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1928
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JULY 26, 1928 [" FLIGHT " Photograph FASTEST, IF NOT FIRST : Flying-Officer JosephSummers, who won the special prize of £100 (pre- sented by Mr. Alan S. Butler) for the fastest timeover the course. Piloting "the Avro "Avenger" (Napier " Lion ") he averaged 149 m.p.h. [" FLIGHT " Photograph AN OLD HENDONIAN : One of the visitors watch- ing the King's Cup competitors get away from Hendon was Marcel Desoutter, whose splendid flying on the BJeriot at those wonderful early Hendon meetings always thrilled the spectators. [" FLIGHT " Photograph THE KING'S CUP AIR RACE : An early scene at Hendon, July 20, just before " going over the top.' home of the first machines preparing for a start. 640 :
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