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I/UGHT] JULY 6, 1916. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND-ADMINISTERED 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. BY THE ROYAL Subscriptions. Total subscriptions received to June 27th, 1916 Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Thirty-eighth contribution).-. Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Eighteenth Contribution; ... Subscribed by the Gerrard Post Office Telephone Staff Total, July 4th, 1916 AERO CLUB. £ s. d. 10,739 10 8 o 19 9 8 8 11 10,750 o 4 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. THE ROLL OF HONOUR. THE Secretary of the Admiralty announces the following casualties:— Died of Injuries (June 29M). Flight-Lieutenant Geoffrey R. H. Talbot, R.N. Injured (June i$th). Flight Sub-Lieutenant Cecil H. Fitzherbert, R.N. (June 28/i.) Flight-Commander Thomas A. Rainey, R.N. (/ttly 2nd.) Flight Sub-Lieutenant Alfred M. Hughes, R.N. The following casualties have been officially announced by the War Office:— Killed. Second Lieutenant C. R. Bertram, Cavalry, Special Reserve, and R.F.C. Captain H. A. Cooper, Royal Flying Corps. Second Lieutenant S. G. Ridley, Royal Flying Corps. Captain L. H. Sweet, Hampshire Regt. and R.F.C. Died of Wounds. Lieutenant E. H. Bird, R. Fusiliers, attached R.F.C. 7367 2nd Class Air-Mechanic F. H. F. Brand, Royal Flying Corps. ® ® Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Killed. Second Lieutenant J. R. B. Savage, Royal Flying Corps. Died. 7789 1st Class Air-Mechanic A. J. Dell, Royal Flying Corps. 5549 2nd Class Air-Mechanic S. W. E. Dewhurst, R.F.C. Wounded. Second Lieutenant L. C. Angstrom, Royal Flying Corps. Second Lieutenant J. A. Coats, Royal Flying Corps. Second Lieutenant G. R. McCubbin, Royal Flying Corps. Lieutenant R. C. B. Riley, Yeomanry, attached R.F.C. Second Lieutenant S. P. Simpson, Bedford Regt. and R.F.C. Missing. Second Lieutenant J. L. P. Armstrong, A.S.C. and R.F.C. Lieutenant J. R. Dennistoun, Cavalry, S.R., attached R.F.C. Lieutenant H. B. Russell, R.F.A. and R.F.C. Prisoners of War. Captain D. L. Grant, London Regt. Lieutenant S. C. T. Littlewood, L. N. Lanes. Regt. and R.F.C. Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Prisoners of War- Captain R. J. Tipton, R.F.A., attached R.F.C. 4473 Sergeant T. N. Palmer, Royal Flying Corps. 3318 2nd Class An-Mechanic W. C. Pass, Royal Flying Corps. ® ® London Aerodrome* Collindale Avenue* Hendon. Grahame'White School.—Straights with instructor last week: Messrs. Alty, Callard, Cockelle, Edwards, Hodgkinson, Jamie, Key, Keymer, Lyles, Mills, Mulville, Rodocanachi and Ward. Circuits with instructor: Messrs. Donald and Goodhart. Eights with instructor : Messrs. Cooper, Forster, Phillips, Turner and Welinkar. Instructors: Messrs. Biard, Hale, Manton, Pashley, Russell, and Winter. Brevet Test C : Mr. Rabourdin. Beatty School.—The following pupils were out during last week: Messrs. Kay, Gliksten, Atkin, Venables, Murdoch, Roberts, Davy, Jones, Hoskins, Earl, Skeet, Garlick, McPherson, New, Towson, Elliott, Clift, White, Austen, Rudd, Curry, Owen and Sach. The instructors were Messrs. G. W. Beatty, G. Vir- gilio, A. E. Mitchell and H. Fawcett, the machines in use being Beatty-Wright dual-control and single-seater propeller biplanes and Caudron dual-control and single- seater tractor biplanes. Hall School.—Last week pupils with P. G. Allen : Messrs. Barton, Orton, Henley and Illingworth, all show ing improvement. With Chas. Bell: Messrs. Cosgrave, Armitage, Smith, Halliday and Glegg, all showing excep tional progress. With C. M. Hill: Messrs. Dickson, Skinner, Jones, Deane, Le Grice, Duncan, and Wors- wick. Machines : Hall and Caudron (Government type) tractors. Royal Aero Club certificates taken by Messrs. Dickson, Cosgrave, F. Smith, and Armitage, each making splendid exhibition flights. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Pupils rolling last week: Messrs. Mander, Bush and Leman. Doing straights : Messrs. Sivewright, Jones, Daly, Evernden and Egerton. Circuits and eights: Messrs. Whittingham and Dawson. Instructors : Messrs. W. T. Warren, M. G. Smiles, L. H. Brake, and W. T. Warren, jun. Royal Aero Club certificates were taken by Messrs. H. J. Whittingham and A. Dawson. Ruffy-Baumann School.—Pupils receiving instruc tion last week: Messrs. Babington Smith, Trubridge, Carr, Fanshawe, Durand, Williams, Fraser, Beebee, West- lake, Thomas and Holmes. Instructors : Edouard Bau- mann, Felix Ruffy, Ami Baumann and Andre- Thomsen. Machines, 60 and 50 h.p. RufFy-Baumann biplanes. Several pupils are now ready for their certificates, and will pass the necessary tests as soon as the weather moderates. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week: Messrs. Fenn, Montgomery, Ross, J. B. Smith, Wingfield, Little, 564
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