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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 1053.PDF
•QHT, 5 >'.vI960 Snook in the Archbishop (No 22) and David Phillips in the Linnet were matched to within half-a-mile an hour. The latter's duel with J. Stewart- Wood's Auster—referred to below—was one of the highlights of the King's Cup Neely got cleanly away. With the throttle opened quickly, hisProctor lifted against the brakes and its propeller tips struck the ground. After the two Turbulents left at scratch (Francis) and2min 22sec (Severne) respectively, Clive Elton, "Bish" Bishop and Sheila Scott were flagged off together, for a private race that wasto last well into the third lap and involve a long battle with Geoffrey Marler's silver and red Jackaroo before the latter squeezed aheadon lap 3 and then built up a more commanding lead to finish fifth. Another race-long duel was fought out by John Stewart-Wood, winner of the London - Cardiff race and leader on points for theair-racing championship, and David Phillips in the Garland Linnet. Both started from the 9min 9sec mark and both slipped backslightly on handicap, but for the whole of the four laps neither gave an inch; Stewart-Wood's Auster gained three seconds on take-off and was chased thereafter by a grimly determined pilot in the Linnet. Cornering really steeply, close-in and very low the Linnetgradually made up lost ground on the slightly higher-flying Auster. On lap 2 their flying times were equal; on lap 3 Phillips picked up Four Jet Provost T.3s from the RAF Central Flying School, led by Fit Lt Roy Langstaff, seen above the Nord 3202 of Leon Biancotto during their display of synchronized formation aerobatics. Cloud background typifies the conditions prevailing throughout most of the afternoon
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