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Flight, June 1, 1922 ^ G \\(7 First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 701. (Ne. 22, Vol. XIV.) JUNE I, 1922 TWeekly, Price 6d. L Post free, 7d. Flight, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. 4d. Abroad .. .. 33s. od* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases in postage rates * European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS » Editorial Comment PAGE The Ministry of Defence Creation Bill .. .. .. .. 307 The Royal Air Force Pageant.. .. .. .. ., .. 308 En route to Le Bourget 309 The Aviation Meeting at Le Bourget .. .. .. .. .. 310 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 314 Royal Air Force Club .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 314 Smoke Tests on Slotted Aerofoil at Gottingen .. .. .. .. 315 Seaplane's Place in Aviation. By Major Hume .. .. .. .. 316 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 318 Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. 319 British Flying Services Window ' .. .. 319 London-Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 The London Aero-Models Association .. ..... .. .. 320 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list: 1922. June 1 June 3 June 19 June 23-25 June 27 .... July 29 .... Aug. 6-20 Aug. 6 .... Aug. 7 .... Aug. (last fortnight) Sept Sept Sept. or Oct. Sept. 22 1923. Dec. 1 .... 1924. Mar. 1 .... Entries close for Schneider Cup Race R.Ae.C. Whitsun Race Meeting, at Waddon Independent Air Force, R.A.F.,'Dinner, Hotel Cecil International Competition for Touring Aero planes, Brussels Royal Aero Club 21st Anniversary Banquet Aerial Derby, starting at Waddon French Gliding Competition Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Geneva R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Schneider Cup Seaplane Race, at Naples Tyrrhenian Cup, Italy Italian Grand Prix R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Coupe Deutsche (300 kil.) Entries Close for French Aero Engine Com petition French Aero Engine Competition. INDEX FOR VOL. XIII. The Index for Vol. XIII of FLIGHT (January to December, 1921) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. per copy. (Is. Id. post free). EDITORIAL COMMENT. T is now some time since the formation of a Ministry of Defence, for the more efficient development and co ordination of the three fighting services, was first suggested. It will be remembered that the subject was brought up during the discussion of the Estimates, but that it was intimated that this step, although receiving considera tion, was too important, and involved too many changes, to make it possible to establish The such a Ministry during the present Ministry of financial year. Possibly, this position Creation stm" obtains, but a step in the right Bill direction has been taken in the introduction of a Bill (Bill 106), to be cited as the Ministry of Defence Creation Act, 1922, to establish a Ministry of Defence consisting of a Principal Secretary of State, who shall be President of the Ministry of Defence, and an Under- Secretary of State for each of the three departments, Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry respectively. The Bill, which has been brought in by Rear-Admiral Sueter, Sir Cecil Beck, Colonel Claude Lowther, Colonel Sir Thomas Poison, Major Christopher Lowther, Colonel J. Wedgwood, Mr. L'Estrange Malone, Lieut.-Comdr. Kenworthy, Brig.-Gen. G. Cockerill and Major-Gen. Sir John Davidson, proposes to empower the Government to appoint such service and civil members as may be necessary to form, under the Presidency of the Minister of Defence, the Defence Council, and to empower His Majesty, by Order in Council, to appoint such representatives of the Dominions as the Prime Ministers of the Dominions may select, to sit on the Council of Defence. The Minister of Defence is to be, it is proposed, responsible to the Government for the proper consideration of all strategical and tactical questions bearing upon the defence of the realm, i.e., on the surface of the water, under the water, on land, and
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