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1915 - 0718.PDF
(/jJGHT FROM THE BRITISH London Aerodrome. Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame* White SchooL—Straights with instructors last week : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Corry, Cross, Gammon, Hackman, Hadow, James, Sadler and Till, and Mons. de Meulemeester. Straights alone: Proba tionary Flight Sub Lieuts. Biscoe, Gammon, Sadler, Corry, Hadow and Hackman. Circuits alone: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Minifie and Davies. Brevets. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Clifford, Minifie and Roach-Pierson. Instructors: Messrs. Manton, Russell and Winter. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during the week :—With instructors on Beatty-Wright machines : Messrs. Arbon (50 mins.), Baldwin (20), Bond (40), Broadbent (5), Calvert (10), Crossman (85), Delves (131), Fellowes (n), FitzHerbert (Go), Fox (57), T. Jones (149). King (75), Litton (75),Middleton (21), Morgan (15), Mur- dock (10), Onley( JO), Richard (8), Ross (131), Smith (78), Theo (106), Tolhurst (69) and Willmett (42). On Caudron machines: Begg (20 mins.), Bowick(15), Brown (ro), Campbell (25), Collett (20), Coates (10), Collier (40), Cowper(i5), Davison (25), Fawcett (10), Gayner (15), Hodgson (30), Hoskins (30), L. F. Jones (25), Kirkwood (10), Lashmar(i5), Mellings (20), Moxon (15), Nash (10), Nicholson (15), Owen (20), Rimington (30), Whincup (10), and Duffus(i5). The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche-Kelly, C. B. Prodger, R. Ken- worthy, A. E. Mitchell, and G. Virgilio, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright propeller biplanes and Caudron tractor biplanes. Exhibition flights were given on Thursday by Messrs. Roche-Kelly and Ken worthy and on Saturday by Messrs. Roche-Kelly, Prodger and Kenworthy, and 9 passenger flights were taken. Hall School.—Another splendid week's work last week at the Hall school. The following pupils success fully passed their Royal Aero Club certificates : Messrs. Russell, Hatchman, Littlewood and Wenner, all taking their " tickets " with precision and accuracy. SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. FLYING GROUNDS. The following pupils are now ready to qualify: Watson and Bay ley. . During the week the following pupils received instruc tion • With Instructor H. F. Stevens : Messrs. Hatch- man Littlewood, Wenner and Russell, all doing circuits, figure eights, with vol plani landings. With Instructor C M Hill: Messrs. Watson (senr.), Bayley, Drew, Cook, Bangs, Watson (junr.), and Sepulchre, all doing circuits or half circuits, landings with motor stopped. With In structor Charles Bell: Messrs. Brandon, Camberbirch, Dresser, Baron Ackroyd, Evans, Watson (junr.), Seward. Nicolle, Lieut. Bell, Stirling, Hall, Broad, Hooker, Brandon, Bond, Butterworth, Wilkins, Arnsby, Punnett, and Lieut. Dalley. Machines in use: Hall (Govern ment type) tractor biplanes. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week: Messrs. Lochett, Lewis Knowles, Dawson, Dalrymple and Ellis. Pupils doing straights : Messrs. Blackburne-Maze, Grimwade, Woolley and Rochford. Pupils doing circuits and eights : Messrs. Jamieson, Woodley, Sargood, Franklin and Grimwade. Certificate taken by Mr. W. Rogers in splendid style. Instructors: Messrs. M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren, G. Irwing and C. M. Jacques. Ruffy-Baumann School.—The weather was not ideal last week for tuition purposes, but nevertheless a good deal of school work has been accomplished. Among other things, students have had further experience of the Gnome (50 h.p. and 60 h.p.), as well as their ordinary flying instruction. The following pupils are progressing favourably: Messrs. Cole (16 mins.), De Graouw (24), Harkness (22), Tagg (8), Bolton (24), Chambers (35), Lieut. Tomson (24), Johnston (8), Lieut. Gallop (48), Griffith (34), Sherwood (24), Lieut. Rees (30), Muspratt (36), Stewart (25), Lieut. Prothero (34), Liddell (46), and Bailey (34). Instructors: Edouard Baumann, Felix Ruffy, Clarence Winchester, and Ami Baumann. Copyright, F. N. Birkett, front the F.N.B. Series of Aviators. Some pupils at the Hall School, Hendon, who have recently passed for their Royal Aero Club certificates.—From left to right: 2nd Lieut. E. C. Jowett, 12th Northumberland Fusiliers; Corpl. F. E. Goodrich, 48th Canadian Highlanders; Mr. C H. Bell, Mr. J. A. Yonge. 718
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