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Caption: William P. Odom, 27-year-old former British Ferry Command Officer, waves from cockpit of the ?Reynolds Bombshell,? a twin-engine converted army bomber just before taking off today on a twice-postponed ?round-the world speed flight. The plane took off at 12:53 P.M. (CDT) and headed for Gander, Newfoundland.