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1914 - 0735.PDF
Jt71Y lO. 1914. I/PCHT] No. 12. E. Renaux. No. 13. P. Verrier. landmark on the outskirts of the town, on their right, and make for Buc Aerodrome, Paris. Each machine will be restarted from Paris at the expira tion of two hours after its arrival, and on the homeward journey the competitors will fly in a direct line leaving Boulogne well on their right, to Folkestone, where they must pass over the quay and Harbour, and return to Hendon via Epsom and Harrow, these two points being left to the right. The distance of the double journey is 502 miles, and it is anticipated that the flying time of the winner will be less than 5^ hours. Each pilot will have his official number boldly displayed on the under-side of the wings of his machine and he must pass the controls at Harrow, Epsom, Folkestone and Boulogne at a sufficiently low altitude to enable the figures to be clearly read by the official observers. It is interesting to note that an exemption has been granted by the Home Office, permitting competitors to enter and ^Albans p 4f, MltfS HENDON AERODROME^ ANO Abou| EPSOM Sferj v* **» •sjW Rye 00 ^"^^-^^UaM BOULOGNE «° V 7/11 •eAbtev.lle Auwafe ° SKETCH MAP OF LONDON-PARIS -LONDON AIR RACE JULY 11, 1914 STARTING AND FINISHING AT HENDON v,.sa„iesil^3pARIS Two Hours BUC *\ ST0P AERODROME^ Elder biearn. leave England without alighting in a prescribed landing area. An inspection of the table of entrants will show that several of the best known pilots of France and this country are competing so that it is safe to prophesy that some very good performances will be put up. The cash prizes offered are ^500 and a trophy for the pilot who completes the course in the shortest time, presented by the International Correspondence Schools, who are also giving ^200 in prizes for the second and third pilots in the sealed handicap. The first prize for the handicap, a sum of ^300, has been presented by the members of the Royal Aero Club. When the entry list closed the fourteen pilots and machines had been duly entered as below. The numbers given are the official flying numbers :— 1. Lord Carbery (80 h.p. Bristol biplane). B. 2. Roland Garros (80 h.p. Morane monoplane). F. 3. M. Hirth (80 h.p. Morane monoplane). F. 4. P. Daucourc (80 h.p. Clement-Bayard monoplane). F. 5. M. A. Parmelin (80 h.p. Deperdussin monoplane). S. 6. W. L. Brock (80 h.p. Morane monoplane). U. 7. Louis Noel (80 h.p. Morane monoplane). F. 8. R. H. Carr (80 h.p. Morane monoplane). B. 9. M. Mallard (100 h.p. Nieuport monoplane). F. 10. R. R. Skene (120 h.p. Martinsyde monoplane). B. 11. M. Lenoir (80 h.p. Ponnier monoplane). F. 12. E. Renaux (120 h.p. M. Farman biplane). F. 13. P. Verrier (70 h.p. M. Farman or 80 h.p. H. Farman biplane). F. 14. T. Elder Hearn(8oh.p. Bleriot monoplane). B. B. = British. F. = French. U. = United States. S. = Switzerland. It will be seen that of the fourteen competitors four represent Great Britain, eight France, one the United States and one Switzerland. There are only three biplanes entered, including a Bristol tractor of the "Scout" type, which, it will be remembered, has the planes staggered and is fitted with ailerons instead of warping; the other two are Farmans, one of the M. Farman type having a 120 h.p. engine. Of the 11 monoplanes, five are Morane- Saulniers, three fitted with 80 h.p. Gnome engines and two with 80 h.p. Rhones, which the remaining six mono planes represent the Bleriot, Nieuport, Deperdussin, Ponnier, Clement-Bayard, and Martinsyde types, the last-mentioned, with its 120 h.p. Austro-Daimler engine, being the most powerful. Among those who are taking part in the race who have already flown across the Channel are Lord Carbery, Roland Garros, Louis Noel, Eugene Renaux, Pierre Verrier and T. Elder Hearn, while R. H. Carr has crossed as a passenger with Mr. C. Grahame White. 735
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