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Capt Frank Thomas Courtney
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| An Irishman and early aviator; he test-flew the prototype D.H.18 - de Havilland's first purpose-designed airliner - in March 1920 and often flew it in service.
Also flew in the 1929 Cleveland National Air Races. Also flew the Cierva autogyro in 1925, (but not in the King's Cup) |
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photo: 1972, holding the King's Cup at the RAF Museum, Hendon, aged 78