, the race would be flown in stages from England to Melbourne. Despite a number of previous air racing successes by British companies, a new generation of monoplane airliners that were then being developed in America had no viable rival in Britain at the time. Geoffrey de Havilland, a British aviation pioneer and founder of aircraft manufacturing firm de Havilland, was determined that, for the sake of national prestige, Britain should put up a serious competitor. While the company board recognised that there would be no prospect of recouping the full investment in producing such a machine, they believed that the project would also enhance the company's prestige and, perhaps more importantly, provide much-needed experience in the development of modern fast monoplanes. Accordingly, they announced in January 1934 that if three orders could be obtained by 28 February, a specialist racer to be named the Comet would be built and sold for B#5,000 each, that would be capable of achieving a guaranteed speed of 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). This price was estimated as being half of the cost of manufacture. Three orders were indeed received by the deadline; one from Jim Mollison, to be flown by him and his wife Amy (better known as Amy Johnson), one from Arthur Edwards, a hotel owner and manager, and the last from racing motorist Bernard Rubin ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #12039 ***********************************************