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The Schlesinger African Air Race

Index The Schlesinger African Air Race

The Schlesinger Race, also known as the "Rand Race", the "Portsmouth - Johannesburg Race" or more commonly the 'African Air Race', took place in September 1936. [1]

30 relations: A.E. Clouston, Aircraft registration, Airspeed Envoy, British Aircraft Double Eagle, British Aircraft Eagle, C. W. A. Scott, De Havilland Dolphin, Empire Exhibition, South Africa, Flight International, Flying officer, Germiston, Giles Guthrie, Harare, Hawker Hart, King's Cup Race, Lake Tanganyika, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, MacRobertson Air Race, Maxwell Findlay, Mbala, Zambia, Miles Hawk Major, Miles Peregrine, Miles Sparrowhawk, No. 611 Squadron RAF, Percival Mew Gull, Percival Vega Gull, Portsmouth Airport (Hampshire), Rand Airport, Royal Aero Club, Tom Campbell Black.

A.E. Clouston

Air Commodore Arthur Edmond Clouston, (7 April 1908 – 1 January 1984) was a British test pilot and senior Royal Air Force officer who took part in several air races and record-breaking flights in the 1930s.

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Aircraft registration

Every civil aircraft must be marked prominently on its exterior by an alphanumeric string, indicating its country of registration and its unique serial number.

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Airspeed Envoy

The Airspeed AS.6 Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Hampshire.

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British Aircraft Double Eagle

The British Aircraft B.A.IV Double Eagle was a British twin-engined six-seater monoplane designed and built by the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company of London Air Park, Hanworth, England.

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British Aircraft Eagle

The B.A. Eagle was a light aircraft manufactured in the United Kingdom during the 1930s.

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C. W. A. Scott

Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (13 February 1903 – 15 April 1946) was an English aviator, best known for winning the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934.

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De Havilland Dolphin

The de Havilland DH.92 Dolphin was a 1930s British prototype light biplane airliner designed and built by the de Havilland aircraft company.

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Empire Exhibition, South Africa

The Empire Exhibition, South Africa, held in Johannesburg, was intended to mark that city's jubilee and was opened by the Governor General on 15 September 1936.

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Flight International

Flight International (or simply Flight) is a weekly magazine focused on aerospace, published in the United Kingdom.

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Flying officer

Flying officer (Fg Off in the RAF and IAF; FLGOFF in the RAAF; FGOFF in the RNZAF; formerly F/O in all services and still frequently in the RAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence.

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Germiston

Germiston is a small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000.

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Giles Guthrie

Sir Giles Connop McEachern Guthrie, 2nd Baronet, (21 March 1916 – 31 December 1979) was an English aviator, merchant banker and later, an airline industry executive, serving as the chairman and chief executive of the state owned airline British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

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Harare

Harare (officially named Salisbury until 1982) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe.

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Hawker Hart

The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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King's Cup Race

The King's Cup Race is an annual British handicapped cross-country air race, is run by the and was first contested on 8 September 1922.

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Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake.

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Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport serving North West England.

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MacRobertson Air Race

The MacRobertson Trophy Air Race (also known as the London to Melbourne Air Race) took place October, 1934 as part of the Melbourne Centenary celebrations.

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Maxwell Findlay

Captain Maxwell Hutcheon Findlay (17 February 1898 – 1 October 1936) was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories.

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Mbala, Zambia

Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-west, where the port of Mpulungu is located.

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Miles Hawk Major

The Miles Hawk Major was a 1930s British two-seat light monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

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Miles Peregrine

The Miles M.8 Peregrine was a 1930s British twin-engined light transport monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

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Miles Sparrowhawk

The Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk was a 1930s British single-seat racing and touring monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

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No. 611 Squadron RAF

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Percival Mew Gull

The Percival Mew Gull was a British racing aircraft of the 1930s.

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Percival Vega Gull

The Percival Vega Gull was a 1930s British, four-seater touring aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited.

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Portsmouth Airport (Hampshire)

Portsmouth Airport, also known as Portsmouth City Airport and PWA (Portsmouth Worldwide Airport), was situated at the northeast corner of Portsea Island on the south coast of England and was one of the last remaining commercial grass runway airports in the United Kingdom.

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Rand Airport

Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa.

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Royal Aero Club

The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom.

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Tom Campbell Black

Tom Campbell Black (December 1899 – 19 September 1936) was an English aviator.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Schlesinger_African_Air_Race

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