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THE KINGS CUP RACE Details of Next Saturday's Classic Eveiit at Wolverhampton : A Who's Who of the Pilots NEXT Saturday, June 17th. the nineteenth King's Cup AirRace is to be flown from Wolverhampton Airport, to befollowed on Sunday by the Goodyear Trophy Race over a shorter course. In these and following pages will be found information of use to fhe intending spectator. The contest is being organized for the R.Ae.C. by the Wolverhampton Aero Club, since it is one of the series of National Air Races which this year are being allocated to various clubs. The entry, totalling 42 air- is the largest since 1934, though a few withdrawals have ten place; the list as given below is corrected up to the time going to press. tThe number shown before each competitor's natae on these two pages, as well as providing a key to the accfigiipanying photograph, is his racing number, i) A. L. COLE (A. J. JLinnell's Comper/Swift G>ABUS, Pobjoy R). A^JH^ttte youngest-but-one pilot injthe race*, but has had plenty of racing experiejoce in three years. ,$Vas third in King's Cup last year and second in 1948 Siddeley Trophy. /* (V^ R. E. CLEARv(Comper Swift GiACTF, Pobjoy R),—Flies his uttto»<«iagl£-saa£- aircraft most week-ends as a busman's holiday from testing .Airspeed Ambassadqr&.aJ: Christchundi. (3)/*G/C. A. H. WHEELER, 6.B.E. (Auster Vb G-ALKI, Gipsy Slajor I) —A Farnborough piU»fcr'has flo\\fih more than 200 types; competed in air races as long ago as 1926; flew a Spitfire in last year's Kfcmsley Trophy and Air League Cup Races. * (4i* W. H. MOSS (Mosscxafc- M.A.2 G-AEST, Pobjoy Niagara III).—A* ^9, jusrt beats CT A. Neapean Bishop for the honour of being oldest competitor. Is managing director of Chorley, Lanes, aircraftfirm bearing his name. Tenth in 1950 King's Cup. (5) P. G. LAWRENCE, M.B.E. (W. H. Moss's Mosscraft M.A.2 G-AFMS, Cirrus Minor I).—A Naval pilot throughout the war, has heen^ chief test pilot to Blackburn Aircraft since 1947. Won last *"s Air League Cirp'ift Firebrand 5a. MAJ. R. E. YOUNG, DiS.O., D.F.C. (Miles Hawk Trainer III:MJX>, Gipsy Major 1).-—An officer of the Royal Engineers at Chatham arid a keen private pilot. (7) J. H. ASHTON (Hawk Trainer III G-AHNV, Gipsy Major I).—, Lives near Stoke-on Tronic. _,.,»*-,.„*» -~.r (8) C. A. NEPEAN BISHOP>Ifr'H.' Young"'s" Hawk Trainer III G-ATUA, Gipsy Major J).—An uistaictor at RedhiU, with consider- able experience of racing and—at 49 years of age—in aerobatics. (sC D. J. JEMMETT (D. M. Brown's Hawk Trainer III G-ALOG'f Gipsy Major I).—Ffcw in last year's King's Cup, and a consistent competitor in most races since the war—in which he served as a flying instructor, and on transport duties. Lives at Bridgnorth. (10) E. A. ROSS (Hawk Trainer III G-AIYD, Gipsy Major I).—During war service in R.A.F. was engaged on rocjbef research. Was second in Siddeley Trophy last year. Lives at Godstone, Surrey. (11) C. J. de VERB (Miss M. Wigram's Hawk Trainer'III G^AjbR, Gipsy Major I).—Born in December, 1928, just beats A. L. Cole as youngest competitor. Is a student of College Aeronautical Engi- neering. (12) H. T. RYAN (Hawk Trainer IIIG^AHNW, Gipsy Major I).— Lftanied to fly at^ Wolverhampton Afro Club, competed in Siddeley (1J) H. E. SCROPE (Hawk Trainer III G-AIUE, Gipsy-Major I).—A 27-vjjkfoiddJLondone*. •(14);,^E. DAY *|Hawk Trainer III G-AKRV, Gipsy Major 1)>-As R. ^A. W«Btff*s entry has been .withdrawn. Day's Hawk Trainer becom'es"1bSek"'BMurker arnQ»^«fne ten aircraft of this type. (16)\D. LOWRY (CnnSiftA Ace G-AKVS. Cirrus Major III).—Astest p«at to.the E*eter firm( Mr. Lowry is a consistent demonstrator of its latest products in the light-aircraft field. (18) D. G. S. COTTER, M|B.E. (D. E. Bianchi's Miles Falcon G-ADFH. Gipsy Major,I)«-"*H Londoner; served in the A.T.A.
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