Sunday Times General Knowledge (Gk) Where Was I

[Queensparkranger]

Name of hill
Name of pilot

[Flonska]

I think the answers are:- Box Hill, Surrey and Sqn Ldr Neville Frederick Duke DSO, OBE, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, FRAeS

[Captain2]

Welcome to AB

Could you give us a 'little' bit more information please

[Flonska]

Which 'little' bit(s) of information would you like to see?

[mallyh]

2 biggleswade?

[mallyh]

Cotswolds?

[Mamyalynne]

Two very different sets of answers, do you have the Times Puzzle Mally?

[mallyh]

no just taking a stab at it as it says where was I ,,am I miles away? x

[Mamyalynne]

I just wondered as it appears Flonska has the detail so may be more clued up.

I am trying to access it.

[Toorak]

I think it is box hill as flonska says

There was a link on an earlier thread

[Queensparkranger]

Thank you much appreciated

[Flonska]

If I have interpreted the clues correctly:- Box Hill appears to be described as one of Britain’s most iconic climbs with an average gradient of 5%, (1:20) throughout its 2.5 km length. It is also referred to as ‘zig zag’ hill for the couple of hairpins featured which apparently gives climbers an "Alpine" feel.

Dunsfold Aerodrome lies approx 15 miles southwest of Box Hill and became the test centre for Hawker Siddeley. On 4th September 1953 it was announced by the Royal Aero Club in the Press, that Squadron Leader Neville Duke chief test-pilot of Hawker Aircraft, exceeded the world speed record during trial runs over the official 3km course near Littlehampton the previous Monday evening. He attained 741 m.p.h. on each of two runs in one direction and averaged 703.5 m.p.h. in the other direction, the average speed being 722 m.p.h.