-Aerial Derby

THE FIFTH

AERIAL DERBY

AIR RACE ROUND LONDON

FOR THE

ROYAL AERO CLUB TROPHY

and cash prizes, value £1,000

Saturday 24th July 1920. Start and Finish: Hendon

Instructions:

1	Hendon	Start and Finish - (pass over on first circuit). The finishing line is in front of the Aerodrome Enclosures
2	Brooklands	Turning Point is a large white cross in the centre of the Aerodrome and Motor Racing track
3	Epsom	Turning Point is the Race Course Grand Stand which is at the top of Epsom Downs, making a conspicuous land-mark.
4	West Thurrock	Turning Point is at the Wouldham Cement Works, on north bank of the River near top of the bend a mile east of Purfleet and slightly to the east of West Thurrock Church. The actual point consists of a long rectangular buff-coloured building with a large diagonal white cross on the roof. Five factory chimneys stand in line at equal distances behind the building flanked by two taller chimneys and a high one further to the right.
5	Epping	Turning Point is Epping Church Tower in centre of Epping Village on the West side of London Road, 200 yards south of Church is a solitary water tower 120 feet high.
6	Hertford	Turning Point is a large white cross in Hartham Meadow immediately north of the town adjoining the railway stations and enclosed on the north, east and west by streams.

2 laps - 200 miles. Start: 3pm

Jimmy James' Nieuhawk - you'll have to imagine the blue and yellow chequers

Story of the Race:

"Undoubtedly a tremendous success...an excellent demonstration of the safety, speed and certainty of air travel"

Pilot		Aircraft (click here for more details)		Race No	Result
	Mr Bert Hinkler	Avro 534 Baby	G-EACQ	1	2nd
	Capt H A Hamersley	Avro 534 Baby	G-EAUG	2	1st
	Mr Frederick S Cotton	Airco DH.14a	G-EAPY	4	Retired - forced landing near Hertford (petrol leak, causing a fire - passenger Mr Harwood injured, a/c damaged)
	Capt William L Jordan	Sopwith 7F1 Snipe	G-EAUW	5	5th
	Flt-Lt Walter H Longton	Sopwith 7F1Snipe	G-EAUV	6	Reired - 2nd lap
	Flt-Lt John S T Fall	Sopwith 7F1 Snipe	G-EAUU	7	Retired - forced landing at Epping on the first lap
	Capt D G Westgarth-Heslam	Avro 539	G-EALG	8	Retired - forced landing (fuel problem) near Abridge.
	Mr Jimmy James	Nieuport Nieuhawk LC.1	G-EAJY	10	3rd
	Mr R H Nisbet	Martinsyde F.6	G-EAPI	11	6th
	Sqn Ldr Thomas O'B Hubbard	Martinsyde F.4a	G-EAPP	12	8th
	Mr Harry G Hawker	Sopwith Schneider Cup 'Rainbow'	G-EAKI	13	Disqualified - did not cross finish line (would have been 3rd)
	Mr Cyril F Uwins	Bristol Type 32B Bullet	G-EATS	14	7th
	Mr Frank T Courtney *	Martinsyde 'Semi-Quaver'	G-EAPX	15	4th. 1st in Speed Section (but then made a bad landing and overturned, fortunately without serious injury)
	Major Leslie R Tait-Cox	Nieuport Goshawk	G-EASK **	16	Retired - forced landing at Brooklands on first lap