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[/ycSf BRITISH NOTES OF TI JUNE 14, i9l3- THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. The following appointments were announced in the London Gazette of the 6th inst :— R.F.C—Military Wing.-Capt. Philip L. W. Herbert, the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), from Flying Officer to be a Flying Commander. Dated May 30th, I°I3- Special Reserve of Officers.—Second Lieut. Robert O. Abercromby to be Lieutenant. Dated June 7th, 1913. Handing: over the " Britannia." THE formal handing over of the Bleriot monoplane, presented by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee in conjunction with the Standard, to the New Zealand Government was completed at a banquet given by the Committee at the Connaught Rooms on the evening of the 5th inst. Lord Desborough presided, and was supported by a large and distinguished company, including the Hon. Sir John Cockburn, K.C.M.G., the lit. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Baft., K.C.M.ti., Sir Charles Wakefield, Major the Hon. Ivor Guest, the Hon. Arthur Stanley, Sir Algernon Firth, Bart., Sir James Dods Shaw, Mr. Davison Dalziel, M.P., Mr. William Coward, &c. Seeing that the machine itself could not very well be handed over the presentation took the form of an address, which was handed by Lord Desborough to the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Com missioner for New Zealand. Mr. Gustav Hamel, who made the non-stop flight from Dover to Cologne on the machine, was pre sented with a gold medal, and his passenger, Mr. Frank Dupree, received a bronze replica of the medal. Mr. Hamel also received from the Shell spirit interests a beautiful model Bl^riot, executed in silver by Messrs. Mappin & Webb. Mr. Hamel made the speech of the evening, for the simple direct ness of his story of his great flight had a human interest for those who heard it. To reproduce verbatim Mr. Hamel's simple story of how he started in advance of a rain storm, flew into bad weather over the Channel, got knocked down about 300 feet in one drop just before passing over the French coast, encountered more hail and rain as he approached Germany, and still worse weather the further he flew, would convey nothing in print, but those who heard the man himself tell it in his own words listened to something that they should not readily forget. The Handley Page at Leicester. Last Saturday and Sunday the 50-h.p. Handley I'age mono- lane gave an exhibition of flying at Leicester. Owing to the usty weather, flying did not start on the Saturday till the evening, The solid silver model of the Bleriot monoplane used by Mr. Gustav Hamel in his splendid flight from London to Cologne. This artistic work was designed and manufactured by Messrs. Mappin and Webb, and presented to Mr. Hamel by the British Petroleum Company ("Shell" motor spirit) at a banquet on June 5th. 656 when Mr. Whitehouse ascended and flew right round Leicester twice, making a fine landing at the finish. In a second essay he gave a demonstration of banking and switchback flymg. At 8.45 „.m. when it was dusk, he made another fine flight guided back to the ground by a large flare composed of two tins of petrol, this concluded the day's flying. „ On Sunday, the weather very much restricted the flying, but Mr. Whitehouse made another very fine flight round the outskirts ot the town. Brighton-Shoreham Aerodrome. IT has been pointed out to us that in a sentence in which we state that the authorities have prohibited every place on the south coast which is suitable for the building and development of hydro aeroplanes, that this is not quite in accordance with fact, as there is the Brighton-Shoreham aerodrome on the south coast, which is not so prohibited. We willingly draw attention to this, as we believe there is no more better placed and suitable aerodrome than this spot. Moreover, the proprietors have done very much good woik here up to the present, the position being particularly suited tor hydro-aeroplane work as well as ordinary land machines. Raynham, who ought to know, has great praise for its qualities for water- planing, and he has made several flights, using only the water actually adjoining the aerodrome. Hurlingham, not Ranelagh. BY a slip last week under a couple of photographs, the venue of the Royal Aero Club's " Hare and Hounds " balloon contest was given as Ranelagh. Of course, as it appeared in the text, it should have been Hurlirjgham. Yarmouth's Mayor in an Aeroplane. THE Mayor of Yarmouth, Councillor R. G. Westmacott, enjoyed a twenty minute trip on a Maurice Farman biplane at the newly-established naval air station at Yarmouth, on the 4th inst. The pilot was Lieut. C. L. Courtney, who a few days previously had flown the machine from Hendon to Yarmouth. The Mayor was taken over the harbour at an altitude of 1,200 ft., and also passed over Gorleston and Caister, and on his return to terra firma said he found an aeroplane as comfortable as an armchair. " Navyplane." IN the House of Commons last week Mr. Burgoyne suggested that if the Admiralty had not decided upon an official designation for naval hydro-aeroplanes, perhaps the First Lord would consider " navyplane " as a suitable title. Mr. Churchill said the suggestion was interesting and would be considered with the other suggestions which had been made. An Aeroplane Factory for Merton. MERTON, in Surrey, appears likely to be destined to be famous as a manufacturing centre for aeroplanes, as we understand that the Aircraft Manufacturing Co., who build the Maurice and Henry Farman biplanes in this country, have taken over the large skating rink in the High Street. A Martin-Handasyde Mem. FROM Mr. H. P. Martin we learn that the statement, which has been made in several places, is erroneous, that Mr. Toop is joining the Martinsyde firm, nor is there any suggestion of his doing so in the future. A Sopwlth Aviation Co. Appointment. WE learn that Mr. Sidney F. Burgoine, has been appointed assistant works manager of the Sopwith Aviation Co., of Kingston- on-Thames. Before joining the firm last January, Mr. Burgoine was with Burgoine, Hampton Wick, Ltd., the well-known launch and boat builders. The Indian Flying Corps. THE active organisation of the Flying Corps for the Indian Army is making some progress, and it is now announced that a sum of three lakhs of rupees has been allotted for the purpose of starting the school which is to be situated at Sitapur. As we announced some time ago, Capt. S. D. Massy has been chosen as the Commandant, and the first instructors will be Capt. C. G. Hoare, Lieut. C. L. Newall and Lieut. H. L. Reilly, all of whom are certificated pilots, but who will undergo a special course of training at the Central Flymg School at Upavon before taking up their duties in India. Weddinp Bells. ON Tuesday last, in London, Mr. James Valentine, the well- known aviator, was married to Miss Eileen Knox, only daughter of the late Maj.-Gen. G. W. Knox, C.B., and Lady Sybil Knox. Miss Knox is a niece of Lord Lonsdale.
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