RIVAL FLYERS

Fred Raynham’s aviator’s certiicate, number 85, dated 9 May 1911. By the time of the ‘Wars of the Roses’ air race he was a seasoned lyer. Fred Raynham’s passenger in the race was Humphrey Verdon Roe, seen here on the right with brother Alliott. During the First World War, Harold Blackburn served in the Royal Flying Corps. Malcolm Christie, Harold Blackburn’s passenger in the contest. In the background is a Caudron biplane. What of the lyers involved in the race?