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flying, sham fights, etc. It was very pretty to see the two machines circling " for position," and although the mono plane was obviously the handier of the two, Capt. Gathergood showed such mastery of his machine that his curves were not very much greater than those of the mono., in spite of the fact that the de H. 9 has a large water-cooled engine well we think it was—caused great merriment by imploring pressmen to state in their respective papers that the liquid part of the refreshment was lemonade. " Remember," he said, " that we come from a ' dry ' country." By this time Lieut. Courtney had put a new pair of pro pellers on the " Bourges," and commenced to give one of *' Flight" Copyright A VISITOR TO HENDON.—The Vickers Vimy-Commercial machine fitted with two Rolls-Royce engines. This machine has a most luxuriously equipped cabin for passengers, enclosed in a monocoque body. In front, in bowler hat, immediately below the port engine nacelle, may be seen Mr. Louis Noel, who was one of the visitors to Hendon during the week end. out in front and the passengers placed well back in the fuselage —in other words, has a large moment of inertia. Loops, spins, and rolls were also indulged in, and again Mr. Hawker showed his precision of touch by the masterly way in which his machine came into the horizontal position after a roll, neither stopping a fraction short of the horizontal nor passing it by a degree. During this splendid exhibition Commander Read and the whole crew of the N.C. 4, with Commander Towers of the N.C. 3, arrived by motor car, and evidently thoroughly his splendid demonstrations, the machine climbing at a very steep angle. The American visitors were evidently much impressed by the way in which this great twin-engined machine looped, spun, rolled, etc., and one of the crew was heard to exclaim, " Gee, it was worth coming three thousand miles to see." After enjoying the flying of the " Bourges " for some time, Commander Read, Commander Towers of the N.C. 3, and the rest of the American party were driven back to town by motor, but flying continued for a considerable time after their departure. §5 5S Si SS & S& S A snap of the s§ Vickers Vimy- C ommercial machine flight S 5S & & ?§ in » % <S X K SS ^ 5§ appreciated the flying. Loud cheers greeted them as the car entered the aerodrome, and these were repeated when, a little later, Mr. Grahame-White's car paraded the Americans up and down in front of the enclosures. In the meantime Mr. Hawker and Capt. Gathergood had landed and met the Americans in the enclosure, where light refreshments were served. A member of the American party—-Admiral Plunkett, There can be no doubt that last week-end was thoroughly enjoyed by all the visitors to Hendon, and the flying was, needless to say, far ahead of anything seen there before the .War. A great number of old-time familiar faces were ob served. Among others we noticed that old-time flying enthusiast, Mr. Withers in his Rolls-Royce, and Lieut, (now Mr.) Louis Noel, who has been demobilised; and who returned 733
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