Summary

Colour postcard of Grosvenor House in London. It is signed on the reverse by Charles Scott.

Scott and his co-pilot Tom Campbell-Black won the Centenary International Air Race in the Comet 'Grosvenor House'. The race, from London to Melbourne, was sponsored by businessman and philanthropist Sir MacPherson Robertson, who had founded the largest confectionary business in the Commonwealth, MacRobertson Confectionary Manufacturers Ltd. The race route covered 18,240 km (11,330 miles) from England to Australia. All competitors were required to land at Baghdad, Allabad, Singapore, Darwin and Charleville. Prizes for the race included 10,000 pounds and a gold cup for the overall winner. English team C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black were the eventual winners, flying through pylons at Flemington Racecourse in front of 40,000 spectators and landing at Laverton. Eight planes failed to finish the race. Gilman and Baines were tragically killed when their Fairy Fox crashed near Foggiia, Italy.

Description of Content

Colour postcard of the Grosvenor Hotel in London. It is sigend on the reverse by Charles Scott. Scott and his co-pilot Cambell-Black won the Centenary International Air Race in their DH-88 Comet.

Physical Description

Coloured postcard, with an image of the Grosvenor Hotel on the obverse.

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