On the day of the race, the three distinctively coloured aircraft took their places among 17 other entrants ranging from a new Douglas DC-2 airliner to two converted Fairey Fox bombers.
On the day of the race start, the three distinctively coloured aircraft took their places among 17 other entrants at RAF Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. These ranged from a new Douglas DC-2 airliner to two converted Fairey Fox bombers.