In September 1936 "G-AEKL", having previously been Edgar Percival's private mount, was re-engined and modified to enter in the Schlesinger Race. The Schlesinger African Air Race was a race from England to South Africa (6,154 miles), but G-AEKL was withdrawn ten days before the Schlesinger following a fatal taxiing accident at Liverpool Speke Airport. Two other E2H Mew Gulls were entered, both of which had been built at the same time to the same specification as the modified "KL". Both failed to finish the race to South Africa. In the 1937 King's Cup Race, the rebuilt and re-painted "G-AEKL" was 1st with Charles Gardner at the controls in his house-colours of dark blue with pale-blue lettering and trim (See Flight of the Mew Gull, p91.). He averaged 234 mph over the 1,442-mile course. Percival flew his latest E3H "Super"-Mew "G-AFAA", the fifth and last Mew Gull built by Percival, to a third-place finish and still another E2H, "G-AEXF" was raced by Alex Henshaw.