Paul, Ralph (and indeed Malcolm, should he see this!)

Thanks, I knew this forum would provide a rich seam of information. It’s good to know what happened to the IV, and I’m intrigued to learn that the NPL wind-tested it in landplane form early on – I can’t help but have a soft spot for the NPL, I live in Teddington…

And thanks too, I have the ‘Flight’ article of May 1930.

Let me clarify what I know about the Gloster VI. The article in ‘The Aeroplane’ of April 1937 is actually about Amherst’s Maya engine as fitted in G-AERC, the one-off (in terms of its engine) Miles Whitney Straight M11B. Only the opening paragraph refers to both the G IV and G VI, in the context of ‘some years ago’.

Phil Henderson’s letter to Amherst is dated 9 June 1932, and refers to the G VI. Amherst’s letter to Lt Comm Langworthy (who ran the London office of the Chicago ‘Century of Progress’ celebrations) is dated 7 July 1932, and states ‘Dick Atcherley will fly the Gloster’ – he doesn’t state which one, but I think we can assume it’s the G VI. The G IV would hardly have stood a chance against contemporary competition in the American air races of 1933.

I have access to the on-line ‘Flight’ archive. Can you suggest anywhere else I should be searching for evidence of Atcherley racing a G VI in the American air races of 1933?

Thanks again for your insights.

Best wishes

Paul