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MARCH 29, 1917. IKe Roval Zlero Cla of the Uixited Kir\gdoi OFFICIAL NOTICES TO ME.MBER5 SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Committee was held on Thursday, the 22nd inst., when there were present: The Duke of Atholl, M.V.O., D.S.O., in the Chair, Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beatty, R.E., Brig.-Gen. W. S. Brancker, R.F.A., Flight Commander John D. Dunville, R.N., Cot. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., Wing Commander A. M. Longmore, R.N., and the Assistant Secretary. Election of Chairman On the motion of Brig.-Gen. W. S. Brancker, seconded by Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beatty, the Duke of Atholl was unanimously elected Chairman of the Club for the current year. Election of Vice-Chairman.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Flight Commander John D. Dun- ville, Col. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., was unanimously elected Vice-Chairman of the Club for the current year. Vacancy on the Committee.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Brig.-Gen. W. S. Brancker, Commo- dore Godfrey M. Paine, R.N., C.B., M.V.O., was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy on the Committee. Sub-Committees.—The following Sub-Committees were appointed :— House Committee : Capt. R. L. Charteris. C. G. Greenhill. , ' ' . Henry Knox. J. Stewart Mallam. J. H. Nicholson. J. H. Spottiswoode. Flying Services Fund Committee : , Chester Fox. Major T. O'B, Hubbard, R.F.C. Squadron Commander C. E. Maude, R.N. :; " 2; Finance Committee : : -'•-..,....;' f :'" J. Stewart Mallam- , . ..,.;,.••"-• % ."'" • J. H. Nicholson. •'. • -^ v ,;;;.•;,; v ^ T. O. M. Sopwith. -^ " "••"•' , *' ::> 7 Certificates Committee : Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beatty, R.E. Col. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S. Wing Commander A. M. Longmore, R.N. T. O. M. Sopwith. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are ex-officio Members of all Sub-Committees. Flying, Services Fund Committee. A Meeting of the Flying Services Fund Committee was held on Tuesday, the 27th inst., when there were present: Major T. O'B. Hubbard, R.F.C., in the Chair, Mr.* Chester Fox, Squadron Commander C. E. Maude, R.N., and the Assistant Secretary. Eight applications for assistance from the Fund were considered, and grants and allowances were recommended respectively :— 1. To the mother of a flying officer killed in an aeroplane accident. 2. To the wife of a 2nd Class Air Mechanic of the Royal Flying Corps killed on active service. 3. To a petty officer who was injured in an airship explosion. 4. To a 1st Class Air Mechanic of the Royal Flying Corps incapacitated on active service. Flying Services Fund. Boxes for collecting subscriptions for the Flying Services Fund are now available, and anyone wishing to have a box can obtain the same on application to the Secretary. New Club House. Members are reminded that bedrooms and meals are avail- able in the New Club House. The price of the House Luncheon and Dinner is 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d. respectively. 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, 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, London, W. Subscriptions. £ s. d. Total subscriptions received to March 2O$&, 1917 11,209 16 3 Proceeds of a Collection made at Church at the Royal Naval Air Station, Calshot .. .. 186 Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Thirty- fifth contribution) .. .. .. .. 10 2 9 Total, March 27th, 1917 .J*, ..11,221 7 B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, W. Fatal Accidents. A VERDICT of " Accidental Death " was returned at an inquest in Kent on March 22nd on 2nd Lieut. F. E. Hillebrandt, R.F.C., who 'died earlier in the day as the result of injuries caused by a flying accident. At an inquest held at Ipswich on March 24th on Lieut. M. R. H. A. Allen, R.F.C., who died in hospital on March 21st, from injuries received in an accident to an aeroplane, a verdict of " Accidental Death " was returned. When at a height of about 150 ft. his engine suddenly failed, and, the flying speed being lost, the machine fell to the ground. Lieut. Allen was pinned beneath the wreckage. At the inquest on March 26th on Flight-Lieut. W. S. Oliver, who was killed whilst flying in Kent, it was stated that the machine fell about 2,500 ft., and that when it emerged from a cloud it was nose-diving. The wings on one side appeared to fall away, and the aeroplane crashed to earth. A verdict of " Death by Misadventure " was re- turned. An inquest was held at Angmering (Sussex) on March 26th ©a Flight Sub-Lieut. A. F. Harvey. The officer was making a cross-country flight preparatory to receiving his pilot's certificate, and was passing over Angmering on March 24th. Suddenly his machine was seen to turn sharply to the right •vrhem it side-slipped and nose-dived to the ground from a height of about 60 ft. A verdict of" Accidental Death" was ret«c»ed. 2nd Lieut. J. A. A. Bouie, R.F.C., died on Saturday from injuries received in an aeroplane accident in Yorkshire. Sec. Lieut. John Leach, R.F.C., was killed while flying a military biplane at Court Moor, near Aldershot. An ex- perienced airman, Lieutenant Leach was 600 feet high, when he was caught in a snow blizzard, which spun his machine round; he was able to right it and flew on some distance, when another blast caught the biplane, with the result that it turned a complete somersault and nosed down to earth. Through his machine falling from a considerable height, Mr. J. B. Fitzsimmons was killed at Hendon on Monday. The machine crashed through the roof of a workshop in which a number of men were employed, but fortunately not one of them was injured. The Raid on Frankfort. ACCORDING to a telegram from Frankfort-on-Main, the French pilot who flew over Frankfort on March 16th, dropped six small bombs, one of which slightly damaged the roof of a house, whilst the others fell in the Main or fields, causing no damage. The aviator was fired at by anti-aircraft guns. An American Pilot Missing. THE Journal announces that the American airman McConnell, who has been serving with the French, has been missing since March 19th, when he took part in an air fight. 292
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