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1916
1916 - 0657.PDF
AIRISMS FROM THE FOUR WINDS. PILOT L. L. KING, of the Beatty School, has recovered from his rather nasty accident of a short while ago, and had the pleasure of taking Mrs. Beatty up for her second flight in England on Friday. THE Smiles-Sykes looping contest runs apace. Sykes is now in the fifties, and Smiles, stealing various marches on his opponent, now totals one hundred and sixty-one. CURIOUS that neither the Martinsyde nor the L. and P., the two 'buses referred to above, will tail-slide. Both appear to stand on their respective tails whilst the weight of the engine pulls the nose of the machine earthwards. " SMILES' double two " Is not, as might be supposed, a telephone number, but has reference to the record put up by pilot G. M Smiles, on the L. and P. On Tuesday of last week he looped the loop 22 times in succession, In the face of such a whirling, his twelves and fifteens sink into the commonplace. THE P.B. " Sparklet " was sparkling in the sunlight again on Sunday. AN out-and-home sporting contest between the " Sparklet," the de Havilland, the Bristol " Bullet " and the Sopwith would be an event worth watching. Is it possible ? CATTLES have now taken premises in Kilburn, near Cricklewood Lane. Worth noting, seeing the way things aviatic are drifting Hendonwards. Also convenience in quick delivery, owing to proximity of works, is something in these days of hustle. PILOT-INSTRUCTOR OSIPENKO is making satisfactory pro gress after his very nasty crash of two weeks ago. Unfor tunately, his legs are pretty seriously damaged, and recovery must of necessity be slow. We tender him best of wishes. THE opening of the Princess's Theatre at the Vickers' village at Crayford, by Princess Christian on July >6th, when the Princess was received by Mr. Albert Vickers, the chairman of the company, reminds one th.it the Vickers' firm are ever alive to the happiness of those around them, this being but one instance of the care which the directors of Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., have for the welfare of their employees. Not only have they already in operation a similar theatre at Walney Island, where first-class music may be heard and first-class plays and films seen, but at the Vickers' aeroplane works at Weybridge there is a canteen, which in 10 minutes can be transformed into a picture theatre with stage and all complete, and can be changed back to a canteen in a similar space of time. EVER mindful of their clients' requirements, Messrs. Robinson and Cleaver, the Naval and Military tailors, of Regent Street, have thoughtfully produced a useful little clip case for boxes of safety matches. The clips, which are made in oxydised metal, have an embossed Air Service badge on the side. ON Sunday, with the thermometer registering well over the hundred mark, two Naval pilots had a welcome ducking in the waters of the " Welsh Harp." The machine, an Admiralty B.E., shed a wheel, unknown to the pilot, on WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN SALONICA.—The city, as seen from a British seaplane flying over Salonica Bay. (Official photograph issued by the Press Bureau.)
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