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This is a vintage advertisement for Wakefield Castrol motor oil, featuring the pioneering aviator Mr. Bert Hinkler and his flight towards Australia. The ad highlights that during his remarkable journey, Hinkler chose to use Wakefield Castrol oil in his "Cirrus"-engined Avro "Avian" aircraft. The text details how Hinkler left Croydon on February 7th and set an impressive record by covering approximately 11, 000 miles in just 15 hours and 57 minutes. It also mentions that he broke existing light aeroplane distance and duration records without homologation (official certification) across various locations including Marseilles, Cyprus, Karachi, Rangoon, Victoria Point on Siam's coast, among others. Emphasizing reliability and performance under challenging conditions, the advertisement notes that India was crossed in seven days from England—a new record—and boasts about the total distance of about 6, 500 miles covered in nine days. Finally, it underscores Mr. Hinkler's trust in Wakefield Castrol by stating "Naturally Mr. Hinkler is taking no chances, " suggesting that like many other great flights at the time which insisted on using this brand of motor oil—Castrol was a preferred choice for aviation pioneers. The bottom part of the ad features the Castrol logo along with a tagline describing it as “the product of an All-British Firm, ” followed by company information: C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO. , LTD. , located at Wakefield House Cheapside London E. C. 2.

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