Thanks again Bomberguy, as I mentioned before C.W.A. Scott was my Great Uncle, I have just finninshed reading a new publication entitled Mildenhall to Melbourne (the world's greatest air race) written by Stuart McKay, it is a well presented book and jam packed with details and technical info if your interested, it a good read, and now re- watching this video I understand alot more about what My Great Uncle and all the competitors atchieved, Great !
I have just finished reading this book myself and it is indeed a fantastic read. I’ve also read a biography of Roscoe Turner another personal hero of mine. Fantastic times with the Thompson Trophy races, Schneider Trophy and of course the 1934 race from Mildenhall to Melbourne.
Chochran's Gee-Bee is preserved in Lerdo, City, Mexico (next to my birth place), in a museum dedicated to Francisco Sarabia, the pilot who broke records with it, and perished in the aircraft in Washington, 1939.
At 1:36 is a shot of all DH88 Comets together, very rare indeed and would give much to see more of this filming. IMHO it is at Hatfield where they are being readied for flight to Mildenhall to start the MacRobertson Race. Many Thanks.
Second, with Passengers, was a Douglas DC2. Had it not gotten bogged down at a landing at Perth it would have come first. The DH 88 is a marvel of beauty, and the mother of the DH98 Mosquito, but that an airliner could have beaten the two other DH 88´s and come second overall says it all about how advanced Douglas were in the mid 1930´s and what a center of excellence the area around LA had become (Lockheed, Douglas, Northrop, North American, to name but some)
They actually got lost in a storm and landed in Albury NSW. Not Albany WA. I believe they still would have won as the township literally used manpower to pull the plane free the next morning!
Roscoe Turner was my great-uncle (my grandfather was Abe Turner, his younger brother). I have several pictures of Uncle Roscoe that I enjoy looking at and telling my children about.
The British had hoped they could have taken all three places, but the other two had broken down and fell behind. The upset was two large American transport airplane took the second and third place. The irony is DeHavilland, Boeing and Douglas faced off once again into the Jet Age.
One of the planes from this race crashed in a field at Templestowe, Vic. Australia. My Grandfather and Uncle were near working on their orchard and heard the crash. They arrived a few min. later and found the pilot dangling upside-down by his harness. He was ok. My Dad arrived a couple of hours later on his way home from school aged 8. The wreckage was removed for inspection, minus the prop, which for some unknown reason arrived at their orchard, and remained there for many years. Dad now 88
Wow C W A Scott is my Great uncle,, Ive seen a few photos of him before but never any live footage !! nice one for posting it, do you know if there is any more?
Hello, I'm an Italian architectural engineer engaged in a project for the conservation of the monument dedicated to the aviator Leonida Robbiano. His plane, a Breda 33 crashed in the bay of Bengal on April 15 1933 during the attempt to break C.W.A. Scott’s record from Lympne (8th april 1933) to Darwin (Australia). I searching for more material on this subject and I think I will be more lucky researching abroad. Do you have suggestions?
Hello, I'm an Italian architectural engineer engaged in a project for the conservation of the monument dedicated to the aviator Leonida Robbiano. His plane, a Breda 33 crashed in the bay of Bengal on April 15 1933 during the attempt to break C.W.A. Scott’s record from Lympne (8th april 1933) to Darwin (Australia). I searching for more material on this subject and I think I will be more lucky researching abroad. Do you have suggestions?
Why dont you contact HARS , the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society in Wollongong, Australia. Its a big organisation and they may be of help in some way.
'Mr Turner' was my Father - thankyou thankyou Bomberguy for some awesome footage of his first great adventure. We have photos, but no video. If anyone has any more footage I'd LOVE to see it. Cheers!
Hi Jimmy, Your Great Uncle and my Father were in the same race! We have some (limited) pictures but if you don't have it already track down a copy of The Great Air Race by Arthur Swinson. It is too old for an ISBN but the SBN is 304 93151 9.
heroes of their day with real accomplishments for humankind heroes of today worthy of a parade? movie stars, ball players, etc. hardly a real accomplishment where are the real heroes ?
Thanks again Bomberguy, as I mentioned before C.W.A. Scott was my Great Uncle, I have just finninshed reading a new publication entitled Mildenhall to Melbourne (the world's greatest air race) written by Stuart McKay, it is a well presented book and jam packed with details and technical info if your interested, it a good read, and now re- watching this video I understand alot more about what My Great Uncle and all the competitors atchieved, Great !
I have just finished reading this book myself and it is indeed a fantastic read. I’ve also read a biography of Roscoe Turner another personal hero of mine. Fantastic times with the Thompson Trophy races, Schneider Trophy and of course the 1934 race from Mildenhall to Melbourne.
That DH.88 Comet is such a beautiful, streamlined art deco design. Would love to see it next to a Delahaye 165 or something similar.
Chochran's Gee-Bee is preserved in Lerdo, City, Mexico (next to my birth place), in a museum dedicated to Francisco Sarabia, the pilot who broke records with it, and perished in the aircraft in Washington, 1939.
Thanks for this it was lovely to hear about my father Mr Turner again
He is a hero of mine. I can only dream of living the life that he had.
My grandfather flew in this race. G Shaw, features at 2.05 in this clip. If anyone has anymore information on him then please get in touch. Thanks.
1920's/30's civil aviation is my favourite period, real pioneering stuff..:)
Outstanding footage, well done.
I designed a board game of the race - just great fun!
0:54 - The big four funneled liner is the RMS Olympic. It's the Titanic's sister ship. Funny it shows up here, isn't it?
At 1:36 is a shot of all DH88 Comets together, very rare indeed and would give much to see more of this filming. IMHO it is at Hatfield where they are being readied for flight to Mildenhall to start the MacRobertson Race. Many Thanks.
Green, Black, Red. Red one won it
Second, with Passengers, was a Douglas DC2. Had it not gotten bogged down at a landing at Perth it would have come first. The DH 88 is a marvel of beauty, and the mother of the DH98 Mosquito, but that an airliner could have beaten the two other DH 88´s and come second overall says it all about how advanced Douglas were in the mid 1930´s and what a center of excellence the area around LA had become (Lockheed, Douglas, Northrop, North American, to name but some)
They actually got lost in a storm and landed in Albury NSW. Not Albany WA. I believe they still would have won as the township literally used manpower to pull the plane free the next morning!
Bloody hell, how many relatives are there of these pilots on you tube?? : D
Roscoe Turner was my great-uncle (my grandfather was Abe Turner, his younger brother). I have several pictures of Uncle Roscoe that I enjoy looking at and telling my children about.
I have read the bio of Roscoe Turner, a true American hero and what a live he had.
The British had hoped they could have taken all three places, but the other two had broken down and fell behind. The upset was two large American transport airplane took the second and third place. The irony is DeHavilland, Boeing and Douglas faced off once again into the Jet Age.
Great piece of flying history - when England was still a contender - thanks for posting this.
You can see in the Comet the lines of the future Mosquito fighter...
One of the planes from this race crashed in a field at Templestowe, Vic. Australia. My Grandfather and Uncle were near working on their orchard and heard the crash. They arrived a few min. later and found the pilot dangling upside-down by his harness. He was ok. My Dad arrived a couple of hours later on his way home from school aged 8. The wreckage was removed for inspection, minus the prop, which for some unknown reason arrived at their orchard, and remained there for many years. Dad now 88
Thanks for sharing this facinationg story.
Bloody Inspiring...Real Heroes! Well done chaps.
What a cool class if this was taught in school. Nothing beats an AIR RACE!
not sure, but the ship in 1:07 seems to be RMS Asturias, wich in october 1934 was in Southampton, due to re-enter in service after a refit in Belfast
That's the RMS Olympic.
Check that out! Comet vs. what looks like a Model Z or QED! de Haviland vs Granville Brothers.
Talk about aviation history on record!
Amazing! I especially cheered for the crew of the Boeing 247D. God ol Roscoe Turner and his crew!
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Roscoe Turner. Theatrical in dress, but a Legend of the air !
Wow C W A Scott is my Great uncle,, Ive seen a few photos of him before but never any live footage !! nice one for posting it, do you know if there is any more?
Hello,
I'm an Italian architectural engineer engaged in a project for the conservation of the monument dedicated to the aviator Leonida Robbiano.
His plane, a Breda 33 crashed in the bay of Bengal on April 15 1933 during the attempt to break C.W.A. Scott’s record from Lympne (8th april 1933) to Darwin (Australia).
I searching for more material on this subject and I think I will be more lucky researching abroad. Do you have suggestions?
Hello,
I'm an Italian architectural engineer engaged in a project for the conservation of the monument dedicated to the aviator Leonida Robbiano.
His plane, a Breda 33 crashed in the bay of Bengal on April 15 1933 during the attempt to break C.W.A. Scott’s record from Lympne (8th april 1933) to Darwin (Australia).
I searching for more material on this subject and I think I will be more lucky researching abroad. Do you have suggestions?
Why dont you contact HARS , the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society in Wollongong, Australia. Its a big organisation and they may be of help in some way.
One of the American planes looks like a I-16 Ishak, a bit
'Mr Turner' was my Father - thankyou thankyou Bomberguy for some awesome footage of his first great adventure. We have photos, but no video. If anyone has any more footage I'd LOVE to see it. Cheers!
Hi Jimmy,
Your Great Uncle and my Father were in the same race! We have some (limited) pictures but if you don't have it already track down a copy of The Great Air Race by Arthur Swinson. It is too old for an ISBN but the SBN is 304 93151 9.
does anyone know anything about the souvenir card that was carried by a competitor during this race?
Er... I respect that you may have a valid comment and in no way do I refute it but what does this have to do with this video?
dis is on FS game too
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heroes of their day with real accomplishments for humankind
heroes of today worthy of a parade? movie stars, ball players, etc. hardly a real accomplishment
where are the real heroes ?
In every city's fire fighter stations, military bases and everyone volunteering.
Narrator calls the Gee Bee Q.E.D. a "Northrop monoplane" His descendant no doubt works for the Military channel where they always screw stuff up.