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An Alderman of the City of London in civic costume
Mark Pearson
formerly at the west end of Guildhall in the City of London
near St James
Temple Bar
Sir Francis Chichester, KBE Size:M: 75 x 60cm An Alderman of the CitySir Francis Chichester. In 1929 Francis Chichester made the second solo flight to Australia. In 1931 he made the first solo flight across the Tasman Sea from east to west in his Gipsy Moth aeroplane fitted with floats. He took up ocean sailing in 1953 and won the first solo transatlantic race in 1960 in the Gipsy Moth III, sailing from Plymouth to New York City in 40 days. In 1966 67 he sailed around the world alone in a 55 foot sailing yacht, the
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