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1920, with Grand Prix racing established in 1926. The all-time lap record of 143.44 mph was achieved by John Cobb driving the 24 liter Napier Railton in 1934. When World War II broke out in 1939, Brooklands was again used for military aircraft production and heavily camouflaged, with trees planted in some sections of the track to conceal the Hawker and Vickers aircraft factories there. Nevertheless, the Vickers factory was bombed by the Luftwaffe in 1940, with some 90 aircraft workers killed and at least 419 injured. The Vickers-Armstrongs Design Department and its staff were subsequently dispersed to a secret location at the nearby Burhill Golf Course. HYLAND

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