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by Michael Turner
Alex Henshaw in his winning Mew Gull, swoops low over
Hatfield airfield, followed by Giles Guthrie's Mew Gull and
Les Cliff's Hawk Major. Seen on the ground are Geoffrey de
Havilland's Tk-2 and D.H. Comet G-ACSS. The winner's race
average of 252.25 mph is the fastest ever recorded by a
British winning aircraft.
Print size: 20 x 17ins (50 x 43cm) Edition size: 500
Signatures: Artist + ALEX HENSHAW M.B.E.
ALEX HENSHAW enjoyed a world wide reputation as a successful air racing
and record breaking pilot in the 1930s, and apart from winning the 1938 King's Cup race,
his most famous flight was from England to Capetown and back in the same Mew Gull in 1939,
setting a record which is still unbroken.
During WW II he was chief production test pilot at Vickers' Castle Bromwich
factory, which produced over 12000 Spitfires including Lancasters.
Alex personally flight tested over 10% of all Spitfires ever made.
To find out more and see photographs of Alex during his testing days
at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, inc when Winston Churchill came
for a chat, click here
Price: £.83.00
(Order Number ref KC-80)
All major credit
cards are accepted with delivery taking usually
5-7 days for Europe and 7-10 days for the rest of the World.
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