 With the "Lady Southern Cross" substantially repaired and rebuilt in Burbank, Kingsford Smith flew cross-country to New York in September 1935 and had the "Lady Southern Cross" put on a ship to England.After obtaining a British airworthiness certificate, and having been turned back once by a hailstorm over Italy, Kingsford Smith and co-pilot Tommy Pethybridge left Croydon Airport in London on 6 November 1935 in an attempt to break the England to Australia speed record set during the MacRobertson Air Race.Kingsford Smith and Pethybridge were flying the "Lady Southern Cross" overnight from Allahabad, India, to Singapore (c.2200 mi.