Scott and Black Win Centenary Air Race Melbourne Flyers
The Centenary Air Race winner were C W A Scott and Captain T Campbell Black crossing Flemington at 3 30 pm after 714 hours of flight The pair averaged 158 25 mph overall and 183 mph in the air With limited sleep since Mildenhall they covered the Darwin to Melbourne route as the port engine failed early and only the starboard engine functioned.
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C. W. A. Scott
T. Campbell Black
Flemington Racecourse
Ayers
Mildenhall
Oort
Black
Darwin
Melbourne
Sowa
Gye Timorsen
Charleville
Scott
Campbell Mack
Parriera
Charleville leg of Scott and Parmentier flight described
The report details CW A Scott reaching Charleville at 5 44 am Sydney time after a grueling London to Melbourne dash. Darvid Parmentier arrived at Darwin and left for Charleville 68 minutes later aiming to overtake Revolt. Scott battled engine trouble and fatigue, guiding a fragile De Havilland at low altitude.
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London
Melbourne
CW. A. Scott
Charleville
Sydney
Parmentier
Scott
Darwin
Scolar rival in Melbourne paced dawn news from London
London woke to reports of a rival in Melbourne as newspapers issued special editions at dawn. The Daily Express and Daily Mail heralded faster travel times, with 72 hour commerce between London and Melbourne touted, while Kingsford Smith discussed performance and horsepower in interviews from Suva.
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London
Melbourne
St. Pauls
Daily Express
Bmlabourne
Daily Telegraph
Apedal Edi
Hani
Daily Mail
Tia Jor
Commierclad
Abel
Ava
End of the Race as Airmen Return to Melbourne
Crowds greeted the airmen at Laverton after a rain affected dash, and at Flemington course thousands gathered in the early hours to witness the landing. Scott and SeyLe showed signs of strain, each with three days’ beard growth and only two hours sleep.
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Melbourne
Gengoult Smith
Macpherson Robertson
Scott
Flemington Course
Pala
Rane
Melbourne Air Race Triumph Earns Royal Welcome
Governor General lauds C W A Scott and Campbell Black as they claim victory in the international Centenary Air Race. Crowds cheer at Flemington and Laverton with the airmen hailed by Lord Mayor Sir Gengoult Smith and Sir Macpherson Robertson.
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Coburel
Wisher
Ant
Scott
Royal Air Force
Black
Flemington
Snader
Amall ‘Hoya
Alesbourne
Gengoult Smith
Mac[pherson Robertson
Macpherson Robertson
Sir Macpherson Robertson
Melbourne
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Pangborn
Revolt
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Aisy
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Beott
Ross
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Campbell
Charley's the
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Suva
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Civic Centre
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Bott
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Till Wilder
Mands
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Albert Hall
Billy Thompson
Grenfell
J. B. Young Ltd
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