At 6:30a.m. on 20 October 1934, they began a non-stop leg to the first compulsory staging point at Baghdad, the only crew who managed to fly this first leg non-stop. Arriving next at Karachi at 4:53a.m they set a new England-India record. They made two attempts to leave Karachi, the first time they returned when their landing gear failed to retract, they left a second time but had to return after finding they had the wrong map. They finally departed Karachi at 9:05p.m. for Allahabad. After drifting off course, they made an unscheduled stop at Jabalpur to refuel and discover their position. With no aviation fuel available, they had to use motor car fuel provided by a local bus company; a piston seized and an oil line ruptured. They flew on to Allahabad on one engine but, by now needing completely new engines, were forced to retire.