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THE SIXTH AERIAL DERBY FOR THE ROYAL AERO CLUB TROPHY and £400 for the FASTEST TIME; TROPHY and £200 for 1st in the Handicap; £100 for 2nd in the Handicap, and £50 for 3rd in the Handicap |
Saturday 16th July 1921. Start and Finish: Hendon
Turning Points: Brooklands, Epsom, West Thurrock, Epping, Hertford (same as in 1920)
Weather: "Almost overpoweringly hot"
2 laps of 100 miles miles. Start: 3pm
See the newsreel: 
Story of the Race:
"Disappointing ... it presented a sort of tameness. No doubt this was due to the fact that out of twenty machines, eight scratched, the majority of which were favourites or 'dark horses'"
| Mr D. L. Forestier-Walker has a narrow escape |  |
| Pilot | Aircraft (click here for more details) | Race No |
Result Speed/Handicap |
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Capt T Tully | Avro 534 Baby | G-EAUM | 1 | retired - forced landing at Brooklands on Lap 2 |
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Mr H L J 'Bert' Hinkler | Avro 534C | G-EAXL | 2 | retired on Lap 1 |
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Dring Lester Forestier-Walker | Sopwith Pup | G-EAVX | 4 | retired on Lap 1 - felt ill, then nosed over on landing at Hendon when undercarriage collapsed |
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Mr Alan S Butler | Bristol 29 | G-EAWB | 5 | 4th/3rd |
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Maj Leslie R Tait-Cox | Avro 552 | G-EAPR | 6 | 5th/5th |
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Capt Hubert S Broad | Sopwith Camel | G-EAWN | 7 | 6th/6th |
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Capt Walter H Longton | SE.5a | G-EAX_ | 28 | 3rd/2nd |
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Mr Frederick J Ortweiler | SE.5a | G-EAXU | 30 | Disqualified - incorrect pylon turn at end of Lap 1 |
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Flt-Lt Jack Noakes | Nieuport Nieuhawk LC.2 | G-EAJY | 12 | Retired on Lap 2 - out of fuel |
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Maj Ernest L Foot | Martinsyde F.4 | G-EAXB | 15 | Retired on Lap 1 - oil-feed problem |
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Capt Cyril F Uwins | Bristol Type 32B Bullet | G-EATS | 17 | 2nd/4th |
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Mr Jimmy James | Gloster Mars I | G-EAXZ | 21 | 1st/1st |
Starters: 12 (of 20 entrants) Finishers: 6
Did not start:
| Pilot | Aircraft | Race No | |
| Capt Alan Harper Curtis | BE.2e | 3 | |
| Sqn-Ldr Christopher Draper | B.A.T. Bantam | 11 | |
| Major S H Long | Martinsyde F.4A | ||
| Mr Harry G Hawker | Nieuport Goshawk | 14 | |
| Mr Frank T Courtney | 'Alula' monoplane | 16 | not ready |
| Mr Bernard de Romanet | de Monge V.A. | 18 | |
| Capt D G Westgarth-Heslam | Avro | 19 | was hurt on Thursday |
| Sadi Lecointe | Nieuport | 20 |
