She also entered her Comper Swift in the 1932 King's Cup Race, but withdrew before the start, and seems to have retired from air racing in 1935. the second 'Bienvenue Aerienne' in France (July 1934)ĭelia with C C Grey (editor of 'The Aeroplane'), Mrs Grey, Connie Leathart and others.Heston-Cardiff, October 1932, also in Comper Swift G-ABUA finished 3rd of 9.Yorkshire Tophy Race, September 1932 (not placed).London-Newcastle, August 1932, in Comper Swift G-ABUA finished 11th of 18.Ladies event at Reading (May, 1931) - the other competitors were Amy Johnson, Pauline Gower, Dorothy Spicer, Gabrielle Burr (Patterson), Susan Slade, and Winifred Spooner - a historic gathering indeed. She also competed in several other races and gatherings, e.g. In 1932, she visited India, where "we hear she has been doing a considerable amount of flying." In fact, she competed in the Viceroy Cup (India's version of the King's Cup) with 5 other English pilots and 6 from India. She flew the long way round, and is now continuing to tour the country." She only competed in the King’s Cup once - in 1931, when she was the only woman competitor to finish, a gallant 20th out of the 21 finishers (another 20 dropped out on the way, don't forget).Īugust 1931 found her in Dublin "Among the visitors was one who deserved especial mention, and that was the intrepid Miss Crossley, who put up such a fine show in the recent King's Cup race. It has been described as ‘one of the most romantic places in Europe’. These days, although it continues in private ownership, Combermere Abbey ‘welcomes visitors in groups or on specific days by appointment’. In 1919, the Crossley family moved to Combermere Abbey, Whitchurch, Shropshire and her father held the offices of High Sheriff and Justice of the Peace for Cheshire. The daughter of Sir Kenneth Irwin, 2nd Baronet Crossley, Chairman of the Crossley Car and Engineering companies in Manchester.
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