THE EIGHTH AERIAL DERBY |
Bank Holiday Monday 6th August 1923. Start and Finish: Waddon (Croydon)
Weather: Fine.
2 laps of 99.5 miles miles. Start: 1:45pm
Turning Points: Brooklands, Hertford, West Thurrock. Epping was cut out this time.
Story of the Race:
"Fine weather and good racing."
Pilot | Aircraft | Race No |
Result - Speed/Handicap |
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Dr Edward D Whitehead Reid * | SE.5a | G-EBCA | 1 | 9th/9th | |
Mr Bert Hinkler | Avro 534 Baby | G-EAUM | 2 | Retired on Lap 2 - forced landing at Hounslow | |
Mr J R King | Sopwith Gnu | G-EADB | 3 | 8th/7th | |
Flt-Lt J W Woodhouse | Boulton & Paul P.9 | G-EBEQ | 4 | 7th/3rd | |
Capt H A Hamersley | Avro 553 | G-EAPR | 6 | 6th/1st | |
Mr Frederick P Raynham | Martinsyde F.6 | G-EBDK | 7 | 5th/4th | |
Maj H Hemming | DH.37 | G-EBDO | 8 | Retired on Lap 2 - forced landing at Romford | |
Mr H H Perry | DH.9A | G-EBCG | 9 | 4th/2nd | |
Mr Frank T Courtney | DH.9A | G-EBGX | 10 | Retired on Lap 1 - forced landing at Brooklands | |
Capt C D Barnard | DH.9 | G-EBEZ | 11 | 3rd/6th | |
Flt-Lt W H Longton | Sopwith Schneider Cup 'Rainbow' | G-EAKI | 12 | 2nd/8th | |
Mr Larry L Carter | Gloster Mars I | G-EAXZ | 13 | 1st/5th |
* racing as 'A T Renno'
Starters: 12 (of 13 entrants) Finishers: 9
Did not start:
Pilot | Aircraft | Race No | |||
Mr W MW Thomas | Avro 504K | G-EAMZ | 5 | had hurt his knee the day before |