July 1939

Day 1

From To Distance
Statute Miles
Cumulative
Distance
Durban (Stamford Hill) Matatiele
Matatiele Aliwal North (lunch stop)
Aliwal North Kimberley

Day 2

From To Distance
Statute Miles
Cumulative
Distance
Kimberley Baragwanath (landing)
Baragwanath Ladysmith (landing)
Ladysmith Durban (Stamford Hill)

A short course was flown over Durban before the finish line.

1939 Governor-General’s Cup

 

Pos Race
No
A/c Reg Aircraft Pilot/s
1 9 ZS-AOC BA DOUBLE EAGLE E. U. BRIERLEY
2 15 ZS-AHA LEOPARD MOTH J. D. DALRYMPLE
3 13 ZS-AID CESSNA C.34 J. WILLIAMSON
4 1 ZS-AML FAIRCHILD 45 F. C. ELLIOT-WILSON
4 5 ZS-BBC BEECHCRAFT C17L O. THANING
6 22 ZS-AIV LEOPARD MOTH H. CALDERBANK
7 4 ZS-ANO SPARROWHAWK C. ERASMUS
8 7 ZS-AKG HORNET MOTH G. K. JONES, J. J. OOSTHUIZEN
9 8 ZS-AOA HORNET MOTH F. ALLEN, T. G. PAGET
10 18 ZS-AEP LEOPARD MOTH R. M. COULL
11 16 ZS-AOY MILES MONARCH E. PHILLIPS
12 17 ZS-ACR PUSS MOTH J. BOWIE
13 26 ZS-AMR MAGISTER E. N. DONNELLY
14 12 ZS-AOS HORNET MOTH P. MURDOCH
15 2 ZS-AFS LEOPARD MOTH H. P. BLINKHORN
15 21 ZS-AKT RAPIDE D. MAIL
17 11 ZS-APX HAWK MAJOR J. M. PROUT
18 20 ZS-ANN HORNET MOTH P. HOLT
19 3 ZS-AHF HORNET MOTH C. F. KALLENBACH
20 10 ZS-AKA HORNET MOTH L. R. SPOOR, E. J. PEALL
21 25 ZS-ANT WACO UEC A. VELCICH

1939 Governor-General’s Cup – Exclusions

 

Race
No
A/c Reg Aircraft Pilot/s Reason
6 ZS-AFU WACO UIC J. T. SLABBERT Retired
14 ZS-AHH HAWK MAJOR D. C. ROXBURGH Retired
19 ZS-AMJ REARWIN 6000M A. M. MILLER Retired
23 ZS-AMU MAGISTER B. de VILLIERS Retired
24 ZS-AIX CESSNA C.34 D. DUNN, D. MILLIGAN Retired