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1915
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KOVEMBKR 19, 1915 FLYINd London Aerodrome* Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame- White Civilian School.—Pupils doing straights with Instructor last week: Messrs. Franck, Gammon, Halet, Holman, McConnel, and Henshaw. Straights alone : Mr. Horridge. Circuits with Instructor : Messrs. Fraser and Hughes. Grahame-White School (R.N.A.S.)—Pupils doing straights with Instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Armitage, Horniman, Malet, Ovens, and Saint. Circuits and eights with Instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Aplin, Davenport, and Moody. Circuits and eights alone: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Graham and Cross. Instructors during week: Messrs. Manton, Pashley, Russell, and Winter. Certificates during week : Probationary Flight Sob- Lieuts. Gammon and Sadler. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week: Begg, Bowick, Brown, Byrne, Brynildsen, Barnes, Collier, Cumming, Davison, Edwards, Fawcett, Fellowes, Fry, Godfrey, Hodgson, Jones, Mellings, Podmore, Richard, Samter, Scott, Smith, Summers, Whincup, Willmett, and Williams. The Instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche- Kelly, 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. Four more pupils flew for their certificates this week— Messrs. Brown, Campbell, Fawcett, and Mellings. Exhibition flights were given on Sunday by R. W. Kenworthy. Hall School.—The following pupils were out receiving flying practice last week :—With H. F. Stevens: Brond. Flying solo circuits, figure eights with practice landings : — With Cecil M. Hill: Messrs. Nicolle, Butterworth, Drew, Stirling, Dodd, Dresser, Shum, Rattray, Manley, Cook, Evans, Wilkins and Lieut. Bell. With Charles Bell: Messrs. Redford, Capt. Grey, Mann, Smith, Arnsby, Bond, Millburn, Cosgrave, Chapman, Thorn, Bennett, Niel, Baron Ackroyd, Le Coq Moir and Cumberbirch. Aeroplanes in use: Hall tractor (Government type) biplanes. The Royal Aero Club certificate was taken by Broad, who qualified in a highly satisfactory manner. The following pupils should shortly be qualifying: Messrs. Drew, Cook, Manley, Butterworth, Stirling and Wilkins. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week: Messrs. Dawson, Roberts, Lees, Scott, Lambert, Jones, Hunt, and Martin. Doing straights : Messrs. Renton, Knowles, Lewis, Jowett, Woods, Thorpe, Hardy, Braim, Atkinson, Burgess, Heyn, and Summer- skill. Circuits and eights: Messrs. Porter, Franklin, and W. Warren, jun. Instructors : Messrs. M. G. Smiles, W. T. Warren, and C. M. Jacques. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Very bad weather prevailed again during last week but in spite of the circumstances Copyright, F. N. Birketl, from the F.N.B. Series of Aviators. A sextet of pupils who have secured their tickets at the Ruffy-Bautnann Flying School at Hendon.—1. 2nd Lieut. R. Cilve Gallop (2nd Scottish Rifles)' 2. Mr. W. Hughes; 3. Sub-Lieut. W. E. Gardner; 4. 2nd Lieut. P. B. Prothero (4th Argyll •and Sutherland Highlanders); 5. 2nd Lieut. W. R. B. McBain (R.F.A.); 6. 2nd Lieut. Albert Ball (N.M.D.C.C., now R.F.C.). 895 2
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