Aircraft Photo of G-ADGP | Miles M.2L Hawk Speed Six

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-ADGP
Other Marks:	8
Aircraft Original Type:	Miles M.2 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:	Miles M.2 Hawk
Aircraft Version:	Miles M.2L Hawk Speed Six
C/n (msn):	160

Location
City / Airport:	Feltham - London Air Park (closed)Map
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	None
Event:	King's Cup Air Race 1937

Photo Date:	September 1937
Photo from:	Gordon Riley Collection
Photo ID:	854043

Photo Comment
In the 1937 King's Cup held at Hatfield on September 10th, Tommy Rose flew G-ADGP into 10th place at an average speed of 185.00 mph. The Aeroplane for 22 September 1937 also reported that Rose gave a really good show with the black and white Speed Six at the Eastbourne Flying Club's Display at Wilmington aerodrome earlier in the month - the colour quoted in the report confirming that this was G-ADGP. This photo was added on 9 October 2025, and has since been viewed 95 times.

Photo Comment

In the 1937 King's Cup held at Hatfield on September 10th, Tommy Rose flew G-ADGP into 10th place at an average speed of 185.00 mph. The Aeroplane for 22 September 1937 also reported that Rose gave a really good show with the black and white Speed Six at the Eastbourne Flying Club's Display at Wilmington aerodrome earlier in the month - the colour quoted in the report confirming that this was G-ADGP.

This photo was added on 9 October 2025, and has since been viewed 95 times.

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