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1914
1914 - 0195.PDF
FEBRUARY 21, 1914 THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. THE following appointment was announced in the London Gazette of the 13th inst. :— R.F.C.—Military Wing.—Capt. John H. W. Becke, the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), from a Flight Commander to be a Squadron Commander, and to be granted the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. Dated February 1st, 1914. Mr. Sydney Pickles was last •week-end at Hendon once again, and in our photograph he is seen placing his signature to the subscription list for the Slack Fund, which is receiving such sympathetic support. The Number of British Airships. REPLYING to a question in the House of Commons as to the number of airships owned or being built eithpr by the Government or by contractors, Mr. Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) stated that (here are 15 dirigible airships built, building, or ordered at the present time fof the Naval Wing. The majority will be ready for service with the Fleets when required during the next year. Mr. Churchill excused himself for not being more precise. Army Aircraft. REPLYING to questions by Mr. Joynson-Hicks, in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Col. Seely (Secretary for War) stated that 28 of the monoplanes which were on the list of efficient machines had been struck off at various dates since July 1st. One remained on the list as efficient. The Royal Aircraft Factory was now making 24 aeroplanes of a special type. All those Army officers who were engaged in the airship squadron of the Royal Flying Corps except one had agreed to be transferred to the Naval Wing. The exact conditions of their employment were still under consideration, but the hon. member might rest assured that they would not lose either in seniority, rank, or grading. An Aviators' Benevolent Fund. IT will be seen from the official notices on page 188 that the Royal Aero Club has decided to establish an Aviation Benevolent Fund with the object of relieving aviators, their wives, widows and dependents when in necessitous circumstances. The Club has opened the fund with a first donation of fifty guineas, and the British Petroleum Co., Ltd., the distributors of the well-known OF THE WEEK. " Shell" motor spirit, have promised a donation of a similar amount. It is a scheme which merits the attention of all connected with aeronautics, and we feel sure it will meet with the financial support it deserves. The Royal Aero Club Annual Dinner. THE success of the annual dinner of the Royal Aero Club, which is to be held at the Royal Automobile Club on Wednesday week, is foreshadowed by the fact that the number of applications for tickets has exceeded the accommodation available, so that no further tickets can be issued. Learning ta Fly in Pictures. ONE of the items in the programme of the special matinee at the Palace Theatre, at which the Oueen has promised to b~ present, on Tuesday next, will be the Kinema film, "Learning to fly at Vickers' School." The matinee is for the benefit of the Schools for Mothers in Fulham, Poplar, Shoreditch and Stepney. More Farmans for the R.F.C. ON Monday morning Yerrier flew a new British-built M. Farman from Hendon to Farnb3rough in fine style. Yerrier then An exquisite specimen of the silversmith's art, being a scale model in silver of the Grahame-White biplane used by Mr. Birchenough, the winner of the trophy. This trophy was presented by the distributors of Shell Motor Spirit for a special speed contest. The model is the work of Messrs. Mappin and Webb, Ltd., of Oxford Street. enjoyed a ride back to Hendon on a B.E. piloted by Capt. Becfce, and took a second M. Farrrran to Farnborough, after which he put both machines through their official tests. A Note on Raynham's Glide. WITH reference to the paragraph in our issue of the 7th inst. recording Raynham's climb on the Avro to 15.000 P. and his 20 mile glide from Brooklands to Hendon, it should be made clear that Mr. Harold Blackburn only accompanied Raynham on the way back to Brooklands, and was not with him during the long glide.
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