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1915
1915 - 0810.PDF
FROCJ-THB-BRITISH'FLYING-GWWND London Aerodrome, Coilindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Instructors during last week: Messrs. Manton, Pashley, Russell, and Winter. Straights with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Aplin, Davenport, Gammon, Graham, Moody, and Ovens. Straights alone: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Cross. Circuits with instructor : Prob. Flight Sub-Lieuts. Man, Sadler, and Till, Figure of eight alone : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Davies, and Hackman. Certificates during week: Probationary Flight Sub- Lieuts. Biscoe, and James. Grahame'White Civilian School.—Straights with instructor : Messrs. Franke, Mansel-Howe, Horridge, McConnel, and Jones. Straights alone : Mr. Fraser. Brevet: Mr. Ellis. Beatty School.— Pupils out during last week :—Messrs. Baldwin (15 mins.), Bond (30), Byrne (10), Baker (30), Begg (60), Brown (20), Brynildsen (30), Campbell (20), Collett (16), Collier (40), Cowper (36), Cumming (20), Davison (10), Delves (25), Duffus (31), Fawcett (16), Fellowes (30), FitzHerbert (75), Fox (5), Gayner (22), Hodgson (55), L. F. Jones (25), T. Jones (T5), Kirk- wood (20), Lashmar (28), Mellings (21), Murdoch (10), Nash (24), Nicholson (27), Onley (10), Owen (40), Patterson (10), Podmore (20), Schollaert (10), Smith (25), Stagg (29), Symington (5), Willmett (30), and VVhincup (15). The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche- Kelley, R. W. Kenworthy, G. Virgilio, A. E. Mitchell, and L. L. King, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single seater propeller biplanes and Caudron tractor biplanes. An excellent ticket was taken on the 13th by Mr. T. Jones. Exhibition flights were given on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hall School.—During the past week the following pupils received instructions:—With H. F. Stevens: Messrs. B. G. Watson and A. de Brandon, both doing figures of eight and right and left-hand turns, and practising vol plane landings, previously to qualifying for their brevets. With C. M. Hill: Messrs. Seward, F. Hall, Stirling, Broad, Hamer, Nicolle, Bangs, Wilkins, Butter- worth, Punnet, Cook, and Drew, all doing straight flights and circuits. With Charles Bell: Messrs. Manley, Dodds, Evans, Shum, Nicolle, Lake, Woolley, Rattray, Bond, Cumberbirch, Lieut. Bell, Messrs. Mann, Dresser, and Redford, all doing rolling practice and straight flights. During the week Messrs. B. G. Watson (an Australian of the Sopwith Aviation Co.) and A. de Brandon (also of Australia) both flew the tests for the Royal Aero Club certificate, which they obtained in excellent style. Messrs. Broad, Bangs, and Hamer. are now ready to qualify for their certificates. Machines in use : Hall tractor (Govern ment type) biplanes. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week : Messrs. Law, H. Roberts, J. Roberts, Dawson, Lockett, Lees, Lambert, Thorpe, Hardy, Burton, Woods, Jackson, Hunt, and Jones. Doing straights: Messrs. Lewis, Jowett, Little, Renton, and W. Warren, jun. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Northrop, Lander, Farrow, and Medaets. Instructors : Messrs. M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren, and C. M. Jacques. Copyright, F. N. Birkett, from the F.N.B. Series of Aviators. A GROUP OF PUPILS WHO HAVE SECURED THEIR TICKETS AT HENDON AERODROME.-1. Mr. Percy W. Chambers (Ruffy-Baumann School). 2. Mr. W. O. Russell (Hall School). 3. Mr. V. M. Wenner (Hall School). 4. Mr. A. E. Hatchman (Hall School). 5. Mr. A. T. Watson (Hall School). 6. Mr. W. Huggan (Hall School). 8lO
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