Statements (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
air race
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
London to Melbourne Air Race
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gptkbp:award |
£15,000
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gptkbp:distance |
11,300 miles
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gptkbp:endDate |
1934-10-23
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gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
MacRobertson Air Race 1934
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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
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gptkbp:officialName |
MacRobertson International Air Race
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gptkbp:participants |
20
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gptkbp:purpose |
to celebrate Melbourne's centenary
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gptkbp:route |
England, France, Italy, Libya, Egypt, Iraq, India, Burma, Siam, Dutch East Indies, Australia
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Sir_Macpherson_Robertson
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gptkbp:startDate |
1934-10-20
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gptkbp:startPoint |
RAF Mildenhall, England
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gptkbp:winner |
de Havilland DH.88 Comet 'Grosvenor House'
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gptkbp:winnerTeam |
C.W.A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black
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gptkbp:winningTime |
71 hours
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:G-ACSP
gptkb:G-ACSR |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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