Gustav Hamel, winner of the first air race to Brighton, 1911 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo.

Gustav Hamel, winner of the first air race to Brighton, 1911 (1933).  Artist: Flight Photo. Stock Photo
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Heritage Image Partnership Ltd  / Alamy Stock Photo

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HT28XD

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98.4 MB (4.2 MB Compressed download)

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7170 x 4798 px | 60.7 x 40.6 cm | 23.9 x 16 inches | 300dpi

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1933

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Gustav Hamel, winner of the first air race to Brighton, 1911 (1933). Gustav Hamel (1889-1914) was a pioneer British aviator. In March 1911 he won first prize in a race from Hendon to Brooklands and back and on 14 April 1911 he flew from Brooklands to Hendon in a record 17 minutes. He is pictured in the cockpit of a Bleriot monoplane. From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume I, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1933]