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1931
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"FLIGHT, JULY 31, 1931 Grierson on the Gipsy I " Moth " G—AAJP (11), bothmachines dead on their 27-mile course from Brough. The third machine in was the Gipsy I " Bluebird " G—AAUU(5), flown by Mr. Harald Peake and Sqd.-Ldr. J. W. Woodhouse, arriving 1 min. 18 sec. after Grierson. Gibbonshad assumed the lead after leaving sixth at Norwich, and had gained 17 min. 26 sec. since leaving Heston. Grierson had dropped to second place and Peake fromsecond to third. Flying-Officer E. C. T. Edwards (ulti- mately the winner of the race) brought his Hermes-" Blue-bird " (31) in twelfth, having picked up from the twenty- first position at Norwich. IGNORING THE WEATHER : Mr. Stani- land's exhibition on the Fairey " Fire fly" in the weather which Heston suffered on Saturday was one of the most imposing ever seen. He is here seen just starting a climbing roll. (FLIGHT Photo.) It was 21 min. 40 sec. after Gibbons thathe crossed the line, 16 min. 53 sec. ahead of Atcherley on another Cirrus-Hermes" Bluebird," with the same handicap allowance. The position of Lt. G. Roddon the Puss-Moth (37), who finally gained third place, was thirty-one ; 1 hr. 6 min.45 sec. behind Gibbons. He had picked up two places after leaving Norwich. The positions of Messrs. Balfour (40),Healy (36) and Robb (34) who followed up the winning machines at the end of therace in that order were thirty-three, twenty-six and twenty-seven, respectively,amongst the thirty-five machines which reached Sherburn. Two machines invited comparison bytheir progress, the Comper " Swift " and the Curtiss-Reid " Rambler," for theirhandicap allowances were the. same. The " Swift " wac 2 min. 18 sec. ahead of the" Rambler." Miss Winifred S. Brown brought herHermes-Avian (32) in twenty-third, two places ahead of her Norwich position.After the first three already named, the next competitors arrived in thefollowing order: — Place. 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 1 9th Machine Engine. /. Gipsy-Moth Gipsy-Moth Cirrus-Spartan .. Gipsy-Moth Gipsy-Bluebird . . Gipsy-Bluebird .. Gipsy-Avian Cirrus-Widgeon /Gipsy-Moth '' \ Herrues-Bluebird MachineNumber. 7 9 3 17 10 6 12 1 15 31 Pilot. Flt.-Lt. W. L. Dawson. Mr. F. S. Symondson. F/O. J. F. X. McKenna Mr. T. C. Fawcett. F/O. J. W. Gillan. Miss F. J. Crossley. Mr. A. Franklyn. Mr. J. G. Ormston. Mr. L. O. Russell. F/O. E. C. T. Edwards. • FORTY MINUTES " : Some of the Competitors—Nos. 21, 20, 18 and 14—refuelling at Heston on the first lap. (FLIGHT PhoU ) 750 . . ,. •.'.;-
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