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Mr. Tarrant, on the recent occason when Press repre sentatives were permitted to view the machine, stated that he wished to express his thanks to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, without whose very valuable and willing assistance the pro blems of erecting and trueing up the machine would have been rendered even more difficult than had been the case, and in this direction he should like to mention Majors Turner and Grinstead, of the R.A.E., who have both given their unstinted help in the many problems that, in the very nature of the job, have kept cropping up. Of those directly associated with Mr. Tarrant it would be impossible to mention more than a few : Capt. E. T. Rawhngs, D.S.C., who is general manager of the firm, will be remembered by all FLIGHT readers as having taken part in the famous flight in a Handley Page from London to a a MAY 15, 1919 Constantinople, bombing the Turkish capital with excellent effect. Captain T. M. Wilson, of the Technical Department of the Air Ministry, was ori ginally lent to Mr. Tarrant, but has now joined the firm. It was to a large extent due to Captain Wilson that the machine was turned into the flying propo sition it is now. Finally, it should be pointed out that the man who will pilot the machine is Captain F. G. Dunn, A.F.C., who will be remembered by our readers from the days before the War, when he was one of the Grahame-White pilots at Hendon, forming one of the batch who joined up with the air forces immediately on the outbreak of hostilities, and who numbered among them such pilots as, to mention only a few, Strange, Carr, Lillywhite, Noel, Howarth, Pashley, and Manton. a a IKe Rowed &ero Clu of the United Kbygdoi OFFICIAL MOTICES TO MEMBERS BE Entrance Fee and Subscription for New Members IN accordance with the Resolution passed unanimously at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Aero Club, on March 31, 1919, the Subscription for Members elected on or after May 31, 1919, will be £7 ys. per annum, and the Entrance Fee £5 5s. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE A MEETING of the Technical Committee was held on Monday, May 5, 1919, when there were present:—Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Lieut.-Col. D. Harries, Lieut.-Col. T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., R.A.F., Major R. H. Mayo, Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie and Mr. Howard T. Wright. In attendance :—Lieut.-Col. Towler and Major Bernard of the Air Ministry and Mr. H. Fulton, Mr. A. R. Fenn and Mr. C. V. Allen of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. Mr. Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. The Committee considered the Regulations governing the Prize of ^10,000 offered by the Australian Government for a flight from Great Britain to Australia. The Flying Services Fund H.R.H. Prince Albert, K.G., has been pleased to accept the Chairmanship of the Flying Services Fund. At the present time nearly two hundred widows and dependents of airmen are receiving benefits from the Fund, and the education of over one hundred and fifty children is being undertaken. A Meeting of the Flying Services Fund Committee was held on Wednesday last, May 7, 1919, when there were present :—Brig.-Gen. R. H. More, C.M.G., in the Chair, Mr. Chester Fox and Mr. B. Stevenson, Assistant Secretary. Grants and Allowances.—The following Grants and Allowances were made :— (92) A continued allowance of £2 a month for six months to the widow of a 2nd Class Air-Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps who had been killed on active service. (103) A continued allowance of £1 10s. a month for six months to the widow of a 2nd Class Air-Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps who had been killed on active service. 194) An allowance of £2 a month for six months to the mother of a 2nd Class Air-Mechanic in the Royal Air Force who had died on active service. (196) An allowance of £1 a month for six months to the mother of a Private in the Royal Air Force who had died on active service. (198) An allowance of ^4 a month for six months to the widow of a Captain in the Royal Air Force who had been killed on active service. Election of Members.—The following New Members were elected :— Major George Henry Abell, R.A.F. Lieut. Ernest Allingham, R.A.F. Capt. Joseph Dover Atkinson, R.A.F. Philip Conway. Major Cecil Hill Darley, R.A.F. Cyril Joseph Feeny. Capt. Gerald William Garthergood, R.A.F. David Gill. Capt. Lacy Norman Glaisby, R.A.F. John Leonard Greener. Capt. William Ernest Bertram Holland (Scottish Horse). Norman Robert Melville. Flight-Lieut. Karel Muller (Royal Dutch Naval Air Service). Capt. Sydney James Read. R.A.F. Capt. John Guy Russell, R.A.S.C. Charles Louis Scott. Major George Herbert Scott, R.A.F. Lieut. Cuthbert Henry Dolling Smith, R.A.F. Capt. Fred Wilkinson (South Staffordshire Regt.) Rolls Memorial Library The following Committee was appointed to go into the question of purchasing books for the Club :— Mr. C. G. Grey. Major C. C. Turner. Mr. Howard T. Wright. COMMITTEE MEETING A Special Meeting of The Committee was held on Tuesday, May 13, 1919, when there were present :—Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Lieut.-Col. J. Dunville, R.A.F., Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, Brig.-Gen. E. M. Maitland, D.S.O., Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie and Mr. H. E. Perrin (Secretary). TECHNICAL COMMITTEE A MEETING of the Technical Committee was held on Tuesday, last, May 13, 1919, when there were present:—Lieut.-Col. F. K McClean, in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., Major R. H. Mayo, Lieut.- Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie, Lieut.-Col. H. T. Tizard, Mr. Howard T. Wright and Mr. Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. World's Aeronautical Records.—The Committee fully discussed the question of World's Aeronautical Records with particular reference to the British performances put up during the War. The regulations governing records recognised by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale were also considered and it was decided to put forward various suggestions for the alteration of these regulations at the Conference of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale to be held in Paris on the 19th inst., at which the Club will be represented by :— Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean. Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie. Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O.Gorman, C.B. Mr. HaroldJE. Perrin (Secretary). Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. 632
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