King's Cup Race

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The King's Cup Race is an air race that has been held in Great Britain since 1922.

history

Airco (De Havilland) DH.4, a machine of this type won the first King's Cup Race
Miles Sparrowjet during the King's Cup Race
Such a Tipsy Nipper was the first foreign aircraft to win the King's Cup Race in 1962

The race was of George V launched. The aim of the race was to stimulate the development of light aircraft and aircraft engines in the United Kingdom . Originally, only aircraft built in the United Kingdom or in a country of the Commonwealth of Nations were eligible to take off. This restriction was only lifted in 1961. In fact, the following year, the Tipsy Nipper was the first foreign aircraft to win the race. The Druin D.31 , with which John de M. Severne won the race in 1960, was a French design, but since the aircraft was supplied as a kit and had to be assembled by the customer himself, the rule was bypassed. Foreign aircraft also dominated the King's Cup Race in the following years, only occasionally interrupted by the successes of British aircraft. In 1957, the Miles Sparrowjet was the first jet aircraft to win the race. In 1967 a modified fighter from the Second World War won. In addition to modified military aircraft, light aircraft such as the Glos-Airtourer T4 , experimental structures such as the LeVier Cosmic Wind , but also sport and business aircraft such as the Cessna 172 or Cessna 340 , as well as vintage vehicles such as the De Havilland DH.87 were launched in the 1960s Hornet Moth successfully participated in the race.

Only pilots from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth country are also allowed to take part.

The race will be held as an overland race in Great Britain. A handicap rating is used. The first race ran a distance of 810 miles from Croydon Airport to Glasgow in Scotland and back. The winner of the first race was Frank Barnard , chief pilot of the Instone Air Line , on an Airco DH.4 converted into a passenger aircraft . In 1930, Winifred Brown was the first woman to finish the race as the winner, after female pilots started for the first time in 1927. A record number of participants was also set in 1930 with 88 participants.

The race has been held annually since 1922. Only during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 there were no races, in 1951 the race was canceled due to bad weather. The route is changed annually. While the race in the 1920s and 1930s was designed as a long-distance race and distances of 700 to 1500 miles had to be covered, after the end of World War II, distances over 100 miles were rarely flown.

winner

Winner of the King's Cup Race
Target date Destination airport Distance in miles Number of starters winner Aircraft type Mark Start number Average speed
miles per hour
September 9, 1922 London Croydon Airport 810 21st Frank L. Barnard Airco DH.4 G-EAMU 123.6
July 14, 1923 RAF Hendon 794 17th Frank T. Courtney AW Siskin II G-EBEU 149
August 12, 1924 Lee-on-Solent 950 10 Alan J. Cobham De Havilland DH.50 G-EBFN 106.6
4th July 1925 Croydon 1,608 14th Frank L. Barnard AW Siskin V. G-EBLQ 141.7
July 10, 1926 RAF Hendon 1,464 14th Hubert S. Broad De Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBMO 90.4
Jul 30, 1927 Hucknall 540 16 WL Hope de Havilland DH.60 G-EBME 5 92.8
July 20, 1928 Brooklands 1,097 36 WL Hope de Havilland DH.60 G-EBYZ 7th 105.5
July 6, 1929 Heston 1.170 41 RLR Atcherley Gloster Grebe II J7520 39 150
5th July 1930 Hanworth 753.25 88 Miss Winifred Brown Avro Avian III G-EBVZ 55 102.75
July 25, 1931 Heston 983 40 ECT Edwards Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AACC 117.8
Jul 9, 1932 Brooklands 1.223 42 WL Hope De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth G-ABUT 7th 124.25
July 8, 1933 Hatfield 831 42 Geoffrey de Havilland De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth G-ACHD 23 139.51
July 14, 1934 Hatfield 801 41 Harold M. Schofield GA Monospar ST-10 G-ACTS 15th 134.16
September 7, 1935 Hatfield 801 43 Tommy Rose Miles M.3B Falcon Six G-ADLC 16 176.28
July 11, 1936 Hatfield 1,380 26th Charles E. Gardner Percival Vega Gull G-AEKE 6? 164.47
September 11, 1937 Hatfield 1,443 27 Charles E. Gardner Percival Mew Gull G-AEKL 4th 233.7
July 2, 1938 Hatfield 1.102 19th Alex Henshaw Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF 22nd 236.25
July 30, 1949 Elmdon 60 36 J. Nat Somers Miles M.65 Gemini 3 G-AKDC 9 164.25
June 17, 1950 Pendeford 186 36 Edward Day Miles M.14 Hawk Trainer 3 G-AKRV 14th 138.5
July 12, 1952 Woolsington 131.2 12 C. Gregory Taylorcraft Plus D G-AHGZ 5 113.5
June 21, 1953 Rochford 59.34 12 W. Pat I. Fillingham de Havilland Canada DHC-1 G-AKDN 54 142
June 19, 1954 Baginton 68 15th Harold Wood Miles M.38 Messenger 2A G-AKBO 38 133
20th August 1955 Baginton 68 15th Peter S. Clifford Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF 97 213.5
July 21, 1956 Baginton 68 16 James H. Denyer Oyster J / 1N Alpha G-AJRH 7th 124
July 14, 1957 Baginton 40.6 35 Fred Dunkerley Miles M.77 Sparrowjet G-ADNL 98 228
July 12, 1958 Baginton 71.6 21st James H. Denyer DH.82A Tiger Moth G-AIVW 30th 118.5
July 11, 1959 Baginton 72 21st AJ Spiller Percival Proctor 3 G-AHFK 64 143
July 9, 1960 Baginton 68.36 21st John de M. Severne Druin D.31 Turbulent G-APNZ 7th 109
July 15, 1961 Baginton 72 21st H. Brian Iles Miles M.18 G-AHKY 35 142
August 18, 1962 Baginton 67.5 21st Peter S. Clifford Tipsy Nipper 2 G-ARDY 11 101
5th August 1963 Baginton 72 22nd Paul G. Bannister Tipsy Nipper 3 G-APYB 10 102.5
August 1, 1964 Baginton 72 22nd Dennis M. Hartas LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL 75 185
August 21, 1965 Baginton 40 12 John Stewart-Wood Cessna 172 C G-ARYS 34 131.5
August 12, 1966 Baginton 66 16 John AC Miles DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-APTS 23 135
19th August 1967 Tollerton 75 17th Charles BG Masefield NA P-51D Mustang N6356T 100 277.5
August 24, 1968 Tollerton 79.2 16 FRE Hayter De Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth G-ADKM 42 121
July 12, 1969 Rochester 50 16 Robin D'Erlanger Druin D.31 Turbulent G-ASAM 3 99.5
June 28, 1970 Tollerton 95 26th Mike Pruden Champion 7ECA Citabria N7566F 118 129.5
August 14, 1971 White Waltham 155.5 30th J. Bradshaw Percival P. 56 Provost G-AWPH 33 204.5
July 15, 1972 Booker 120 58 Stan Warwick Glos-Airtourer T4 G-AZBE 95 164.5
September 9, 1973 Cranfield 29 HW Bonner DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-ARWB 77
4th September 1982 Finningley G. Richardson
17th September 1983 Finningley D. Sainsbury
September 15, 1984 St Athan K. Fehrenback
September 15, 1985 Shoreham G. Franks
August 31, 1986 Thruxton S / Ldr C. Hilliker
4th September 1988 Leicester S / Ldr M. Baker
3rd September 1989 Leicester R. Hayes / R. Nesbitt
2nd September 1990 Leicester A. Hawley
September 1, 1991 Leicester S. Jones
September 6, 1992 Leicester P. Crispe
5th September 1993 Leicester Roger Hayes
4th September 1994 Leicester Geoffrey boat Cessna 340 N66SW 220
September 3, 1995 Leicester D. Soul
September 1, 1996 Leicester E. Coventry
September 7, 1997 Leicester Melanie Willes
September 5, 1999 Leicester Roger Hayes
September 3, 2000 Leicester Milan Konstantinovic
September 9, 2001 Leicester J. Spooner
September 8, 2002 Leicester S. Ollier
September 6, 2003 Leicester Geoffrey boat Beagle Pup 150 G-TSKY 131
September 12, 2004 Leicester Phil Wadsworth
August 21, 2005 Shobdon Roger Hayes
August 13, 2006 Shobdon Nigel Reddish
July 1, 2007 Sywell Neil Cooper
August 10, 2008 Sywell Nigel Reddish
August 16, 2009 Sywell Richard Marsden RV6 G-TANGO 190
August 15, 2010 Sywell Roderick Morton Slingsby T.67 Firefly G-KONG 293
August 14, 2011 Sywell 120 13 Malcolm Montgomerie Cessna 152 G-BJWH 72 116
19th August 2012 Shobdon Gordon Bellerby Grumman AA-5B Tiger G-BXFW

Notes / individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Harvey (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Sport , Purnell & Sons, 1959
  2. ↑ see Berliner
  3. ↑ Date on which the race ended
  4. ↑ The route was Heston - Mousehold (Norwich) - Sheerburn - Hooton - Heston - Bristol - Heston
  5. ↑ Foreign aircraft allowed to take off for the first time

literature

  • Peter Lewis: British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft . Putnam, 1970. ISBN 0-370-00067-6 (English)
  • John Tegler: International 1971 Air Racing Annual . USARA (English)

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