G-ORDY, you’re a def. Grade A star, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say I want your children 😀

Barry Clay said he was at the particular air race I recently posted photos on. If indeed this is the same day, we should get a date. Or just contact the 3Rs a the RAeC?

’58 or ’59?

Interesting to see the state of the runway, I thought Baginton was grass, then had a proper tarmac job laid in the 60s?

Here’s a flight deck photo from G-APVH. I love the expressions on their faces, particularly the first officer’s!

Surely fitting for a caption competition? 😀

I had a look through both air race boxes last night and felt like I was a kid in a sweet shop! Now I know the buzz archivists must get from their work. Damn fine t’ing this Flight collection (sorry, they made me say it 😉 )

I have some air-to-air shots. Proves I bet you can do such things with plate cameras. Are you listening, you digi lot? 😀

Tiger ANZZ and Linnet APNS

Agan smae aicraft rounding a marker at an unknown airfield. Any idea where?

Coming back into Baginton?

Here’s one of G-APRN just airborne with wheels retracting

Just had a butchas at the plates. They are indeed labelled “Coventry” so you’re right. I’ll have a look at the originals to see if I can see the Red Lion at Hunningham.

Did the Spillers ever have a Proctor, Tomcat? There’s a slide marked as such.

Tiger Moth G-APAM was first registered according to G-INFO in 1957. For the time bing, I’m still witholding a few photos for the above event (and one Argosy shot too). I have a Linnet formatting on G-ANZZ and this was registered in 1958. So it would be reasonable to assume that ’58 is the earliest date the air race took place.

You tell me! 😀 These plates come with very little background information unfortunately. G-AOGE is a Proctor registered in ’55 so we must be taling late-50’s King’s Cup here, surely?

Is that Tiger “G-ACDC” is the 3rd shot?