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MGHT FEBRUARY 17, 1916. IKe Royal ffero Clu. of the, United Kii\gdoi OFFICIAL MOTtCE.5 TO MEMBERS Vacancy on the Committee. LlEUT.-Col.. W. D. BEATTY, R.E., has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Committee caused by the death of Lieut.-Col. J. D. B. Fulton, C.B., R.F.A. Lieut.-Col. Beatty will retire at the next Annual General Meeting, but will be eligible for re-election. Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Tuesday, March 28th, 1916, at Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the Meeting, and must be signed by at least five Members. The last day for the receipt of notices of motion is Tuesday, March 7th, 1916. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the Committee are :— Lieut.-Col. R. K. Bagnall-Wild, R.E. Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beatty, R.E. G. B. Cockburn. Lieut.-Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd. Capt. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon.R.F.C. Com. C. R. Samson, R.N., D.S.O. A. Mortimer Singer. T. O. M. Sopwith. The Marquess of Tullibardine, M.V.O., D.S.O., M.P. Any two Members of the Club can nominate a Member to serve on the Committee, provided the consent of the Member has been previously obtained. The name of the Member thus nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent in writing to the Secretary not less than fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting. The last day for the receipt of nomina tions is Tuesday, March 15th, 1916. 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. 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. d. 7 o Total subscriptions received to Feb. 8th, 1916... 10,437 Nevile G. Gwynne 105 Employes of Ruston, Proctor, and Co., Ltd. (Sixth contribution) ... ... ... ... 200 Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Nineteenth contribution) ... ... 090 Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Ninth contribution) ... ... ... ... ... 10 8 I Total, February 15th, 1916 10,554 19 8 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. GROUND London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahamc White Civilian School.—Straights with instructor last week: Messrs. Baragar, Box, Franck, Holman, Kryn, Leigh, Parkinson, Scheidt, Spencer, Walk, Williams (F.), Williams (S.), Domville, Eichel- brenner, Hathaway, Hodgkinson, Sandys, Stapley and Sloden. Circuits with instructor : Messrs. Verguilt, Butler and Grasset. Eights alone : Mr. Howe. Brevet during week : Mr. Hallett. Grahame-White School (R.NJLS.).—Straights with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Carr, Gibbs, How, Maxted, and Wigglesworth. Circuits and eights with instructor: Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Aitkin, Jones, Kingsford, Powles, Rees, Templeton and West. Circuits and eights alone : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieut. Evans. Brevets during week : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Colquhoun and Cook. Instructors during week : Messrs. Biard, Hale, Manton Pashley, Russell and Winter. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week : Messrs. Baldwin, Byrne, Richard, Thompson, Theo, FitzHerbert, d'Allesina, Dunne, Aoyong, Jaquin, Scott, Wainwright, Young, le Champion, Martin, Mattos, Halford-Thompson, Roberts, Knox, Smith, Brewerton, Phillips, Stanley, Tjaarda, Bowick, Collier, Cumming, Edwards, Samter, Schollaert, Willmett, Drysdale, Barrow, Brand, Branford, Mossop, Patterson, Pod more, Sellars, Hungwan and Parsons. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, W. Roche- Kelly, G. Virgilio, R. W. Kenworthy, 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 Messrs. Baldwin, Williams and Whincup. Four passenger flights were taken. IS*
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