The MacRobertson Race from Mildenhall to Melbourne 1934
The Story of the Race, at a glance:
Race No | Pilot(s) |
Plus |
Result | |||||
Miles M.2F Hawk Major |
ZK-ADJ | 2 |
|
Mad Mac McGregor | ![]() |
Johnnie Walker | 5th in Handicap | |
Boeing 247D 'Warner Bros. Comet' |
NR257Y | 5 | ![]() |
Roscoe Turner | ![]() |
Clyde Pangborn |
Reeder Nichols (radio operator) |
3rd in Speed Race |
Pander S4 'Panderjager' |
PH-OST | 6 | ![]() |
Gerrit Geijsendorpher | ![]() |
Dick Asjes | Retired Allahabad, north-east India | |
Desoutter Mk II |
OY-DOD | 7 | ![]() |
Michael Hansen |
Daniel Jensen (flight engineer) |
7th in Handicap Race | ||
Airspeed AS.5 Courier |
G-ACJL / VH-UUF | 14 | ![]() |
David Stodart | ![]() |
Kenneth Stodart | 4th in Handicap Race | |
Fairey IIIF 'Time and Chance' |
G-AABY / VH-UTT | 15 | ![]() |
Cyril Davies | ![]() |
C N Hill | Disqualified - arrived too late | |
D.H.80 Puss Moth 'My Hildegarde' |
VH-UQO / G-AEEB | 16 | ![]() |
Jimmy Melrose | 3rd in Handicap Race | |||
D.H. Comet |
G-ACSR / F-ANPY | 19 | ![]() |
Owen Cathcart Jones | ![]() |
Ken Waller | 4th in Speed Race | |
Miles M.3 Falcon |
G-ACTM | 31 | ![]() |
Harold Brook |
Miss Ella Lay |
Disqualified - arrived too late | ||
Lambert Monocoupe 110 'Baby Ruth' |
NC-501W | 33 | ![]() |
Jack Wright | ![]() |
John Polando | Retired at Calcutta - engine trouble | |
D.H Comet 'Grosvenor House' |
G-ACSS / K5084 | 34 | ![]() |
C.W.A. Scott | ![]() |
Tom Campbell Black | 1st in Speed and Handicap Races | |
Fairey Fox I |
G-ACXO / J7950, VH-UTR | 35 | ![]() |
Ray Parer | ![]() |
Godfrey Hemsworth | Disqualified - arrived too late | |
Lockheed 5C Vega 'Puck' |
G-ABGK / NC372E? G-ABFE VH-UVK A42-1 |
36 | ![]() |
Jimmy Woods | ![]() |
Don Bennett | Retired at Aleppo, Syria - gear trouble | |
Douglas DC-2 'Uiver' |
PH-AJU | 44 | ![]() |
Koene Dirk Parmentier | ![]() |
Jan Johannes Moll |
Bouwe Prins (flight engineer) Cornelius v. Brugge (radio operator) Roelof.Dominie P. M. J. Gilissen Thea Rasche |
2nd in Speed and Handicap Rac |
Granville R-6H Gee Bee 'QED' |
NX14307 | 46 | ![]() |
Jackie Cochran | ![]() |
Leland Smith | Retired at Bucharest, Romania - flap trouble | |
Klemm B.K.1 Eagle |
G-ACVU | 47 | ![]() |
Geoffrey Shaw | Retired at Bushire, Persia - gear trouble | |||
Airspeed AS8 Viceroy |
G-ACMU | 58 | ![]() |
Neville Stack | ![]() |
Sydney Turner |
Butch McArthur (radio operator) |
Retired at Athens - electrical trouble |
D.H. Dragon Rapide 'Tainui' |
ZK-ACO | 60 | ![]() |
James Duff Hewett | ![]() |
Cyril Kay |
F Stewart |
6th in Handicap Race |
Fairey Fox I |
G-ACXX / J8424 | 62 | ![]() |
James Baines | ![]() |
Harold Gilman | Crashed Foggia, Italy, killing Baines and Gilman | |
D.H. 88 Comet 'Black Magic' |
G-ACSP / CS-AAJ | 63 | ![]() |
Jim Mollison | ![]() |
Amy Mollison | Retired Allahabad, NE India - broken oil line |