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Plight, March 28, 1918. BNGISTBER? Fir»t Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor i STANLEY SPOONSR. V ' A Journal devoted t* the Interest*, Practice, and Prof re»i of Aerial Locomotion and Transport. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. N*. 483. (No. 13, Vol. X.) MARCH 28, 1918. Mkly, MM MPeat IM, 44. Flif^Ht. ^ l°ose» names of some who history recordeth were and The Aircraft Engineer. not only the originators of the idea of this more than 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, w.c. 2. admirable undertaking, but were moreover the actual Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard i8«8. founders and supporters with their Own personal Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. funds and their own personal work through the early United Kingdom ... ,5*. ad. Abroad *os.od. days of its struggle to have even a right to exist. „.. ..._ CONTENTS. The names which thus stood out in strongest light Kditonal Comment: • PAGK , _ 1 «« VA Honour to whom Honour—?.. 329 were those of a man and a woman. Ine man, Dr. The CabTn«eM<fthe Royal Air Force ..' .".' .'.' .'.' Y. HI Atkin Swan, whose was the inception of the R.F.C. The Supply of Aircraft .. .'. .. .. 331 Hospital, and Mrs. Hugh Paynter (wife of Lieut.- Gallant Air Work 331 _ r . _ o TVJ.., . i_ . , An Aibatros Fighting Biplane 333 Commander H. H. Paynter, R.N.), to whom must be The'Royai'A^CaX^fficiai Noiices Y. Y. Y. Y Y. Y. lit accorded the honour of actually establishing the The Roil of Honour '.'. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. 337 Hospital, as a going concern at Netley House, Henri- Th? war Cabinee™ndythe RoyaiAir Force Y. Y. Y.. Y. Y. "9 etta Street, W., in July, 1915, and maintaining itAirisms from the Four winds .. _ 34a ^th b y personal work of the most arduous characterInternational Aircraft Standards 345 J " ., . ' , , , .-. Personals .. .. 347 and by contributions from her own pocket, until Aihr«fttworkIItSt<he'iFront. Official'information Y. .".' .".' .".' 33so such time as the establishment began to get out ofQuestions in Parliament .. .. .. .. 35i hand from sheer success in operation. These factsThe Recent and Future Growth of Aerial Law. By Dr. H. D. HazelUne 35a . j • i_i J J. t J.U • A 4. '1 ',-. Legal intelligence 35s are undeniable, and moreover are set forth in detail in cLmpTnydMatters " Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. 35I " FLIGHT " of February 17th, 1916. Since then the Correspondence .V .. .. ." .. .'.' ." ." ." 356 Hospital has made great strides, Mrs. Hugh Paynter _ later having to retire from further active participa- Index and Title Page for Vol. IX. tion in the work by reason of a complete breaknown in Tbe8-pageIndexforVol.IXof«FLiGHT» (January l^lth' ,the «su]*, °f ^ GOntinuou+sk wor* a* ;he to December, 1917) is now ready, and can be obtained Hospital. Dr. Atkin Swan, who throughout has from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, done such really valuable and gratuitous work for the W.C. 2. Price 8</. per copy, post free. Hospital, is, fortunately for those concerned, we :=___^___=_=__====__==___=_____^ believe, still devoting much of his time to the patients.Now although there have been recompenses to others EDITORIA.I* COMMENT. wn°. however wA their honours may be deserved, " Ktwspapers are an essential part of our war organisation."— were unknown and unheard of in connection with (Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service.) the Hospital when the heat and burden of its early troubles had to be borne, yet these two real pioneers1 HO. would be a pioneer these days ? and the founders of what promises to be one of the In 90 cases out of a 100 it's a greatest blessings to the Air Force ever Gonceived, thankless task, if not a crime, have apparently been completely ignored. If by and the chances are still less some oversight the names have escaped us in the that, having been a successful honours lists, then we most humbly apologise. On pioneer, the reward for the the other hand, if, as we believe, we are right, then, result falls to the right person. subject to there being no technical obstacle, which These moral reflections obtained it is claimed has so far prevented mere justice being special point the other day when looking through done to Dr. Swan and Mrs. Hugh Paynter, we think some back volumes of " FLIGHT." We happened that both these real war workers should receive upon quite an interesting little resume honourable recognition in any supplementary list to Whom *ne nrst beginnings of the Royal of honours which may be submitted to King George Honour ? Flying Corps Hospital, and in glancing for consideration. If one half of the recipients of through the story we wondered how recent honours had as well earned them as these it came about that we had missed in the lists of two " pioneers," there would not be so much cry for honours which have recently been so very freely giving official reasons for favours conferred. F 2
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