The Aviation Historian — Issue 21 (October 2017)

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The fierce rivalry between the English counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire has been the


spur for competition of all kinds since the 15th Century, so it was perhaps inevitable that


the development of aviation in both would lead to a test of the best machines from each.


NICK FORDER studies the form of both contenders and provides a full race commentary


Yorkshire vs Lancashire, October 1913

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