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1923
1923 - 0468.PDF
AUGUST 9, 1923 sent across the aerodrome to take up the positions being vacated by the racers. These Bristol Fighters were to be flown in the race for the Air League Challenge Cup, presented started to plot-in courses on the maps, one of our photographs depicting one such incident. In the meantime all the Derby competitors had been sent by Major-General Sir W. Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., our off, with the exception of the last two, Longton on the popular Director of Civil Aviation, and Mr. Philip S. Foster. Sopwith-Hawker, with Bristol " Jupiter " engine, and Larry * THE "GLOSTER " : A side view of the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company's world's record speed machine" Gloster," which won the Aerial Derby last Monday. A front view of this, aeroplane appeared last week exclusively in " Flight." The engine is a 450 h.p. Napier " Lion." This cup is competed for annually by units from the various air stations, and the holders up to Monday were R.A.F; Kenley. The course to be followed was not announced until one hour before the start, when the 15 teams were informed that the turning points were to be Halton, near Windover, Hertford, and West Thurrock. At once preparations were Carter on the " Gloster," with 450 h.p. Napier " Lion." Just as Barnard left on the D.H.9, with Napier " Lion " engine, a machine was seen to be approaching the aerodrome from the general direction of West Thurrock, and speculation was rife as to which of the competitors it would turn out to be. As he came closer it became obvious that it was one of the smaller V THE AERIAL DERBY, 1923 : The winner, Mr. L: L. Carter, finishing on the " Gloster " (450 Napier " Lion "at a mean speed of 192-4 m.p.h. Inset, on the right, the " Gloster " is seen starting. 468
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