Another view of the Lambert Monocoupe.

The clipped-winged Lambert Monocoupe flown by Messrs Wright and Polando, named Baby Ruth.

TOEING THE LINE: Another view over the heads of the crowd. The nearest machine is the "Puss Moth" flown by Mr. C. J. Melrose, next to it are the Airspeed "Courier" A.S.5. (Sqd. Ldr. Stodart and Mr. K. G. Stodart), and Flt. Lt. Shaw's British Klemm "Eagle." These machines were in the Handicap Race.
Some of the last MacRobertson Race competitors about to take off early on the morning of October 20, 1934. Nearest the camera is C. J. Melrose in a Puss Moth, with Sqn Ldr Stodart’s Airspeed Courier next to it. Flt Lt Shaw's British Klemm Eagle wears race number 47.

The black and gold Comet G-ACSP, flown by Jim and Amy Mollison. The Mollisons flew the 2,530 miles to Baghdad nonstop but had to retire from the race at Allahabad because the engines had been damaged when commercial motor spirit was used for refuelling.

Comet G-ACSP, flown by the Mollisons. The Gipsy Six engines of the three Comets had the compression ratio increased to 6-5:1 to develop 224 b.h.p. at 2,400 r.p.m.

The eventual winner of the MacRobertson Race, Comet G-ACSS, flown by C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black and currently being restored to airworthy condition by the RAE at Farnborough.

Miss Jacqueline Cochran's Gee Bee in which she got no further than Bucharest. The engine was a 675 h.p. Pratt & Whitney Hornet.

The Airspeed Viceroy flown by Capt Neville Stack and S. L. Turner