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MAY 2, 1914. 0HH BRITISH NOTES OF THE WEEK. ROYAL FLYING CORPS. THE following appointment was announced in the London Gaulle ot the 24th ult. :— R.F.C —Military Wing.—Capt. Frederick St. G. Tucker, Worcestershire Regiment, from a Flying Officer, is appointed to the Reserve. April 13th, 1914. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 24th ult.:— Sub-Lieut. G. R. Bromet to the "Pembroke," additional, for course at Central Flying School, May 12th. Engineer-Lieut. H. M. Cave-Browne-Cave to the "Pembroke," additional, for the Isle of Grain Naval Air Station, April 23rd. Artificer Engineer H. Dearman to the "Pembroke," additional, for the Farnborough Naval Air Station, April 23rd. Royal Naval Reserve.—F. M. Lll. Barr, H. G. Wanklyn, J. M. R. Cripps, B. F. Bainsmith, and L. B. Hay have been appointed to the " Pembroke," addi tional, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenants, for course of instruction at the Central Flying School. To date May 12th. The following appointments were announced by the Admiralty on the 10th ult. :— Lieut. A. Gaskell, lent to the Central Flying School as Assistant Instructor. To date May 6:h. Sub-Lieut. R. Peirse, R.N.R., lent to the Central Flying School as Assistant Instructor. To date May 6th. Looping at Farnborough. AT Farnborough, on Wednesday, Mr. G. Pratt, one of the pilots at the Royal Aircralt Factory, made two loops on a B.E. biplane, and a similar flight was subsequently made by Lieut. G. de Havilland, also on a B.E. The Navy's "Parseval" over London. A BRIEF visit was made to the Metropolis by the Airship No. 4 (Parseval) on Monday afternoon. After circling round St. Paul's Cathedral a cours; was set for the Crystal Palace, from whence after rounding the North Tower the vessel returned to Farnborough. Mr. Churchill's Seaplane Trips. ON Friday of last week, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, started from the Isle of Grain Naval Air Station on a seaplane piloted by Com. Seddonon a trip to Harwich. When the machine was off Clacton, however, engine trouble developed, and after coming down the machine was taxied on to the beach. In response to a message another seaplane was flown over to Clacton and took Mr. Churchill on to Harwich. The Aerial Derby. ARRANGEMENTS are well in hand for the third Annual Aerial Derby Race, which will be held on Saturday, May 23rd, 1914. The race will be held over the same 95 miles circuit as last year, the start and finish being at Hendon with turning points, at Kempton time there is the Dailr Mail Gold Cup and a cash prize of £ioa presented by the distributors of Shell Motor Spirit, while there will be a sealed handicap in which the prizes will be Shell Trophy and j£ioo, £75, and £25, all presented by the distributors of Shell Spirit. The D^soutter Fund. FROM Mr. Bernard Isaac, the hon. sec., we learn that the Park, Epsom, West Thurrock, Epping, Hertford. For the fastest Mr. S, Summerfield about to start on a flight at Melton Mowbray on his Ble'riot. the little mascot cat above the wings. 473 The dual control ani power plant of the Wright flyer at the Beatty School, .Hendon Aerodrome. Desoutter Benefit Fund now amounts to £119 Js. qd. Owing to the rain, the attendance at the Desoutter Meeting at Hendon on March 19th was not so large as had been anticipated, and the gate receipts, which were given to the fund, were only a little over £100. It is hoped, therefore, that visitors to the aerodrome will support the fund as much as possible, and any donations, however small, will be gratefully received by the honorary treasurer, Mr. T. K, Walton, the London Aerodrome, London, N.W. Flying in South Wales. ON Monday, of last week, Mr. H. H. James, one of the James Brothers, made a trial flight of 20 mins. duration, at Narberth in South Wales, on a 45 h.p. Amani-Caudron type biplane, which is said to be the first aeroplane to bs built in Wales. The following evening J. H. and H. H. James each made cross-country flights of half an hour. The next day, |. H. James was out for a high flight, reaching 3,000 ft., but only remained aloft about 20 mint., as the air was choppy. Mr. B. C Hucks at Bradford. AFTER his memorable flight across the Channel on Tuesday of last week, Mr. Hucks' machine was packed up at Hendon and on the following day at Brad ford he commenced a demonstration of fancy flying on it at 3 p.m. There was a lot of wind, but Mr. Hucks was able to do some of his vertical banks. When start ing on his vecond flight with this machine, one of the hangers-on fouled the tail plane, straining it slightly, and making it unsafe for passenger work. On the 50 h.p. looper Mr. Hucks accomplished nine loops and remained upside down for over a minute. The Note Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford were present, and had
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