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1915
1915 - 0396.PDF
l/ycHf FROM THE BRITISH London Aerodrome, Collindak Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Sunday and Monday, last week, too windy for school. Tuesday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Blackburn, Leigh, Simpson and Wyllie straights with instructor. Flight Sub-Lieut. J. P. Coleman, R.N.A.S., who has re cently secured his brevet at the Grahame-White School, Hendon Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper and Simpson straights alone. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. De Roeper and Smylie circuits. Friday, Probationary Plight Sub-Lieuts. Blackburn, Pennington and Wyllie straights with instructor. Pro bationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Wain circuits. JUNE 4, 1915. FLYING GROUNDS. Saturday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Blackburn, Leigh, Pennington and Wyllie straights with instructor. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Simpson half circuits. Sunday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Blackburn, Leigh, Pennington and Wyllie straights with instructor. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Smylie circuits with instructor. Tickets taken during week : Probationary Flight Sub- Lieuts. De Ville and Wain. Probationary Flight Sub- Lieut. De Roeper, Test A. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during the week accompanied by the instructors:—Messrs. Chalmers (35 mins.), Chapelle (15), Grossman (12), Fitzherbert (18), Johnston (10), Morgan (10), Ross (32), Rutherford (10), Tomlinson (40), Vickers (10), Whincup (10), Broughton (20), King (18), Jones (25), Eaton (38), Fox (18), Arbon (10), Fawcett (10), Holland (10), Zimmermann (10), Bush (10), Gurney (10), Watson (23). The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche- Kelly, C. B. Prodger, and Bransby Williams, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single seater propeller biplanes and Caudron tractors. An excellent ticket was taken on Saturday by Mr. Georges Chapelle on a 45 h.p. Caudron. Exhibition flights were given by Messrs. Roche-Kelly and Prodger on Saturday and Sunday, and three passenger flights were taken during the week. Hall School.—As usual at the Hall School excellent work was put through. The star turn of the week was Mr. Cecil M. Hill, a well-known West of England motor engineer, who qualified and took his Royal Aero Club Certificate in wonderful style, attaining the record height of 2,200 ft., with a vol plane from 1,500 ft. The other pupils are also progressing very well. With Instructor Herbert James (who has joined the school as second instructor) Messrs. Snook (36 mins.), Hamer(i8), Mason (21), Hatchman (29), Snowdon (22^), Booker (15), Millbourne (15), Bayley (36), Lieut. Raymond- Barker (15), Lieut. Jowett (15), Mitchell (20). With Mr. Stevens on 35 h.p. tractor No. 1 : Messrs. Furlong (55 mins.), Minot (47), Hill (35), all doing good straight flights and half circuits. With Mr. Stevens on Photo, by Herbert and Sou, Bowness. Two of the waterplanes of the Northern Aircraft Co. at their school on Lake Windermere. On the left is the N.A.C. Avro, and on the right the N.A.C. "Pusher" monoplane, Mr. Rowland Ding being seen standing in the nacelle. 396
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