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1929
1929 - 0696.PDF
FLIGHT, APRIL 4, 1929 [" FLIGHT " Photograph* DUTCH TEAM AT LYMPNE : (Left to right) Mijnheer G. Gleichman, Mijnheer L. M. Redele, Mijnheer H.Pander, Mijnheer Schmit Crans, Mijnheer Vlaming and Mijnheer Van Troostenburg. On the right is the arrival of the first Pander biplane from Rotterdam which is just over 9 miles to the lap, making a total distanceof 37 miles. This is a good course because the machines are not outof sight much of the time. They can be seen with a sharp naked eye when flying the base of the triangle along thehills. Mr. Jackaman's glittering Coupe Gipsy-Moth was easily observed along this base. This course was flown anti-clockwise and there were sixentrants. They were Lady Bailey on her Gipsy-Moth G-AAEE ; Dr. Whitehead Reid on hisWestland " Widgeon "(Genet) G-EBJT ; Capt. G. F. Boyle on his Cirrus-Moth G-AABH ; Mr. A. M. Jackaman on his Coupe Gipsy-MothG-AADX ; Mr. W. L. Runciman on his Cirrus-Moth G-EBWT ; and Mr. H. R. Law on his Cirrus-Moth G-EBYJ. The Race These competitors were divided into two classes. In thefirst class were the machines fitted with Armstrong-Siddeley r " Genet " or Cirrus II engines. In the second class werethe machines fitted with the Cirrus III or D.H. Gipsy engines. In this latter class were Lady Bailey and Mr. Jackaman only,and they gave the others a start of 2 mins. 18 sees. Mr. Runciman was leading on the first lap with his Cirrus-Moth,but in the second lap he had to give way to Mr. Law on the Cirrus-Moth, whilst Dr. Whitehead Reid on his Genet-Widgeon was a strong second, with Capt. Boyle third. In the third lap, Mr. Runciman was leading well, but LadyBailey on the Gipsy-Moth had crept up to second place and approached the turning point scraping the hedges. LadyBailey was quickly followed by Dr. Whitehead Reid, Mr. Law, Mr. Jackaman and Capt. Boyle. Her cornering wasequal to any of her competitors and she was also saving distance with exceptional low flying. Capt. Boyle was wellbehind on the third lap. In the fourth and last lap Mr. Runciman on his D.H." Moth " (Cirrus II) won easily. Lady Bailey, who had, of [" KI.IGHT " Photofraplif ^^ AN AUSTIN SEVEN : (Left) Mr. G. E. Lowdell on the Blackburn " Bluebird " (Genet), fttuF. O. Soden on the Gipsy-Moth bombing the Austin Seven with flour bags at the Lympne meeting former registered two direct hits. 278 The
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