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ARCH : BAGL
Records relating to air racing, chiefly in Britain, compiled by John Bagley, a handicapper for many years
Compiled by Robert Sharp
ARCH : BAGL
[Records relating to air racing, chiefly in Britain, compiled by John A Bagley, a handicapper for same for many years. They include some notebooks of previous record keepers evidently passed to him]
1 Races (almost all in UK & Ireland) arranged by location [files]
1/1 1982 London to Londonderry
1/2 1992 Abbeville. [The L'Aéro Club de la Somme Trophy ] 1/3 1994 Abbeville. [The Vic Davies Memorial Challenge Trophy - not run]
1/4 1989 Bembridge. [The Digital Schneider Trophy] 1/5 1990 --- as above --- 1/6 1991 --- as above --- 1/7 1992 [Bembridge. Maps only] 1/8 1993 Bembridge. [Isle of Wight Schneider Trophy; Isle of Wight Goodyear Challenge]
1/9 1991 Blackpool. [Digital Computers Cup]
1/10 1991 Brussels
1/11 1996 Carlisle. [The Airbourne Challenge Trophy]
1/12 1993 Cranwell. [Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy]
1/13 1994 Galway. [Gladdagh Challenge Trophy] 1/14 1995 --- as above --- 1/15 1996 Galway. [Gladdagh Challenge Trophy; The Vic Davies Trophy]
1/16 1989 Humberside. [Digital City Livery Challenge Cup]
1/17 1989 Ipswich. [Digital Computers Cup]
1/18 1993 Kilkenny. [Irish National] 1/19 1994 --- as above ---
1/20 1989 Leicester. [Kings Cup; Digital Stewards Cup] 1/21 1990 --- as above --- 1/22 1991 --- as above --- 1/23 1993 --- as above --- 1/24 1994 --- as above --- 1/25 1995 --- as above --- 1/26 1996 --- as above ---
1/27 1989/1994 Manston. [Digital Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy]
1/28 1996 Manx. [the Island Race; Manx Airlines Air Derby; Manx Airlines Schneider Trophy]
1/29 1985/1986 Rotterdam. World Trades Centre, Rochester-Rotterdam-Rochester]
1/30 1989/1990 Shobdon. [Digital Grosvenor Challenge Cup] 1/31 1993 Shobdon. [StrongbowTrophy; Grosvenor Challenge Trophy] 1/32 1994 --- as above --- 1/33 1995 Shobdon. [Grosvenor Challenge Trophy] 1/34 1996 Shobdon. [Strongbow Trophy; Grosvenor Challenge Trophy]
1/35 1994 Shoreham. [Schneider Trophy; Goodyear Challenge Trophy] 1/36 1995 Shoreham. [Airborne Challenge Trophy; Schneider Trophy]
1/37 1990 Staverton. [Digital Computers Cup]
1/38 1989 Swansea. [Digital Gower Cup] 1990 Swansea. [ ? ] 1/39 1994 Swansea. [Gower Cup Challenge Trophy] 1/40 1995 Swansea. [Bill Entress Challenge Trophy] 1/41 1996 Swansea. [Moscow State Circus Trophy; Bill Entress Challenge Trophy]
1/42 1993 Swinderby. [Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy]
1/43 1995 Sywell. [Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy]
1/44 1993 Welshpool. [City Livery Challenge Trophy] 1/45 1995 --- as above --- 1/46 1996 --- as above ---
1/47 1990 Wroughton. [Digital Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy]
2 Race results / entry forms [files] [Note that numerous files in section 1 above also contain results and entry forms; those below had been kept separate]
2/1 1966-1979 Results 2/2 1980-1985 --- " --- 2/3 1986-1987 --- " --- 2/4 1988 --- " --- 2/5 1989 --- " --- 2/6 1991 --- " --- 2/7 1992 --- " --- 2/8 1993 --- " --- 2/9 1994 --- " --- 2/10 1996 --- " --- 2/11 1997-1998 --- " --- 2/12 1995 Entry forms 2/13 1996 --- " ---
3 1969-1970 The 1969 BP England to Australia Commemorative Air Race. [Includes file marked a) 'Work done & Gatwick inspection records'] [1 box]
4 1971 The British Columbia Centennial London to Victoria Air Race. [Includes loosed-leaf volume of entry forms; files (6) covering leg 1 (Abingdon to Quebec, via Iceland, Greenland and Goose Bay, Labrador), leg 2 (Quebec to Ottawa), leg 3 (Ottawa to Winnipeg), leg 4 (Winnipeg to Regina), leg 5 (Regina to Calgary) and leg 6 (Calgary to Victoria)] [1 box]
5 Handicapping [folder and files]
5/1 c.1982 A summary of the rules and regulations of handicap air racing
5/2 1997 Refining the 'Excess Speed' rule. A proposal by A J Watson
5/3 1972-1980 New handicap system. D. Hartas (and other complaints)
5/4 Handicapping - technical bits & lecture ['to Boscombe Down 1972'] [Includes files marked a) ' Wind tunnel & flight drag data' and b) 'Alex's analysis of 1986 results'] [1 folder, with box of 5 slides]
6 Technical
6/1 Assorted (P/S) 1/3 plots + misc. drag calcs. [1 file]]
6/2 Misc data on aircraft performance [2 folders, one containing numerous photocopied pages]
6/3 1993 GPS [global positioning system] records [1 folder]
7 Miscellaneous files, folder
7/1 1954, 1961 National Air Touring Competition, 1954; International Business & Touring Aircraft Competition, 1961 [1 file]
7/2 Air race history [1 folder]
7/3 1995-1996 Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association. [Committee Meeting minutes; accounts; AGM] [1 file]
8 Manuscript notebooks
8/1 1920-1949 Statistics: Race entries & results etc. [Includes (middle-page spread) 'Air-liner accidents' 1929-1935]
8/2 Summary of Dancy's 1939-1949 records/[compiled by D J Lyons]
8/3 1936-1938 Handicapping 1936, 1937,1938/Wilfrid Dancy 8/4 1939-1949 Handicapping 1939 to 1949/Wilfrid Dancy
8/5 c.1950? [Notebook of D J Lyons. Arranged alphabetically by named 'plane type] 8/6 1946-1953 High speed aircraft - military/D J Lyons. [Arranged as 8/5 aboveand bearing race details] 8/7 1936-1949 Race results 1936-49 (From Dancy's notebooks) [bearing race details/Compiled by D J Lyons] 8/8 1949-c.1965 [--- as 8/5 above --- and bearing race details]
8/9 1951-1958 Pre-race inspection and estimation 8/10 1959-1968 [--- as above ---]
8/11 [1971?] Canadian race. Inspection record of aircraft/[J Bagley]
8/12 1969-1972 [Race details; arranged by year]/J Bagley 8/13 1973-1979 --- as above --- 8/14 1979-1982 --- as above --- 8/15 1983-1987 --- as above --- 8/16 1969 [BP England Australia race?/J Bagley]
8/17 1960-1983 [Race details, arranged by named 'plane type/J Bagley] [1 ring binder]
8/18 - [Notebook bearing on front cover 'Presentation a/c (Spitfires?). Alphabetically arranged listing by 'plane name and no.]
9 Miscellaneous printed items
9/1 1973 Aeronautical Vest-Pocket Handbook/Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
9/2 1967 Nov ARB Notice No. 4, issue 4: Propellers approved for use on civil air- craft constructed in the United Kingdom/Air Registration Board 9/3 1975 May Airworthiness Notice No. 4, issue 11: --- as above --- 9/4 1977 Aug Airworthiness Notice No. 4, issue 13: --- as above ---
9/5 1980 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Sporting code, general section. Principles and regulations applying to all aeronautical sports to astronautics and to records 9/6 1983 --- as above ---
9/7 1981 Apr Minor Airfields United Kingdom/Royal Air Force, Flight Information Publication
9/8 1982 May The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The competition rules ... compiled by the R Ae C UK, Records Racing & Rally Assoc. 9/9 - --- as above --- A summary of the rules and regulations of air racing/Records Racing & Rally Assoc. 9/10 1988 Jan --- as above --- A summary of the rules of air racing/Records Racing & Rally Assoc.
9/11 1997 75 Years of the King's Cup. Winners - Who's Who and What-was- What since 1922/Ken Ellis. [Supplement to periodical Fly Past]
9/12 1987 Dec Arch Rivals [London-Paris] International Air Race. [Draft regulations]/ L'Aéro Club de France [&] Royal Aero Club of the UK
9/13 1991 Mar The Digital Schneider Trophy Race 1931-1991. The Digital British Air Racing Championship. [Press pack]
9/14 [Arm band of ] Handicapper/Royal Aero Club
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