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1959
1959 - 1871.PDF
Above, Ron Paine (Hawk Speed Six)—a close runner-up to A. J. Spiller in the King's Cup Race. Right, Spiller with his Proctor; and F. Liardon of Switzerland, Lockheed Trophy winner, receives the laurel wreath from the Mayor of Coventry (also in the picture, Mr. John Hay, M.P.). Below, G. H. Pawolka's Dornier-built Biicker Jungmann, one of the Lockheed Trophy contestants; and Capt. N. Baldwick (Auster 6) daisy-cutting in company with J. Hill (Tipsy Belt air) "Flight" photographs National Air Races3 1959 GOOD handicapping and indifferent weather came togetherat this year's National Air Race meeting, held once againin conjunction with the annual Coventry Air Pageant at Baginton Airport. Top honours went to A. J. Spiller (Proctor 3),winner of the King's Cup race; Capt. N. Baldwick of the Army Air Corps (Auster 6), the 1959 Air Racing Champion; andF. Liardon of Switzerland (Biicker Jungmeister), who won the British Lockheed International Aerobatic Competition. On Thursday and Friday, July 9 and 10, the three rounds ofthe three class races were held—for the Kemsley Trophy, the Osram Cup and the D.H. Tiger Moth Trophy. The results ofthe contests, and of the King's Cup race held on Saturday, July 11, are given in full in the tables on these two pages. The Lockheed international contest was not as internationalthis year as on previous occasions—a Czech team, surprisingly, was not present—and from an entry list of five French, oneGerman, one Swiss and nine British pilots seven were selected for the final. Because of bad weather no final was flown, however,and the preliminary markings formed the basis of the announced results, which were as follows: 1, F. Liardon (Switzerland),Jungmeister; 2, J. d'Orgeix (France), Stampe SV4; 3, G. Verette (France), Stampe SV4A; 4, L. Biancotto (France), ArchbishopTiger Moth; 5, G. H. Pawolka (Germany), Jungmann; equal 6, M. Charollais (France), Stampe SV4C, and C. Labouchere(Britain), Bishop Tiger Moth. Included in the Air Pageant display on July 11 were outstandingperformances by the seven Lockheed finalists; by F/L.s Paul Hirst and James Rhind in two C.F.S. Jet Provosts; and by the Treble-One formation of nine Hunters led by S/L. Peter Latham. Prizes were later presented to the racing and aerobatic winners byJohn Hay, M.P., Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport. THE BRITISH AIR-RACING CHAMPIONSHIP FinalPlace Pilot Aircraft Kemsley Challenge Trophy 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 Osra 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 D.H. 12 | 3 I6 7 „ (1 10 11 12 13 14 S. F. JoursJ. E. G. Appleyard P. BlamireT. G. Knox H. G. Davies ... R. R. Painef A. J. SpillerN. Husbands A. S. K. Paine ... E. Crabtree H. Wood R. H. Mclntosh ... G. Marler W. P. Bowles ... n Cup N. Baldwick* ...J. H. Denyer** ... J. S. WoodJ. Severne Miss M. McKellar A. Barker D. W. Phillips ... P. G. Statt P. Fillingham J. HillN.H.Jones Miss J. H. Short Miss J.L.Ferguson S.F.Clarke Tiger Moth Trop D. HartasW. V. Fitzmaurice L. J. Benjamin ... G. F. Hancock ... J. Heaton B. J.Snookft ... J. M. Donald ... W. P. Meynell ... M. H. Reid L. I. A. Taylor ... C. A. N. Bishop J. A. GreenheadJ. R. Garrod J. Piercy -.. Proctor 3CChilton D.W.1A Gemini 3CProctor 3 Gemini 1A Hawk Speed Si Proctor 3Vega Gull Proctor I Gemini 3C Wicko G.M.1 . Proctor 3 Falcon Six Gemini 1A Auster 6 Auster J1N Auster 5 Turbulent Turbulent Auster J5B Turbulent Moth Minor Turbi ... Tipsy Belfair .Turbulent Turbulent Turbulent Tipsy ... >yHornet Moth . Jackaroo Tiger Moth Tiger Moth Jackaroo Tiger Moth Tiger Moth Tiger Moth Tiger Moth Jackaroo Tiger Moth Tiger MothTiger Moth Tiaer Moth X Round One 4 6 13 7 2 5 8 11 14 13 10 9 12 1 2 3 4 8 9 6 5 7 1112 10 13 14 8 4 1 6 2 11 5 3 7 9 12 10 13 14 Round Two 1 2 54 8 7 69 11 12 3 13 10 14 2 1 5 6 4 7 8 11 9 310 12 13 14 1 5 6 4 3 2 10 11 9 7 8 12 13 14 RoundThree = 5 3 = 57 2 10 11 = 8 4 1 12 =8 13 14 5 6 3 2 1 4 8 7 9 13 10 11 12 14 1 2 6 3 8 4 5 11 9 10 7 13 12 14 Best Speedm.p.h. 147 150 171 151 162.5 185 142 146.5 154 169 124.5 146 167.5 141.5 124.75 127 113.5 89 90.5 119 88 110.5 93.5 109.5 88.25 84.5 85 84.5 117 104.5 106 108 103.5 118.5 107.5 105.5 106.5 102 117.5 104.5 103.5 103.75 Cham. Points 7574 73 68 62 58 52 45 44 42 40 33 32 16 80 78 74 72 70 56 52 50 46 42 32 30 20 12 76 74 70 70 70 62 56 46 46 44 42 26 20 12 'British Air-Racing Champion. tAir League Cup for best speed. Trophy for best speed. ffGrosvenor Cup for best spesd. •Norton Griffiths
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