Formula One Champion Graham Hill
by Don Struke
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Formula One Champion Graham Hill
Artist
Don Struke
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Photograph - Photography
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On November 29, 1975, while attempting to land his Piper Aztec in heavy fog near Elstree Airport in Northwest London, Graham Hill and five members of his Embassy Hill Racing Team were killed when the plane crashed on Arkley Golf Course. Without question Hill was one of the most accomplished racing drivers of his era and, perhaps, succeeding more because of his bravery and determination than because of the absolute skill some of his contemporary competitors had (such as Jackie Stewart). I took these photos about seven weeks before his death, on October 3, at the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International Raceway, New York. The driver shown with Hill, top center, is Tony Brise, who was aboard the Aztec.
NOTE: As with my other older racing-related photos on my site, these are not technically good images, in this case showing the effects of age on Ektachrome film, Kodak's superb but now gone medium. So I offer them for their historic worth, and hope you as a motor sports enthusiast might have an interest in this collage of an iconic Grand Prix driver and perhaps consider it for addition to your collection.
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April 26th, 2012
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