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AUGUST 12, 1920 IKe Royal &ero Clcz of the Uixited Khxgdoi OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO ME.MiB.ER5 ME FLYING SERVICES FUND *1 A MEETING of the Flying Services Fund Committee was held on Friday, July 30, 1920, when there were present :— Group-Captain C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F., in the Chair, Lieut.-Col. A. S. W. Dore, D.S.O., Mr. Chester Fox and the Secretary. Applications for Assistance.:—Forty-nine applications for assistance were considered, and grants and allowances voted amounting to.^751 5s. 6d. RACING COMMITTEE A Meeting of the Racing Committee was held on Wednes- day, August 4, 1920, when there were present :—Group- Captain C. R. Samson, CMC, D.S.O., R.A.F., in the Chair, Mr. Gr B. Cockburn, Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E., and in attendance B. Isaac, and H. E. Perrin, Secretary. The question of holding a further Race Meeting this year was discussed. - COMMITTEE MEETING ~ A Meeting of The Committee was held on Wednesday ( August 4, 1920, when there were present:—Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in theChair, Major-General Sir Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E., Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, Lieut.-Col. ' J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, M.C., M.P., and the Secretary. Election of Members.—The following New Members were elected :— Major Charles Francis Abell. • -^ Hon. Capt. Charles Bernard Bond. . :- '"" Major Charles Noble Draper, R.A.S.C. (S.R.). Eric Thomas Haulton Ellis. Henry Peter Henry. Flying Officer Robert Fredrick Charles Metcalfe, R.A.F. .'; Stanley Claude Peacock. Temporary Honorary Membership.—Lieut. John JayIde, U.SN. Federation Aeronautique Internationale.—The Con-ference of the F.A.I, will be held at Geneva on September 8, 9 and 10 next, and the Club will be represented by Lieut.-Col.lViervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, Lieut.- Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., and H. E. Perrin,Secretary. Flying Services Fund.—The report of the Meeting of the Hying Services Fund Committee held on July 30, 1920, was received and adopted. British Record.—The following British Record was passed :— • r; • ' CLASS " C" No. 4.b. Greatest Speed x^;;'•'>-. Over a Straight Line Course of One Kilometre • '~—: ••- (Federation Aeronautique Internationale)Type .. Nieuport L.S. 3. Constructor The Nieuport and General Aircraft Co.,- Ltd., London. Motor .v 340 h.p. A.B.C. Dragonfly i.A.Pilot .. L. R. TaitCoxY Place . . Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Date .. June 17, 1920. Greatest Speed (being the mean speed of four runs inaccordance with the Regulations of the Federation Aero- nautique Internationale) : 267. 7 Kilometres per hour (= 166. 4 Miles per hour).Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certi- ficates were passed :— 7876. (Hydro-Aeroplane) Alfred Cuckson Meredith, Nov. 7, 1918. 7877. Arthur Robert Cole Holland, June 13, 1920.7878. Cyril Ralph Catesby, June 22, 1920. 7879. Miss Imelda Mary Trafford, June 24, 1920. 7880. Frank Crossley Broome, Dec. 27, 1917. 7881. Thomas Henry Andrew Vivers, May 2, 1918.- 7882. John Eric Hartley Bibby, Oct. n, 1916. 7883. Edward Douglas Whitehead Reid, July 27, 1920. 7884. Leonard Gorringe, July 31, 1920. Flying Machines for the Use of Members The Club has arranged with the Aircraft Disposal Co. for the exclusive use of six flying machines for the Members. The following types are included in these machines :— Sopwith Pups, Avro, B.E.2d and Armstrong Whitworth. These machines will be kept at the Handley Page Aerodrome, Cricklewood, and will be available for use by the Members in about a fortnight's time. The fees payable will be ^5 per hour flying time, inclusive of petrol and oil and insurance, with a minimum payment of £2. Full particulars will be issued later. All enquiries, relating to hiring should be addressed to the Club. Jacques Schneider Race The Race for the Jacques Schneider Cup has been post- poned until September 18 and 19, 1920. The Royal Aero Club is offering additional Prizes of ^250, ^150 and £100, to be awarded respectively to the British Competitors com- pleting the Course, in the order of their official placings. Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup This Race will be held at Etampes on September 28 next. It is hoped that Great Britain will be represented by three Competitors, and the names will be announced shortly. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, • •'• '3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. AIR MINISTRY NOTICES Passage-Money for Overseas Airmen THE Air Ministry makes the following announcement :— -Approval has been given for the extension to August 31, 1920, of the time within which applications can be lodged for refund of passage-money to individuals who came from abroad before September 30, 1916 (February 15, 1916, in the case of South Africa), to serve in the War, provided the applicants in question were prevented from submitting their claims previously owing to :— (a) their actual engagement in military operations in distant parts of the world since the Armistice; or to , b) incapacity due to wounds or sickness contracted on active service. All applications must be accompanied by a statement (if possible certified as correct by the officer commanding the unit) showing the circumstances in which the applicant was prevented from rendering his claim by October 1, 1919. Danger Zones at Croydon Aerodrome IT is hereby notified :—• Pilots and others using the London Terminal Aerodrome at Croydon, Surrey, are warned that certain construction work is in progress on the aerodrome. It is dangerous, therefore, for machines to land on or taxi across these parts of the aerodrome. " Danger " areas are marked by flags during the day and by white lights at night. (Notice to .'Virmen No. 84.)^ Flying of Kites and Kite-Balloons at Howden (Yorks). IT is hereby notified :— Arrangements have been made for kites and kite-balloons to be flown at the aerodrome at Howden (Yorks), for the purpose of making meteorological observations. Pilots flying in tHe neighbourhood of Howderi should therefore keep a careful lookout, as the wire of the kite and the cable of the kite, balloon constitute a danger to aircraft. In cloudy weather, aircraft should avoid Howden, except when arrangements have been made beforehand with the Air. Officer Commanding R.A.F., Airship Base, Howden, for the kites or kite balloon not to be flown. -. ..—.:.;: (Notice to Airmen No. 85.) . •'. .\ 883
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