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1928
1928 - 0640.PDF
['• FLIGHT " Photograph Squadron-Leader J. Noakes applying his crazy flying inventiveness on the Avro " Avenger " at the Air Pageant, Blackpool. had put up a very good show, and they gave him a deserved ovation, which he acknowledged with modest pleasure as he taxied in. The following day he repeated his perform- ance. It is stated that he received £300 as a fee. We would again refer our readers to the diagrams and article on Herr Fieseler's stunts, published tin our issue for January 5, 1928, for the diagrams reveal them at a glance. JULY 12, 1928 Open Handicap Race.—The first heat in this event waswon by Flt.-Lt. T. Rose, on D.H. " Moth " " LT " (Cirrus) (handicap allowance, 11 mins. 35 sees.), at 84J m.p.h. in 21mins. 17 sees. Miss O'Brien was second on her D.H. " Moth " " OS " (allowance. 11 mins. 27 sees, at 83J m.p.h.), and thirdplace went to Mr. Turnbull on D.H. " Moth " " QV " (allow- ance, 9 mins. 5 sees.) at 94 m.p.h. in 19 mins. 10 sees. Twolaps of the course were covered and on the first lap the competitors were in the order in which they finished. Thewinning D.H. " Moth " is the Midland Club machine, which has now been more or less running for over threeyears. [" FLIGHT " Photograph Mr. Norman Jones starting up his D.H. " Moth "(Cirrus) at Blackpool, where he won the Owner- Pilots' Handicap Race at 97 m.p.h. Heat 2.—Flt.-Lt. Bonham Carter won this on the Parnall" Imp " (" Genet ") (allowance, 6 mins. 49 sees.) at 110 m.p.h. in 16 mins. 23 sees. Flt.-Lt. Oliver was second on Miss Leath-art's Sopwith " Grasshopper " (allowance, 12 mins 28 sees.) at 80J m.p.h. in 22 mins. 19 sees. Mr. Parkinson was thirdon D.H. " Moth " " PT " (allowance, 8 mins. 42 sees.) at 93J m.p.h. in 19 mins. 19 sees. At the first lap, the " Grass-hopper " was leading and the " Imp " which had started last, was still last although easily overhauling. [" FLIGHT " Photograph OPEN HANDICAP: MissW.S. Brown, (centre) on her Avro "Avian" (Cirrus), winning the Open Handicapfrom Capt. Baker on an Avro " Avian " and Flight-Lieut. T. Rose on the D.H. " Moth " by two seconds. 588
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