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1928
1928 - 0693.PDF
JULY 26, 1928 SECOND—AND [" FLIGHT " PhotographNEARLY FIRST ! : C. F. Uwins on the Bristol 101 coming in second at Brooklands. But for compass trouble he might have overhauled Hope. Then at varying intervals ten more machines of various breeds, including some of the faster 'buses (see table), got away singly, and we came to the final high-speed merchants. A pair of these, the Bristol 101 (" Jupiter "), C. F. Uwins up, and the Blackburn " Lincock " (Armstrong-Siddeley " Lynx IV "), piloted by Sq.-Ldr. J. Noakes, were sent oft' together. Next to go was Flt.-Lt. Bulman on the Hawker " Heron " (Bristol " Jupiter VI "), but unfortunately, whilst taxying up to the starting line, the " Heron " ran full tilt into a car standing out on the 'drome (why, we cannot understand), with serious results to the " Heron's " airscrew and leading edge (and the car). As he was due to leave in a few minutes, Bulman was, of course, put out of the race, a bit of real hard luck, as the "Heron" was a strong " • • ••• [" FLIGHT " Photograph THIRD AND FIRST : Miss W. E. Spooner lands safely at Brooklands in her D.H. " Moth " (" Cirrus I ") after a plucky fight for first place in the King's Cup race. She was placed third in this, and won also the Siddeley Trophy. ••:*':,..' '• ' . 637 ' .. '..'.'- • -;.;.:---. .-F- •.:.-•
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