Ron Paine airborne in his Miles Hawk Speed Six over Baginton. He averaged 189 m.p.h. in the King’s Cup race and was placed second. Today this aircraft resides at Old Warden and has been restored to its original open/sliding hood configuration by American owner Tom Buffaloe.

Ron Paine standing with the Speed Six at Baginton. A former MD of British Midland Airways, Paine was instrumental in getting the D.H. Comet racer G-ACSS back into the air in May 1989.

A Blackburn Beverley makes a low and slow pass in front of the Baginton crowd line. In the foreground is Tiger Moth G-APDZ The Bishop and dominating the background is the dark form of DHC-3 Otter G-AOYX.

A line up of Tiger Moths and Jackaroos at Baginton. Today, Jackaroos are being converted back into Tiger Moths.

Thruxton Jackaroo G-ANZT flown by W.V.Fitzmaurice.

L.I.A.Taylor leads the other competing Jackaroo (G-APAO) around a pylon.

The author’s painting of Capt Baldwick’s Auster 6 heading out over Rock Farm on the first leg of the short course, hotly pursued by John Hill in Tipsy Belfair G-AFJR.

Proctor 3s G-AHET and G-AOEJ at full chat.

Proctor G-AHNA is hauled around a pylon.

Ernest Crabtree at the near vertical in his Gemini 3C G-AKEG.

Capt N. Baldwick ahead of another Auster in his Army Auster 6. Baldwick averaged a creditable 125 m.p.h. in the Osram Cup race and was placed first.