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1913 - 0902.PDF
(/ySHT] AUGUST 23, 1913. FLYING AT HENDON. THE feature of last week-end meeting was that twenty pilots participated in the flying, including three skilled airmen from France, and B. C. Mucks, who made a welcome return to Hendon. Our friends from across the Channel were M. Perreyon, of height-record fame ; Gougenheim, one of the chief pilots of the Farmtin School; and " M. Cardery,'' a new and promising pilot of the Morane- Saulnier monoplane, and not unknown to the British Peerage. overhauled and now presents a very smart appearance, having new fabric and streamline struts. It certainly seems to fly all the better for its overhaul; for instance, on Thursday of last week, Beatty took up three passengers—Capt. Tyrer, R. black- and G. Slack-to a height of over 200 ft. From 3 p.m. the pilots went up close upon each other's " tails, 'and performed all sorts of evolutions. E. Baumann made one of his usual high " Flight" Copyright. THE FINISH OF A FINE FLIGHT AT HENDON.-Mr. B.C. Hucks descending after his attempt to beat the British altitude record, when he reached 9,800 ft. The proceedings opened on Saturday—an ideal day for flying— with a high flight by Marcus D. Manton, on the new Grahame- White biplane, which climbed rapidly to a height of over 2,000 ft. From this height Manton made a fine straight descent when over the Welsh Harp. He was followed by R. H. Carr, on one of the old G.-W. 'buses, and later on Louis Noel took up the G.-W. Maurice Farman. Richard T. Gates then took over the old G.-W. 'bus, and put up numerous circuits of the aerodrome, whilst Carr and Geo. W. Beatty ascended on the new G.-W. 'bus and the 50 h.p. Gyro-Wright respectively. The latter has been thoroughly flights on a white 35 h.p. Caudron, R. Slack put the Morane- Saulnier through its paces, P. Verrier and Noel made embryo " cart-wheels" on their respective Maurice Farmans, whilst Gougenheim brought out a new Henry Farman and executed the Chevillard chute de coti. Other exhibitions were given by Birchenough on the G.-W. 'bus, F. Goodden on a 35 h.p. Caudron, and W. L. Brock on the 75 h.p. Deperdussin. In the meanwhile, Hucks' Bleriot was being erected, but it was not until later in the evening that it was ready. Shortly after 4 o'clock the first heat of the speed handicap was The new Grahame-White School 'bus, 928 " Flight" Copyright.
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