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DECEMBER 13, 1913. im HT FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. THE sad death of Capt. Wildman-Lushington, R.M.A., cast quite a gloom over the aerodrome, as the deceased officer was very •enthusiastic and popular. Previous to the accident, Eng.-Lieut. Briggs, on Bleriot 39, Sub- Brooklands Aerodrome. ON Monday, last week the Mattinsyde monoplane was tested over a measured'course of 1,000 yds., which it covered at the excellent rate of 89 miles an hour. Mr. Dukinfield lones was further testing the Flanders biplane. The Bristol and Vickers AT THE VICKERS SCHOOL, BROOKLANDS.—On the left, Chief Pilot and School Manage, Mr. R. H. Barnwell, in the seat of Vickers No. 5 monoplane. On the right, Mr. T. W. Elsdon, who has been appointed assistant pilot at the Vickers School. Lieut. Pierce, on Avro 16, Sub-Lieut. Marix, on a Short, Lieut. Ireland, on a Maurice Farman, and Com. Samson, on Short No. 3, were up for flights. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were blank days, and Saturday being a good day some flying was done, Prof. A. K. Huntington, who is now flying better than he has ever done, getting the machine up to good heights, made several really good flights on his machine. The machine flies very steadily although slow, when compared with some of the Service machines of the same horse-power. Schools had a number of machines out. Herr Rocmpler was out again on the D.F.W. biplane. On Tuesday, Mr. Dukinfield Jones made a number of lengthy flights on the Flanders biplane in the morning. The Vickers and Bristol Schools were also busy, but in the afternoon it was too windy for school work. The weather conditions on Wednesday were too windy for any school work, and on Thursday there was no improvement, so that school work was again at a siandstill in the open. TWO PUPILS AT THE VICKERS FLYING SCHOOL. BROOKLANDS.-On the left, in the pilot's seat of TWO PUPILS ATkTHtoVl^oplanCf ^ A> £ Morgan; ^ the rjght> Mr Henfy Webb To summarise, the pilots included Com. Samson, Eng.-Lieut. Briggs, Lieut. Davis, Lieut. Ireland, Subs. Manx, Littleton, Rainey, P.O. Andrews. The machines : Shorts 2, 3, 64, 65, Avros 16 and 41, Sopwiths 27 and 33, Maurice Farman, B16not 39, Deperdussin 7. The Martinsyde monoplane was again flying well on Friday, whilst in the afternoon both Bristol and Vickers Schools were in full swing. Herr Roempler on the D.F.W. biplane made some fine flights, both solo and with passengers. Saturday morning the Vickers and Bristol schools were busy With 1359
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