MacRobertson Air Race 1934

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf air race
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs London to Melbourne Air Race
gptkbp:award £15,000
gptkbp:distance 11,300 miles
gptkbp:endDate 1934-10-23
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MacRobertson Air Race 1934
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Douglas_DC-2
gptkb:Lockheed_Vega
gptkb:Boeing_247
gptkb:Fairey_Fox
gptkb:Boeing_247D
Avro 642 Eighteen
B.A. Eagle
Comper Swift
DH.60 Moth
DH.80 Puss Moth
DH.88 Comet
DH.89 Dragon Rapide
KLM Douglas DC-2
Miles Hawk Major
Puss Moth
Fairey Fox III
Desoutter Mk.II
Dragon Rapide
Lockheed Vega 1
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Tom_Campbell_Black
gptkb:Roscoe_Turner
gptkb:Amy_Johnson
gptkb:Ken_Waller
gptkb:Jim_Mollison
Charles W.A. Scott
Owen Cathcart-Jones
Parmentier and Moll
gptkbp:numberOfFinishers 11
gptkbp:officialName MacRobertson International Air Race
gptkbp:participants 20
gptkbp:purpose to celebrate Melbourne's centenary
gptkbp:route England, France, Italy, Libya, Egypt, Iraq, India, Burma, Siam, Dutch East Indies, Australia
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Sir_Macpherson_Robertson
gptkbp:startDate 1934-10-20
gptkbp:startPoint RAF Mildenhall, England
gptkbp:winner de Havilland DH.88 Comet 'Grosvenor House'
gptkbp:winnerTeam C.W.A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black
gptkbp:winningTime 71 hours
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:G-ACSP
gptkb:G-ACSR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7