 On 2 August 1929, he took off from Lympne Airport Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS now renamed 'The Spider') on a flight to Karachi.Co-pilot and mechanic was Robert (Bob) Little, with the Duchess of Bedford also as extra pilot.They returned to Croydon Airport after a record-breaking return flight of 10,000 miles in eight days.