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1915
1915 - 0358.PDF
FROM THE BRITIS* London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame - White School.—Instructors during last week: Messrs. Russell and Winter. On Monday, straights with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. De Flight Sub-Lieut. R. G. Mack, R.N.A.S., who has secured his brevet at the G.-W. School. Hoeper. Landing practice: Probationary Flight Sub- iLieuts. Coleman, Greer, Hood, and Burling. Tuesday, straights with instructor ; Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper, De Ville, Pennington, Mr. H. Jackson, who recently took his certificate at the Ruffy-Baumann School at Hendon. •Simpson, Smylie and Wain. Circuits with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Hood. Circuits ; Pro bationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Coleman. Wednesday, straights with instructor : Probationary •Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Ville and Smylie. 358 FLYING GROUNDS. Friday, straights with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper, De Ville, Leigh, Simpson and Smylie. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Wain, solo straights. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Greer circuits. Saturday, straights with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper, De Ville, Leigh, Simpson and Smylie. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Greer and Hood circuits. Sunday last, straights with instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper, De Ville, Leigh, Simpson, and Smylie. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Greer and Wain circuits. Brevets during week : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Coleman, May 12th; Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Burling, May 12th and 14th. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week, accompanied by the instructors:—Messrs. Allcock (55 mins.), Bright (25), Chalmers (30), Chapelle (22), Crossman (5), Crowe (27), de Meza (5), Faning (10), Fitzherbert (20), Fraser (90), Hay (63), Johnston Copyright, F. N. Birkett,from the F.N.B. series of aviators» Flight Sub-Lieut. J. P. B. Ferrand, R.N.A.S., who recently obtained hls'r ticket at the Grahame-White School, Hendon. (5), Roche (75),rSummers (63), Tomlinson (10), Vickers (5), Whincup (8), Wiles (5), Wainwright (10), Hodgson (io), King (5), Jones (5), Davison (7), Eaton (7). The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche-Kelly, C. B. Prodger and Bransby Williams, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-controls and single-seater and Caudron tractors. Certificates were taken by Messrs. Allcock, Bright, Fraser and Roche. Two passenger flights were taken, and exhibition flights were given on Saturday and Sunday by Messrs. Beatty and Roche-Kelly. Hall School.—Last week the following work was got through :—Tuesday morning, Mr. Snook (14 mins.) and Mr. Hatchman (15). During the afternoon the following pupils received instruction : Messrs. Hamer (14), Booker (15), Millboum (7), Mason (5), Cook (3), Bayley (4). Hatchman (4), Mitchell (6) and Lieut. Jowett (3). Wednesday, Mr. Hill made a number of good straights (20 mins.), Messrs. Furlong (8), Snook (19), Bayley (20), Millbourn (25).
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