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1915
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K^3 Exhibition flights were given on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and 6 passengers were taken. Hall School.—Pupils receiving instructions last week with H. F. Stevens on brevet tractor No. 2 : Messrs. Booker, Gay, Snowdon and Lieut. Philpott, all doing circuits, figures of 8 and landing practice. Pupils with instructor, C. M. Hill: Messrs. Gordon (34 mins.), Bell (14), Milborne (6), Hatchman (16), Huggan (13), Goodrich (21), Watson (16), Bangs (27), Bayley (10), Yonge (TO), Cook (4), Littlewood (33), Russell (8), Drew (17), Punnett (8), Hamer (6), and Lieut. Jowett (20). London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week: Messrs. Wynne Eyton, Roe and Woodley. Straights : Messrs. Chapman, Welsford, Burton and Moynihan. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Everidge, Irwing and Jacques. Certificates were taken during the week by Capt. Everidge and Mr. G. Trwing, who both made very good flights. Instructors: Messrs. M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren and James. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Last week, although the weather was far from favourable for flying, four certificates were taken by the following pupils :—Herbert Sykes, Lieut. Dixon, Lieut. Kenneth Mathewson, and E. C. ® © Aircraft Fabric Contraband. A ROYAL l'roclamation appearing in the LONDON GAZETTE of the 30th ult., [ rollibiIs the exportation of cotton fabrics suitable for aircraft. Three Days' Rest at the R.A.F. AFTER running incessantly night and day for twelve nnnths, th: Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough closed down on Saturday AUGUST 6, 1915. England-Derwin, all of whom made remarkably good performances on the 50 h.p. Caudron type biplane and the 50 h.p. Ruffy-Baumann biplane. Among pupils doing straights, circuits, and figure eights were : May, Gardner, Liddell, Railton, Ovens, Belton, Young, Fitzsymons, Derwin, Mathewson, Dixon. Four more pupils are ready for their certificates and are only awaiting favourable opportunity to complete the tests. Many passengers have been taken, including several ladies. Instructors : Edouard Baumann, Felix Ruffy, Gino Virgilio, Clarence Winchester. Northern Aircraft Co„ Ltd. The Seaplane School, Windermere.—Flying was in operation last week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The instructors were W. R. Ding and J. Lancester Parker, and machine in use N.A.C. pusher 50 Gnome. Up with instructor: Benson (30 mins.), Lawton (21), Part (60), Inglis (33), Robertson (41), Ridgway (49), Yates (32). With instructor in passenger seat: Barber (29 mins.), Laidler (17), Macaskie(i4), Macintyre (42), Slingsby (45), Sibley (58). Sibley took an excellent ticket, his landings being notable. Several passengers were carried, and both Mr. W. R. Ding and Mr. J. L. Parker were out giving solo flights. ® ® until Tuesday morning, so that the 4,000 employees were able to take three days' rest. French Eligible for Zeppelin Rewards. IT is reported by the JOURNAL that in response to an enquiry as to whether French pilots were eligible for the ten ^1,000 rewards for destroying Zeppelins, Lord Michelham has replied : " Of course, I never thought of making any distinction between your biave airmen and ours."
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