Alex Henshaw took up flying in 1932 and aviation soon became his passion. His skill was matched by increasing ambitions to tour across Europe and to take part in competitions and races.

MR. ALEX HENSHAW had made a new record for the round flight between Gravesend and Cape Town when he returned to Gravesend at 1.61 p.m. on February 9. The total journey of nearly 12,000 miles was ...