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2095 Capt. Alfred Spencer Mason Summers (19th Hussars) (Beatty- Wright Biplane, Beatty School, Hendon). Nov. 25th, 1915. 2096 Flight Sub-Lieut. Norman Reginald Davenport, R.N.A.S. (Grahame-White Biplane, Grahame-White School, Hendon). Nov. 25th, 1915. 2097 2nd Lieut. James Edward Hutton Freeman (7th Battn., Royal West Surrey Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Birmingham). Nov. 26th, 1915. 2098 2nd Lieut. Douglas Huon Gray (14th King's Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Birmingham). Nov. 26th, 1915. 2099 2nd Lieut. George Henry Nicholson (9th Batt. Royal West Surrey Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Birmingham). Nov. 26th, 1915. 2IC0 Flight Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey Moore, R.N.A.S. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Royal Naval Flying School, Eastchurch). Nov. 27th, 1915. 2101 John Drew (Hall Biplane, Hall School, Hendon). Nov. 27th, 1915. The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 2102 Lieut. Cedric Ian Burrell, R.E. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Shoreham). Nov. 16th, 1915. 2103 2nd Lieut. John Joseph Breen (Royal Irish Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Shoreham). Nov. 18th, 2104 Lieut. Alister Frederick Keble White (l/6th Suffolk Regt.) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Shoreham). Nov. 18th, 1915. 2105 2nd Lieut. George Philip N. Burden (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Farnborough). Nov. 24th, 1915. 2106 William Austin Spratt (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Brooklands). Nov. 26th, 1915. 2107 Lieut. Reginald Baynes Mansell (Maurice Farman Biplane, Military School, Shoreham). Nov. 27th, 1915. 2108 Flight Sub-Lieut. Leonard Gordon Scott, R.N.A.S. (Grahame-White Biplane, Royal Naval Air Station, Chingford). Nov. 27th, 1915. 2109 Flight Sub-Lieut. Harold Tether, R.N.A.S. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Royal Naval Air Station, Chingford). Nov. 28ih, 1915. Aeronauts' Certificates.—The granting of Aeronauts' Certifi cates No?. 49 to 51 was confirmed. The granting of the following Aeronauts' Certificates was con firmed : — 52 Lieut. Arthur Meredyth Wynne. Nov. 15th, 1915. 53 Flight Sub-Lieut. Maxwell Gordon Gill, R.N.A.S. Nov. 29th, 1915. The following Aeronaut's Certificate was granted :— 54 Sub-Lieut. William Henry Wood, R.N.V.R. Nov. 30th, I9I5- • Extension of the Hours of Opening the Club. The Club is now open from 9 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. each day, including Sunday. New Members. Members are reminded that, according to the Rules, the Annual Subscription of any New Member they may propose, who is elected between November 1st and December 31st of this year, will cover the period up to December 31st, 1916. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. THE Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the Royal Aero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who are incapacitated on active service, and for the widows and dependants of those who are killed. The Fund is intended for the benefit of all ranks, but especially for petty officers, non-commissioned officers and men. Forms of application for assistance can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Subscriptions. £ s. d. Total subscriptions received to Nov. 24th, 1915 10,057 12 8 Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Tenth contribution) ... ... ... 088 Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Fourth contribution) 9 r5 ° Total, December 1st, 1915 10,067 16 4 B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. 166, Piccadilly, W. _J» BRITISH FQUNG. QROUNDS London Aerodrome, Coilindale Avenue, Hendon. GrahamcWhite Civilian School.—Straights last week with Instructor: Messrs. Gammon, Halet, Howe, Hughes, Leigh, Hathaway, Henshaw and Yates. Half circuits with Instructor: Mr. Philippi. Brevet tests: Mr. Horridge. Grahame*White School (R.N.A.S.).—Straights with Instructor : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Aird, Aitken, Burden, Armitage, Horniman, Rampling and Pritchard. Circuits and eights with Instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Malet, Moody, Ovens and Saint. Tickets during week : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Aplin and Davenport. Instructors for the week: Messrs. Manton, Pasbley, Russell and Winter. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week : Messrs. Baldwin, Barnes, Barrow, Begg, Bond, Brynildsen, Byrne, Collett, Cumming, Davison, Edwards, Gayner, Hodgson, Jones, Kirkwood, Murdoch, Nicholson, Onley, Overton, Owen, Podmore, Richard, Samter, Schollaert, Smith, Whincup, Willmett, Godfrey, Williams, Paterson, Drysdale, Martin, and Capt. Summers. 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. Certificates were taken during the week by Capt. Summers and Messrs. Bond and Paterson on Beatty- Wright machines, and Mr. Nicholson on a Caudron machine. Exhibition flights were given on Saturday by Messrs. Beatty, Kenworthy, and Virgilio, and on Sunday by Mr. Virgilio, and six passenger flights were taken. Hall School,—The following pupils received instruc tion last week at the Hall School: With H. F. Stevens: Drew, putting in long practice flights, circuits, eights, and vol plani landings. With Cecil M. Hill: Manly, Wilkins, Cook, Evans, Rattray, Dresser, Shum, Butter- worth, Nicolle, Dodd, Stirling, Mann, Capt. Grey, and Redford. With Drew, doing rolling practice and short 942
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