In 1939 Alex Henshaw challenged the world to beat his record breaking flight from London to Capetown and back again, solo in a single engined 200 hp propeller driven aeroplane.

2009-May-11 a new record was set, 3 Days, 15 Hours and 17 minutes by Charles "Chalkie" Stobbart a fantastic effort, you can see the details of this amazing flight at  http://www.henshaw-challenge.com/dnn/

On April 30th Steve is planning to make his attempt.

This short video originally posted in 2008, illustrates Steve Noujaim’s preparations for his attempt on the record.