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1949
1949 - 1334.PDF
FLIGHT JULY 28TH, 1949 Background to the Races at Elmdon — King's Cup, in which Miss Spooner's Moth gained third place. Redhill, represented by Charles Gardner, won the Trophy for three consecutive years—from 1935-37, an<3 the last winner was W. M. Morris (Midland Aero Club) in 1948. He flew an Auster J.i at 124 m.p.h. There have been only four previous contests for the Air League Challenge Cup. Competition began in 1927. There were eight starters and the winner was N. Jones, who, flying a Cherub-powered A.N.E.C. II ultra-light mono- plane, completed the 116-mile course at 73.5 m.p.h. The 1930 race was abandoned due to poor weather, and there was no contest in 1930. S. Cliff (Desoutter) won the 1932 race. ELMDON ARRANGEMENTS ON the preceding page are reproduced maps which showthe facilities of Elmdon Airport during the week-end's activities, and the geography of the 20-mile course. A summary of the regulations and entry conditions for eachrace appeared in Flight on May 2Gth. In view of the proximity of the contests some ol the main points are worthy of repeti-tion. The King's Cup and Kemsley Challenge Trophy contests will be held during the Saturday afternoon. In view of withdrawals from the S.B.A.C. Challenge Cup jetaircraft event, more interest will be focused on the R.Aux.A.F. inter-group race, to be held on the Sunday. The remainder of the races will take place on the afternoonof Bank Holiday Monday. They are: the Air League Chal- lenge Cup, the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy, the NortonGriffiths Challenge Trophy, the S.B.A.C. Challenge Cup, and the Siddeley Challenge Trophy. No 1 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 15 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 "1 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Identifi- cation G-ABU3 G AHNW G AITN G-ALAF G-AGPX G-AKDN G-AKKH G-AGVX G-AKDC V3-AMIN G-ALIS G-ADGP G-AFMS G-AIOK G-AIUA G-A.'ZH G-AKBN G-AILI G-AKGE G-AGWT GAHUX G-AHWW G-ADNL G-AHOB G-AKLM G-AEST G-AKMU G-AKPE G-ALAI G-AKKB G-AHKM G AECC G-AEGI G-AGYC G-AHGA G-AIHD G-AGTC G-AKSV G-AEUJ Aircraft Colour Black Silver ..ndBlue Pale Blue Cream Maroon and Cream Silver and ^ream Cream andRed Flash Silver Silver P j jKed ana SilverFlash Maroon Cream Cream Silver Silver Blue Blue Cream Dark Blue Cream Brown Trim Ivory and Royal Blue Blue and Silver Silver Yellow Metal finish Cresm Red Ivory Light and Dark Blue Blue and SilverSilver, Blue Flash Light B!ue Silver Metallic Blue Cream Pale Blue Turquoise Blue & Silver Silver Blue and Gold Racing Colour- Band Nit Red B'ack Violet Yellow and Greon Nil Black Blue and Red Light Green DtacK and Yellow Orange and White Nil Orange Yellow Blue Orange White and Orange Green and Orange White Red and Green Red and Green Dark Brown and Light Orange and Blue Nil Nil Ni White Dark Brown Yellow Brown Light Green, Dark B *own White and Violet Orange and Brown Yellow and Red Green Orange and Violat Red and Black N;l Ni. RACING Pilot A. L. Cole H. T. Ryan A. McDowall E. J. Morton P. G. Lawrence W. P. 1. Filling- F/Lt. T. Rose, A.F.C. Miss R. M. Sharpe. M.B.E. J. N. Somers ILt.Cdr. W. Stuart, D.S.O.tMiss E. L. Curtiss R. R. Paine W. H. Moss IJF/Ll. J. Findlay tG. Watson C. A. Nepean Bishop J. C. Milli W. P. Bowles W. G. Breen- Turner A. Cdre. J. Oliver, A.F.C. J. G. Wallens D. J. Jemmett S/L. A. J. Brad shaw C. G. Alington W/C. J. Armour T. W. Brooke- Smith W, H. M011 F/L. J.B.Thomp- son D. C. Jemmett L. W. Hzmp F. Dunkerley J. C. Turnill S'L. J. Rush, AF.C. Lt.Cdr.J. G. Crammond W/C. D. B. Bennett C. Hughesdon, A.FC. S/L. W. 1. La h- brooke, D.F.C. A.F.C.. D.F.M. H. A. Purvis I. FoJsett G/C. P. Towns- end, M V.O., D.S O. D.F.C. NUMBERS AND COLOURS Aircra.'t Compjr Swift Miles l-hwkTrainer III Miles Hawk Trainer III Mile. MessengerIVa Miles Messenger III D.H. Chipmunk Miles Gemini !a Miles M28 Mer- cury IV Miles Gemini III 1 Percival Proctor III Miles Hawk Speed Six Mosscraft M.A.2 Miles Hawk Trainer III Miles Hawk Trainer III Miles Hawk Trainer 111Miles Messenger Ma Miles Messenger llaMiles Gemini la Miles Nighthawk Percival Proctor 1 Percival Proctor V Miles Sparrow- hawk Miles Master II Short Seal-nd Mosjcraft 1 Miles Hawk Trainer III Mils: Hawk Tp,;..r ill1 ralncr 111 Miles Messenger IVa Mile:; Gemini la Miles Mentor Miles Falcon Six Parnall Heck lie Percival Proctor 1 Percival Procto.' 1 Percival Proctor III Percival Proctor VD.H. Dove 1 Miles Whitney Straight No. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 63 64 65 66 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 CO Identifi- cation G-AFFJ G-AIVV G-AKTE G-AHXD G-ACLD G-AFGH G-AGSR G-ALFA G-AIPOG-AJXX G-AHUG G-AGXK G-AGAU F-B3KB (French) F-BFJH (French) OK-DCL (Czech)G-AHXC G-AHWD G-AGVM G AJRH G-AD3K G-AIYD G-AHNV VR592 RK79I EK 621 G-AISU G-AIDN PX 386 VX284 VV 190 VP40I VW 120 NC-5S06- M G-AHUU OK-DHR (Czech)SE-BNN (Swedish) OK-COB Aircraft Colour Royal Blue Blue and Silver Flame and Silver Red and Silver Blue Blue and Silver Cream Cream Aluminium Red and Blue Red Light Blue Ivory Aluminium Silver Yellow and AluminiumSilver Blue and Silver Blue and SilverCream Silver and Blue Flash Silver Aluminium Metal Finish Dark Grey and Sea Green Camouflage Blue Blue and Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Blue and Yellow Si ver Green Metal finish Silver Racing Colour Band Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil BlackYellow Nil Nil Orange Red Blue Brown Nil Yellow Red Green Nil Blue Red Blue Green Yellow Red Orange Blue and Yellow Red and Black Blue and Green Red and Orange Blue and Yellow Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Pilot Lt. J. F. Blunden S/L. W. M. Evans, A.F.C. H. K. Hughes *C. M. S. Kemp, M.B.E. tA. H. Williams P. G. Lawrence S/L. H. R. Bit. brough G/C. E. L. Mole A. Harrison D McCaskillh^ * 1 IW4dl\l *l T. W. Lead- better G. F. K. Donald- son •D. A. ArchfR. L. Jackson J. A. Mollison, M.B.E. F. Duperre P. Gallay Jan Andrle C. Martin Sharp R. G. Evans K. B. Lalonde P. W. E. Heppell J. N. Somers E. Ross D. J. Jemmett A. E. Gunn T. W. Brooke- SmithP. G. Lawrence G/C. A. H. Wheeler J. W. G. Morgan JR. W. Jamieson «i. H. Pike tF. Murphy *E. S. Morrell G/C. J. Cun- ningham, D.S.O., D.F.C. S/L. N. F. Duke, D.S.O., D.F.C.,A.F.C. S/L. J. D. Derry, D.F.C. A. Cdre.J. Oliver, A.F.C. R. S. Bradley Karel Vanek S/L. A. R. Moore D.F.C. Bohuslav Douda Aircraft Piper Cub J.3 D H Tieer Moth*^ • • •• • l^wl 1 1 Wall 1 D.H. Tiger Moth D.H. Tiger Moth Blackburn B.2 1 ChHton D.W. 1 Benes Mraz Bibi BE 550Auster V Auster VAuster V Taylorcraft Plu» DAuster V J.I Autocrat General Aircraft Cygnet Nord 1203 Norecrin Nord 1203 Norecrin Aero 4S D.H. Tiger Moth Taylorcraft Plui D Auster V.J.I Autocrat Auster V, J.I AutocratD.H. Hornet Moth Miles Hawk Trainer IIIMiles Hawk Trainer III Boulton Paul Balliol T> Short Sturgeon P.R.I.Blackburn Fire- brand Va Supermarine Spitfire 5b Supermarine Spitfire Train- er 8 D.H. Hornet 3 Hawker Sea Fury Trainer 20 D.H. Vampire 3 Hawker P.I040 D.H. I0S Goodyear G.A.2 Duck Globe Swift GC- IB Mraz Sokol M.I. DSaab 91a Safir Hodek HK 101 • Will fly this aircraft in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race. t Will fly thic aircraft in the Siddeley Trophy race. t Will fly this aircraft in the Kemsley Cho//enge Trophy race. Will fly this aircraft in -he Air League Challenge Cup race. Will fly this aircraft in the King's Cup race. C 8
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