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1925
1925 - 0504.PDF
AUGUST 6, 1925 Boyes actually got ahead of the" Hurricane " again. At the end of the second lap Douglashad all but caught up with Hinkler, and Courtney, flyinghigh, and Chick, flying very low, were bunched close to-gether. Of Boyes on the D.H.53 (G-EBHZ), there wasno sign, but in the pouring rain it was impossible to seewhat was happening over to- wards the ridge. During thethird lap the weather got a little better on the aerodrome,but was evidently still very bad to the north-east. " Pixie III "rounded the tent, but shortly afterwards turned as if to land.However, Haig apparently changed his mind, and headedfor the Postling turning point again. It was not long, how-ever, before he was seen to descend into a field in thevicinity of Westenhanger station. The others arrivedin the following order and com- menced the last lap : Douglas,Chick, Hinkler, and Courtney. The last-named, however, re-turned and landed. With three machines out of the runningthere was a long interval, and then came the remaining three,Chick finishing first, having overtaken Douglas, who wassecond, with Hinkler third. First prize of £'100 thus went ON EXHIBITION FLYING : Sir John and LadySalmond in conversation with Mr. Frank Courtney. to Chick, while a second prize of £2T> was won byDouglas. Concerning the three whowere down, it was learned afterwards that the fabric onthe edges of Courtney's pro- peller had come adrift in therain, with the result that his engine speed dropped in analarming fashion. Haig's engine had seized up, owingto a broken oil pipe, and the engine of G—EBHZ blew acylinder off, owing to a hidden flaw in the crank case casting.Boyes had to make a very hurried forced landing, and inthe rain he put his machine down in a field of growingwheat. The 53 stood on its nose, but beyond bending theFairey-Reid Duralumin pro- peller no damage was done.As this machine was the property of the " Seven Light'Plane Club," of Eastrhurrh, composed of R.A.F. officerswho bought the machine with- out engine some three monthsago, and who had put all their spare cash in the venture, notto mention untold hours of hard work, the mishap was aserious one, but engineers from A.B.C. Motors worked onrepairs with a will, and it is hoped to get the machinegoing again tomorrow. * - *£M> > •>» TWO LOW-WING MONOPLANES : On the left, Courtney making a vertical bank on the " Pixie II," and, on the right, Uwins rounding the mast on the Bristol " Brownie." ••• -• '. • /. :-:- ;• •:••••••• m ,:i - ... .:-I.
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