UK: SPORTS: Finish and winner of King’s Cup air race 1928 (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Video Roll Title: Winner of King’s Cup Air Race: 49ft Finish of King Air Cup Race. (NOTE - The race began at Hendon on July 21, with the first day???????? Full Description: NO SLATE INFORMATION Unknown location - possibly Brooklands, Surrey, England ( 22 July 1928) Unidentified pilot, winner of Kings’s cup Captain W. L Hope wearing flying helmet / Captain Hope holding trophy next to unidentified man / winner and family Background: Video Roll Title: Winner of King’s Cup Air Race: 49ft Finish of King Air Cup Race. (NOTE - The race began at Hendon on July 21, with the first day????????s flying ending at Glasgow, Scotland; on the second day, the pilots flew back south to Brooklands, for a total of 1,097 miles. Of 36 starters, 23 completed the race, with the winner being W.L. Hope in a Gypsy Moth for the second straight year. Second went to Cyril Uwins in a B
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