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1928
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JUNE 14, 1928 As there was a fairly large entry for each of the main competition events—the Midland Inter-Club Handicap, the Air League Challenge Cup, the Midland Open Challenge Cup, and the Balloon Bursting Competition—preliminary heats ior these were flown on Friday, June 8, and on Saturday morning. In the Open Challenge Cup, for instance, there Heat 3.—(1) Capt. H. S. Broad on D.H. " Moth X-Cirrus II," 'XG ; 20 mins. 36i sees. (854 m.p.h.). (2) Flight-Lieut. Soden on Parnall " Imp-Genet " 'TE ; 20 mins. 40f sees. (894, m.p.h.). (3) Miss C. R. Leathert on Sopwith " Grass- hopper-Anzani," 'AIN ; 21 mins. 57| sees. (68J m.p.h.). Heat 4.—(1) B. Martin on D.H. " Moth X-Cirnis II," 'SK ; THE MIDLAND AIR PAGEANT : The start for the Midland Open Challenge Cup race,off together—Broad on 'XG, Martin on 'SK, and Bartlett on 'TV. [" FLIGHT " Photograph Three " Moths " take were 27 entries, and so five preliminary heats were flown todecide the final " runners." As a matter of interest we will give the results of these five heats, which were as follows :—Heal 1.—(1) Capt. T. N. Stack on D.H. "Moth X- Cirrus II," 'UF ; 21 mins. 5 sees. (854. m.p.h.). (2) Flight-Lieut. G. Thorn on Avro " Avian-Cirrus II," 'QN ; 21 mins. 20 mins. 52 sees. (83J m.p.h.). (2) G. E. Lowdell on Black-burn " Bluebird II-Genet II," 'RE ; 21 mins. 12 sees. 74 J m.p.h.). (3) Flight-Lieut. Pageton Westland " Widgeon-Cirrus II," 'RO ; 21 mins. 15f sees. (84|- m.p.h.). Heat 5.—(1) H. Brooklyn on Westland " Widgeon-GenetII," 'RO; 20 mins. 1 Of sees'. (904. m.p.h.). (2) E. B. W. Bartlett THE BIRMINGHAM [" FLIGHT " Photograph SKY-TERRIERS " : No. 605 County of Warwick (Bombing) Squadron, take off to bombth'e " Derelict Fort " (no natives, by request !). 27'secs. (90J m.p.h.). (3) Miss W. S. Brown on Avro " Avian- Cirrus II," 'VZ ; 22 mins. 3 sees. (784. m.p.h.). Heat 2.—(1) Norman Jones on D.H. " Moth X-Cirrus II," 'WI ; 21 mins. 58 sees. (83 m.p.h.). (2) F. R. Mathews on on D.H. "Moth X-Cirrus II," 'TV; 20 mins. 11$ sees.(85J m.p.h.). (3) J. D. Parkinson on D.H. " Moth X- Cirrus II," 'FT ; 20 mins. 18± sees. (84 m.p.h.). The preliminary heats for the Inter-Club and the Air League J).H. " Moth-Cirrus I," 'MP ; 21 mins. 56f sees. (71J m.p.h,). Challenge Cup races left six competitors for each event—these 442
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