Lympne light aircraft trials
1923

Lympne light aircraft trials

Section Title: 1923
Table Section Text: None

Competition Number	Registration	Type	Engine*	Pilot	Notes

No. 1	Avro 558 biplane	B&H (Grigg)	entered by Grigg Motor & Engineering Company Probably did not attend

No. 2	G-EBGN	Gnosspelius Gull	Tomtit	John Lankester Parker	Entered by Major O.T. Gnosspelius and J.L. Parker

No. 3	G-EBNV	English Electric Wren	ABC flat twin	Maurice Wright	Entered by the English Electric Company

No. 4	None	English Electric Wren	ABC flat twin	Walter H. Longton	Entered by the English Electric Company

No. 5	None	Avro 558	B&H V-twin	Bert Hinkler	Entered by A.V.Roe & Co.

No. 6	None	Avro 560	Tomtit	Bert Hinkler	Entered by A.V.Roe & Co.

No. 7	G-EBHU	Gloster Gannet	Carden	Larry Carter	Entered by the Gloster Aircraft Company.

No. 8	G-EBHX	de Havilland DH.53	750cc Douglas	Capt Geoffrey de Havilland and Capt Hubert Broad	Entered by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

No. 9	G-EBKM	Parnall Pixie I	500cc Douglas	Norman Macmillan	Entered by George Parnall and Company.

No. 10	G-EBHN	Vickers Viget	750cc Douglas	Stan Cockerell	Entered by Vickers Limited.

No. 11	G-EBHW	Avro 558	500cc Douglas	Harold Hamersley	Entered by G.S. Bush and H.A. Hammersley.

No. 12	G-EBHZ	de Havilland DH.53	750cc Douglas	Harold Hemming	Entered by A.S. Butler.

No. 13	Handasyde Monoplane	750cc Douglas	Fred Raynham	Entered by the pilot.

No. 14	G-EBHS	RAE Aero Club Hurricane	600cc Douglas	George Bulman	Entered by the Royal Aircraft Establishment Aero Club.

No. 15	Peyret Monoplane	4-cylinder Sergant	Alexis Maneyrol	French, entered by Louis Peyret.

No. 16	O-BAFH	Poncelot Vivette Monoplane	16 hp 4-cylinder Sergant	Baron Georges Kervyn de Letttenhove	Belgian. As No. 21, but mahogany covered fuselage and larger area wings, entered by Jean B. Richard.

No. 17	G-EBIL	ANEC I	Tomtit	"Jimmy" J.H. James	Entered by the Addlestone Aeronautical Association.

No. 18	G-EBHR	ANEC I	Tomtit	Maurice Piercy	Entered by Hubert Blundell.

No. 19	None	Gnosspelius Gull	Tomtit	Rex Stocken	Entered by Major O.T. Gnosspelius and J.L. Parker

No. 20	Kingwell Tandem Monoplane	ABC	H. Sykes	did not attend, entered by P.W. Kingwell.

No. 21	O-BAFG	Poncelot Castar Monoplane	16 hp 4-cylinder Sergant	V. Simonet	Belgian. As No. 16 but fabric covered fuselage and smaller area wings, entered by G.A. de Ro.

No. 22	Peyret Monoplane	Douglas	Alexis Maneyrol	probably did not attend, entered by Louis Peyret.

No. 23	J7233	Sayers-Handley Page H.P.22	500cc Douglas	A.G. Pointing and J.T. Jeyes	entered by pilots.

No. 24	G-EBKN	Parnall Pixie II	750cc Douglas	Norman Macmillan	the same aircraft as No.9 with shorter span wings and a more powerful engine. Entered by the George Parnall and Company.

No. 25	None	Sayers-Handley Page H.P.22	400cc ABC engine	C. Barnard	like No. 23 with a different nose shape and engine Entered by Vernon Bradshaw.

No. 26	J7265	Sayers-Handley Page H.P.23	Tomtit	Gordon Olley	Entered by the Handley Page company.

No. 27	G-EBHQ	Salmon Tandem Monoplane	​3 1⁄2hp Bradshaw motorcycle engine	Cecil Bouchier	did not attend, entered by Percy Salmon.

No. 28	Falcon Monoplane	JAP	not completed

Sentence(s)

In Lympne light aircraft trials, Avro 558 No.11 was flown by Harold Hamersley.

final_sentence: In Lympne light aircraft trials, Avro 558 No.11 was flown by Harold Hamersley.