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Photo from The Great Encyclopedia of Aeronautics by Luigi Mancini, Milan, 1934 Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 11-3-04 |
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From The Great Encyclopedia of Aeronautics of Luigi Mancini, Milan, 1934 Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 112-10-05 Nel 1930 si classificò quattordicesima nella Coppa del Re, quarta nel Primo Giro Aereo d'Italia e seconda nello Challenge Internazionale da Turismo. Nello stesso anno, durante il volo Londra - Città del Capo, cadde col ten. Edward in mare nelle vicinanze di Belmonte Calabro, salvandosi a stento. Nel 1931 si classificò quinta nella Coppa del Re, ma non partecipò alla Challenge Internazionale da turismo, per concorrere al quale aveva acquistato un apparecchio italiano. Morì di malattia il 13 gennaio 1933 a Leicester. |
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From The Great Encyclopedia of Aeronautics of Luigi Mancini, Milan, 1934 Translation courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 112-10-05 She had earned her pilot's license at the London Aeroplane Club in t926 and her commercial pilot's license in 1927. She revealed her prowess at once by participating in the "King's Cup Race" in 1928, in which she won third place from Captains Hope and Uwins. In 1929, she won fifth place in the "King's Cup Race" and tenth place in the International Challenge of Tourism. In the 1930, she won fourteenth place in the "King's Cup Race", fourth place in the Primo Giro Aereo d'Italia and second in the International Challenge of Tourism. In the same year, during the flight from London to Cape Town, she and Lieutenant Edward crashed into the sea close to Belmonte Calabro (Italy), along with Lieutenant Edward, only saving herself with considerable difficulty. In 1931, she placed fifth in the "King's Cup Race," but she did not participate in the Tourist Plane Contest, in anticipation of which she had purchased an Italian aeroplane. She sickened and died on January 13, 1933. |
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Les Bourget Airport - Paris - August 16th, 1929 Photo & legend courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 11-3-04 |
via email from Giovanni Giorgetti, 11-3-04 Winifred E. Spooner This note was most probably intended to Pietro Giorgetti who was about to embark on the circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea with the engineer Mario Rasini in December, 1929. Best regards, Giovanni Editor's Note: The connection of Winifred with Italian aviators is reinforced by the fact that she was a member of the Italian team which participated in the Challenge, 1932, air races. See the link below. |
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The photo was taken on August 16, 1929, at Les Bourget Airport - Paris, at the finish of the Internatonal Challenge of Tourism. |
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If you are interested, and if time permits, I think you will enjoy scanning the rest of the page which offers the results of many important races. |
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