| Pilot | Aircraft |  | Race No | Fate | 
| Mr John G Ormston | Westland Widgeon III | G-EBRO | 1 | 18th | 
| Flt-Lt J Bradbury | Blackburn Bluebird IV | G-AATE | 2 | retired Sherburn - turned back in bad weather | 
| F/O J FX McKenna | Simmonds Spartan | G-AAGY | 3 | retired | 
| Sqn-Ldr D V Carnegie | Simmonds Spartan | G-AAGO | 4 | retired | 
| Sqn-Ldr John W Woodhouse | Blackburn Bluebird IV | G-AAUU | 5 | retired Sherburn - engine trouble | 
| Miss Fidelia J Crossley | D.H.60G Moth | G-AAKC | 6 | 20th | 
| Flt-Lt Wilfrid L Dawson | D.H.60G Moth | G-AAFK | 7 | 10th | 
| Mr Thomas W Shipside | D.H.60G Moth | G-AAEF | 8 | retired | 
| Mr Francis S Symondson | D.H.60M Moth | G-AARU | 9 | retired | 
| F/O John W Gillan | Blackburn Bluebird IV | G-AAIR | 10 | retired Sherburn - broken flying wire | 
| Mr John Grierson | D.H.60G Moth | G-AAJP | 11 | 11th | 
| Mr Arthur Franklyn | Avro 594 Avian IV | G-AAHK | 12 | retired | 
| Lieut C RV Pugh, RN | Simmonds Spartan | G-AAML | 14 | 16th | 
| Mr Leoplod O Russell | D.H.60M Moth | G-AARI | 15 | 21st | 
| Mr Thomas C Fawcett | D.H.60G Moth | G-ABAG | 17 | 17th | 
| Mr Carill S Napier | Westland Widgeon III | G-AADE | 18 | 9th | 
| Flt-Lt Frank G Gibbons | Simmonds Spartan | G-AAHA | 19 | 2nd | 
| Mr George N Wilson | D.H.60G Moth | G-AALE | 20 | 19th | 
| Sqn-Ldr Harold M Probyn | Westland Widgeon III | G-EBRQ | 21 | 12th | 
| Mr A CP Johnstone | Avro 594 Avian IV | G-AAHE | 22 | retired | 
| Lt Caspar John, RN | Avro 594 Avian III | G-EBWU | 23 | 14th | 
| Mr Fred Gough | D.H.60G Moth | G-ABCG | 24 | retired | 
| Sqn-Ldr the Hon Frederick E Guest | D.H.60G Moth | G-AALK | 25 | retired | 
| Miss Diana C Guest | D.H.60G Moth | G-ABHM | 26 | forced landing near Sherburn | 
| Mr Harrington R Law | Westland Widgeon III | G-EBRN | 27 | forced landing in Somerby, Rutland - broken propeller | 
| Mr Mogens L Bramson | Southern Martlet | G-ABBN | 28 | retired Shoreham | 
| F/O Haliburton H Leech | Southern Martlet | G-ABIF | 29 | retired Sherburn - behind handicap speed | 
| Flt-Lt David FW Atcherley | Blackburn Bluebird IV | G-AAOC | 30 | retired Sherburn - cracked fuel tank | 
| F/O Edward CT Edwards | Blackburn Bluebird IV | G-AACC | 31 | winner | 
| Miss Winifred S Brown | Avro 616 Sports Avian | G-ABED | 32 | forced landing at Heckleton (damaged undercarriage) | 
| Lord Malcolm A Douglas-Hamilton | D.H.60G Moth | G-AAHP | 33 | 15th | 
| Sqn-Ldr James M Robb | Comper Swift | G-AAZF | 34 | 6th | 
| Mr John C Webster | Curtiss-Reid Rambler III | CF-ABZ | 35 | 13th | 
| Flt-Lt E A Healy | Avro 616 Avian IVM | G-ABME | 36 | 5th | 
| Lt Geoffrey Rodd, RN | D.H.80a Puss Moth | G-ABEH | 37 | 3rd | 
| Mr Angus CS Irwin | D.H.80a Puss Moth | G-ABLS | 38 | 8th | 
| Hon Lady Mary Bailey | D.H.80a Puss Moth | G-AAYA | 39 | retired | 
| Mr Lionel MJ Balfour | D.H. 80a Puss Moth | G-ABIY | 40 | 4th | 
| Mr Alfred CM Jackaman | D.H.80a Puss Moth | G-AAYE | 41 | 7th | 
| Flt-Lt Cyril B Wincott | Arrow Active | G-ABIX | 42 | forced landing at Caddington |