30-7-27 Newspaper not identified
Annotated "Moth arrives at Hucknall Aug 1927 Sir Harold Bowden greeting Martin on Landing
For info the 1927 King's Cup Air Race was won by W.L. Hope
in a DH60 Moth G-EBME race number 5 on 30 Jul '27 at 92.8mph
Hugh Broad won in the previous year, also in a DH60 G-EBMO
He became DeHavilland's Chief TestPilot and in 1931 flew the "first" Tiger Moth (ie DH82) on its inaugural flight, but more of Tiger Moths later.
The
Bowden Baronetcy, was created on 23 June 1915 for
Frank Bowden, founder of the
Raleigh Bicycle Company. Sir Harold was High Sheriff of Nottingham from 1933 to 38. He entered a Cirrus engined MothX in this race, flown by one Bernard Martin...
Moth Annotated "Kings Cup Air Race Hucknall 1926 The DH60X Moth Nottinghamshire's entry"
Presumably the 1927 winner WL Hope in G-EBME
According to G-INFO this is the one and only Avro 566 Avenger II. Bet that sounded sweet when the Lion roared...
Cierva C8L MkII (G-INFO again)
Ladies flew too!
At the 15 picture limit here, so To Be Continued...