53 had a 70 hp Gnome engine and was flown by Gordon England, and was withdrawn with engine problems.
The Bristol Gordon England biplanes were a series of early British military biplane aircraft designed by Gordon England for the Bristol Aeroplane Company that first flew in 1912.
Eric Gordon England (1891–1976), British aviator, racing driver and engineer
In 1908, he left the railways for his first job in aviation, working as an assistant for Noel Pemberton Billing who was trying to establish a flying ground at South Fambridge in Essex.
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--joined the design office of--> for Frederick Sage & Company, who were building Short-designed seaplanes and Avro 504Ks under licence.
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In 1945, Gordon England contested the Bury St Edmunds seat in the General Election, standing for the socialist Common Wealth party but failed to get elected.
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He was managing director of General Aircraft Limited 1935-1942 and chairman of the Engineering Industries Association 1940-1944.
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For the 1913 Circuit of Britain race, Radley in co-operation with Gordon England designed and built the Radley-England waterplane to take place in the 1913 race.
Samuel Cody had been killed while testing the aircraft he had built for the competition, the aircraft entered by James Radley and Gordon England had been damaged during trials and Francis McClean's Short biplane was delayed by engine problems which kept it from competing.