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1921 - 0261.PDF
APRIL 14, 1921 THE VAN BERKEL MONOPLANE : Getting off from a lake near Rotterdam 180.2 kms. per hour (112 m.p.h.), which is rather good for a seaplane of this power and loading. The total useful load amounts to 2,100 lbs., of which approximately 1,350 lbs. is taken up by the petrol. As a long-distance reconnaissance machine, the W.B. should prove quite useful in thecolonies. Its main dimensions are : Span, 64 ft. ; length overall,36 ft. ; height, 14 ft. Married CHARLES CYRIL MARSDEN, late of the R.F.C., only son ofMr. and Mrs. Charles Marsden, of Standish Road, Hammer- smith, was married on April 2, at St. Paul's Church, Hammer-smith, to GERTRUDE KINGSTON, only daughter of Mr. THOMAS JARVIS, of Rowan Road, Brook Green, \V. 6. GEORGE SAMUEL SANSOM, B.SC, M.C., D.F.C., of KennelMoor, Milford, Godalming, only son of the late Samuel George Sansom and Mrs. Sansom, was married on March 30, at St.Mary's Church, Morte Hoe, to DOROTHY VIVIEN, youngest daughter of the Rev. FRANCIS VIVIAN DODGSON, M.A., ofSunny Cliff, Morte Hoe, N. Devon, and granddaughter of the late General Sir David Scott Dodgson, K.C.B. Capt. WALTER STOCKDALE, D.F.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W.Stockdale, of Alma Clocolan and Pietermaritzburg, was married on February 13 at St. Cyprian's, Durban, to NORAH EUSTACE, daughter of the late JUDGE FANNIN and of Mrs.FV, of Pietermaritzburg. To be Married A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between Maj. A. G. HORSLEY CARR RiA.F., and the Hon.Mrs. HAMILTON SIMPSON, 105, Coleherne Court, SAY., widowof Lieut. J. C. Simpson, R.E., and youngest daughtei of Georgina Lady Belhaven and Stenton. The marriage arranged between Wing-Commander SIDNEY SMITH, D.S.O., A.F.C., Air Ministry, London, and Miss WINIFRED POOLE BERRY, The Priory, Grantham, will takeplace at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at St. W'ulfram's Church, Grantham. The engagement is announced between Flight-Liexit. GODFREY M. THOMAS, D.F.C., R.A.F., youngest son ofMr. Herbert T. Thomas and the late Mrs. Thomas, of Savanna- la-Mar, Jamaica, and Kew, and CONSTANCE CORDELIA, onlydaughter of Rear-Admiral Sir FRANCIS and Lady HAWORTH- BOOTH, of Haworth Hall, Hullbank, Hull. LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME, CROYDON Monday Evening, April 11, 1921 IN spite of the fact that we are only at the beginning of April,the Continental passenger traffic through Croydon is already as large as during the summer of last year, and the Amsterdamservice has not yet commenced. The Instone Air Line, who have been maintaining a thriceweekly service to Paris under difficulties, whilst the two De H. 18s and the B.A.T. were being overhauled, have now-all their machines serviceable and hope to commence a daily service shortly. Cie. des Messageries Atriennes, with Capt. Greig, late of theAir Express, Ltd., as London Manager, have been particularly busy. No less than 27 flights have been made by theirmachines between London and Paris during the week. The Belgium firm—S.N.E.T.A.—have now acquired twoFarman Goliaths, one of wliich made its first visit to Croydon on Wednesday. The Grand Express A"riens are still runningto Paris on alternate days, and compensate for their lack of machines by their huge" capacity for passengers and goodsIt is a good augury for the future of commercial aviation to see their parcels arriving at the aerodrome in a three-ton lorry. The aerodrome is suffering from an epidemic of amateurgardening. Each firm vies with the others in producing the best floral display. Mr. Bouderie of the Grand Express is upto the present an easy winner, the garden in front of his office being a mass of bloom. He has also managed to'beg, borrow,or steal a lawn mower, apparently to provide exercise for his pilots when they are on the ground. On Monday four machines left for Paris within a fewminutes of each other, the De H. 18, with Mr. Powell as pilot, • getting away first, closely followed by two Breguets and aSalmson. In the afternoon Mr. Keep arrived from Yeovil piloting the Napier-Westland which he handed over to theAir Ministry officials. The two joy-riding firms, the Leatherhead Aviation Com-pany and Surrey Flying Services, Ltd., had a busy day on Sunday. Captain MuirTof the Surrey Flying Services, didnot appear to spend more than five minutes on the ground apart from the luncheon interval, from about 10.30 a.m. until dusk. Mr. Basil S. Foster, who acts as the distributing agent forpetrol and oil, is trying to arrange for bulk storage of petrol on the aerodrome. This would be of enormous advantageto all concerned, as with the present method of filling the machines from cans it takes nearly an hour-and-a-half to fillthe De H. T8, whereas with bulk storage and a pump fifteen minutes will be ample. 26l
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