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1933
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FLIGHT, JULY 13, 1933 D. H. Dragon 18 Arrow Active (FLIGHT Photos.) moved up to third place, having overtaken the Hendy 302, and Walker also overtook it, coming into fourth place. That eliminated the only Monospar and the only 302 from the race. Heat 6.—The last heat in the first round appeared to have been reserved for the fast machines of the race, the limit man being Lowdell, on one of the Hawker " Tom tits," at the other end being Stainforth, on the Coupe Deutsch Comper " Swift," with Gipsy Major engine, and e hadRfE AND FAST : As it was the first time a " Dragon " ancj ,f en ra5cd its performance was watched with interest, m„cL aPl" "road's superb cornering (seen above) was as commented on as were his quick circular take-offs. (FLIGHT Photos.) D. H. Leopard Moth BuLiXLJbJ D. H. Leopard Moth Arrow Active (FLIGHT Photos.) just in front of him Hope, on the Gipsy Ill-Swift, which was flown by Styran in last year's King's Gup. Stain- forth's machine had been deemed by the handicappers to be the fastest machine in this year's King's Cup Race, and Hope had added a transparent celluloid roof over his cockpit, so that the machine was well streamlined, and it was thought that he might have " something up his sleeve." In between these three machines started Air Vice-Marshal Borton, on a Percival " Gull " (Napier 691
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