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1916
1916 - 0420.PDF
If LIGHT 1 MAY 18, 1916. BRITISH FLYING GROZINDS% London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week 1 Messrs. Schollaert, Jaquin, Tjaarda, Atkin, Gliksten, Smith, Cuthbert, Barrow, Mossop, Gaskin, Hoskins, Roberts, Knox, Brewerton, Phillips, Earl, Skeet, Dowding, Davy, Garlick, Kay, New, Drewery, Jones, Venables, Towson, McPherson and Mitchell. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, G. Virgilio, H. Sykes, A. E. Mitchell and H. Fawcett, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater Royal Aero Club Certificates have been taken this week by Messrs. G. F. Creaghan, C. Crawford, and Lieutenant F. T. Woods. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Pupils with instructor last week: Messrs. Wilson, Car, Fraser, Dobson, Edgar, Fanshawe, Maya, Bailey, Straus, Di Balme, -Portella, Torres, Johnstone, Westlake and Williams. Straights or rolling alone : Messrs. Whitaker, Bailey, Williams, May, Hoskyns, Fraser and Winter. Eights or circuits : Messrs. C. W. May and Hoskyns. Copyright, F. N. Birkctt,from the F.N.B. Series. Some Hall Flying School pupils who have recently secured their Royal Aero Club certificates at Hendon.—1. Lieut. F. H. Cooke; 2. Mr- C. W. Cooks 3. Mr. W. D. Thorn; 4. Mr. E. J. Arnsby. propeller biplanes and Caudron dual-control and single- seater propeller biplanes. Mr. H. W. Sellars took his certificate on Wednesday. Hall School.—The following pupils were out receiving instruction last week:—With P. G. Allen: Armitage, Gaskell, Collier, Robinson, Deane, Illingsworth, Dickson, Rayne, Rand, Le Grice, Russell, Graham Davis and Gudger. With C. H. Bell: Glegg, HallWay, Smith, Duncan, Mahoney and Hooker. With C. M. Hill: Taylor, Le Grice, Rochford, Rand, Pennell, Gaskell and Chapman. With H. F. Stevens: Gainsford Dodds, Mahoney and Cosgrave. HaJl and Caudron Government type tractors in use. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils doing rolling last week : Messrs. Evernden, Birkbeck, Whitting- ham, and Daly. Doing straights: Messrs. Dawson, Pulford, Moore, and Morley Kent. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Creaghan, Woods, Crawford, and Egelstaff. Instructors: Messrs. W. T. Warren, M. G. Smiles, W. L. Hay, and W. T. Warren, jun. ® ® Bombs from Hostile Aircraft. NEW regulations, made under the Defence of the Realm Act and published on May loth, provide that " any person, having found any bomb or projectile or any fragment thereof, or any article whatsoever which he believes or suspects to have been dis- Instructors: Messrs. Edouard Baumann^Felix Ruffy, Ami Baumann, Andre" Thomsen and Clarence Win chester. 50 and 60 h.p. Ruffy-Baumann tractor biplanes in use. Bournemouth School. Pupils rolling alone last week: Messrs. Kennedy, J. L. Barlow, Brandon, Gordinne, Pritt, Scaramanga and Daniel. Doing straights alone: Messrs. J. Wilson, O. Wilson, Morley, Morris, Adamson and Smith. Figures of eight and circuits alone : Mr. Frank Simpson. Instructors: Messrs. S, Summerfield and E. Brynildsen. 35 h.p., 45 h.p. and 60 h.p. Caudrons in use. Quite a lot of flying was got in during the week by Mr. Simpson, who is now quite ready for his ticket. Owing to the boisterous weather on Saturday, Mr. Summerfield did not make his usual exhibition flights until rather late in the evening, nevertheless he made very good flights under very trying conditions. ® ® charged, dropped, or lost from any aircraft or vessel of the enemy, neglects forthwith to communicate the fact to a military post or to a police-constable in the neighbourhood, or on being so required neglects to send or deliver the same to the competent military authority or some person authorised by him for the purpose, he shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations." 420
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