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(/yCHT] JANUARY 25, 1913. IKe Roval &ero Clu of the Uixited Kiz\gdo. ZIB OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS BE Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting: of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Wednesday, March 19th, 1913, at 4 o'clock, at 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. Wednesday, February 26th, 1913, is the last day for the receipt of notices of motion. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the committee are :— Griffith Brewer. Prof. A. K. Huntington. Capt. Bertram Dickson, R.F.A. F. K. McClean. John D. Dunville. Alec Ogilvie. Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., Mervyn O'Gorman. F.R.S. . F. Pollock. Any two members of the Club can nominate a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary in writing not less than fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting. Wednesday, March 5th, is the last day for the receipt of nominations. Memtersare reminded that a ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the Committee of the Club will be forwarded to them at least seven days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 21st inst., when there were present: Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Com. C. R. Samson, R.N., Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, and the Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected:— A. Tindal Atkinson, Lieut. Claude R. Cleaver, Capt. Ernest Edwards, D. E. Garnett, Capt. A. M. Macdonell, and Lieut. M. W. Noel. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 393. Sidney T. Freeman (Engine Room Artificer, R.N.) (Short Biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurcb). 394. Bernard John William Brady (Leading Seaman, R.N.) (Short Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 395. Arthur John Bateman (Leading Seaman, R.N.) (Avro Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 397. Lieut. Frederick William Bowhill, R.N.R. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 398. Lieut. A. C. G. Brown, R.N. (Bristol Biplane, Eastbourne Aviation School, Eastbourne). 399. Lieut. Alexander Shekleton (Royal Munster Fusiliers) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 400. Capt. Gilbert Braithwaite Rickards (late Royal Munster Fusiliers) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 401. Henry Elliot William Macandrew (Farman Biplane, Ducrocq School, Brooklands). 402. Assistant-Paymaster John Henry Lidderdale, R.N. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 403. Sub.-Lieut. Reginald Lennox George Marix, R.N.V.R. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 404. Lieut. If. D. Vernon, R.N. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 406. A. L. Russell (Caudron Biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). 407. E. R. Whitehouse (Deperdussin Monoplane, Deperdussin School, Hendon). 408. Lieut. J. T. Babington, R.N. (Short Biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurch). Letter from the Aero Club de France asking the Club to give its sanction to the issuing of Aviators' Certificates to Mr. W. M. Macneill, Lieut. J. E. G. Burroughs, Mr. H. C. Fuller, Lieut. E. G. Harvey and Mr. E. Masterman, was read and the necessary permission granted. Airship Pilot Certificate.—The following Airship Pilot Certifi cate was granted:— 15. Capt. The Hon. Claud Brabazon. Public Safety and Accidents Investigation Committee.— On the motion of Col. H. C. L. Holden, seconded by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, the following report of the Accidents Investigation Committee was unanimously adopted :— REPORT ON THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. EDWARD PETRE, WHEN FLYING AT MARSKE-BY-THE-SEA, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1912, AT ABOUT 12.15 P-M- Brief Desaiption of the Accident.—Mr. Edward Petre, flying a Martin-Handasyde Monoplane, fitted with a 6o-h.p. Antoinette motor, left Brooklands on Tuesday, December 24th, 1912, at about 9.10 a.m., with the intention of making a non-stop flight to Edinburgh. At about 12.15 p.m. he was observed approaching Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, from the direction of Saltburn. At that time a high wind was prevailing. After passing over the village of Marske-by-the-Sea, the aircraft was at a height of about 500 ft., when it was observed to descend to about 400 ft. At this altitude the aircraft straightened out, then rose slightly, and subsequently dived to the ground, killing the aviator instantly. The aircraft was completely wrecked. Mr. Edward Petre was granted his Aviator's Certificate, No. 259, on July 24th, 1912. Report.—The Committee sat on Wednesday, January 1st, Monday, January 6th, and Monday, January 13th, 1913, and received the report of the Club representatives who visited Marske- by-the-Sea, together with evidence of eye-witnesses taken on the spot by them. Mr. G. H. Handasyde and Mr. H. P. Martin, ot the firm of Martin and Handasyde, attended and produced plans of the aircraft, and gave evidence on various points raised by the Committee. From the consideration of this evidence the Committee regards the following facts as clearly established. (1) That the aircraft was built in November, 1912. (2) That a very strong and gusty south-westerly wind was prevailing at the time of the accident. (3) That the aircraft at the time of the accident was heading into the wind at an oblique angle so as to cause its line of motion over the ground to be at right angles to that of the wind, and its course was thus north-west. (4) That lrom a height of about 500 ft., the aircraft, which had just previously passed over the village of Marske-by-the-Sea, descended about 100 ft. It rose again, both wings collapsed and the aircraft immediately fell to the ground. With reference to the collapse of the wings, no fewer than four witnesses who saw the accident from different points of view gave evidence that the wings collapsed in a downward direction. (5) That a number of pieces of wood and fabric were picked up to leeward as far away as 300 yds. from the scene of the accident, and in such positions that they must have fallen from the aircraft whilst still in the air. Opinion.—The Committee is of opinion that the accident was caused by the collapse of the wings of the aircraft in the air. Recommendation.—Seeing that this is not the first occasion on which wings of the Antoinette type have collapsed in the air, the Committee recommends that the Royal Aero Club should vote a sum of money for the investigation of this design. In this particular instance the aircraft was removed by the loca authorities almost immediately after the accident and any evidence which could have been obtained from the position or fractures of the parts was thereby lost. A good deal of the woodwork was burnt after the removal. The Committee has already made a recommenda tion that steps should be taken by the authorities to prevent similar destruction of evidence in future. In view of the above recommendation, the Committee unani mously voted a sum of £20 to cover the cost of the investigation. Aviation Prize.—A letter was read from Mr. A. Mortimer Singer offering a prize of ,£500 for a competition open to aeroplanes able to start from and alight on both land and water. The drafting of the Rules was referred to the Competitions Committee. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Mr. A. Mortimer Singer for his very generous prize. 90
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