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The Schneider Trophy, 1929

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

Extract

The first of the 1929 team to be posted for High Speed Flying was Greig, who towards the end of 1928 was sent to Calshot to make another attempt on the Speed Record. He achieved 319 miles an hour, which was the fastest speed on record, but did not exceed the Italian speed by a sufficiently large margin to count as a new record. While at Calshot, Atcherley and Stainforth joined him to start training, but very little flying was done during the winter months. Squadron Leader Orlebar took charge of the Flight when it was formed early in February, 1928, and I came a few weeks later. We had Moon as an engine officer, who had been with the 1927 team in the same capacity.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1930

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