__NOTOC__ The Tilbury Flash is a single-seat American

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monoplane designed and built in the 1930s by Owen Tilbury and Cecil Fundy. The aircraft was built in 1932 and was entered in the US

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. At Cleveland, at the time it was described as ''probably the smallest racing aeroplane in the world.'' The Flash was on display at the

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in Bloomington, Illinois, but has since been removed to make room for the Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center. The Flash is currently on display in the Central Illinois Regional Airport.http://www.cira.com/Tilbury%20Flash%20News%20Release%202015%20(2).pdf

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{{reflist 1930s United States sport aircraft Racing aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1932