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wmmiTin —ir*"-? n' ' ' '" NOVEMBER 2, 1922 steer, and I can therefore see no reason why a man with this duplex skill should not have spent the morning on a glider over the esplanade, instead of employing the usual bath-chair method of locomotion. It would, of course, be necessary to be launched on to the wind wave ; but this could be done at the top of the hill, although possibly not without danger at St. Leonards. But there are hundreds of other ranges of hills in England where the wind rises in the wave-like form, and where the launching could be effected with comparative safety. It is quite conceivable for gliding matches to take place in the near future, the greatest skill being shown by the aviator who utilises the maximum of the wind wave for travel and the minimum for support. I fear, however, I am looking too far into the future; travelling by gliders can only come after expert manipulation of motor-driven aeroplanes, and that art is at present still in its infancy. " GRIFFITH BREWER." The time has now come when soaring on gliders is possible, because aircraft pilots have acquired in the past ten years, mainly during the War, that expert manipulation of motor- driven aeroplanes which was necessary as a prelude to successful gliding and soaring on the air. The glider which made the most impressive flight on Oct. 16 did more than fulfil the forecast of twelve years ago. Its design carried the sport back twenty years, to the time when Wilbur and Orville Wright were learning to fly on their glider at Kitty Hawk. The glider was a biplane, with warping wings and skids instead of landing wheels, similar in principle to those made by the Wrights, who first controlled their flights so as to make it possible to fly again a hundred times and live to tell the tale. We have to thank our Continental neighbours for reviving the art by introducing gliding as a popular sport, because no doubt if it had been revived by Englishmen or Americans, it would not have been greeted with the enthusiasm which we see today. It is interesting also to recall that Orville Wright, with Col. Alec Ogilvie, the giver of a prize in the present contests, set up a record of ten minutes' soaring flight eleven years ago, and this remained a world's record for ten years. GRIFFITH BREWER Married HERBERT DENNY PATTERSON (late Hampshire Regt., and R.F.C.), fourth son of Mr. John Patterson, of Aldershot, was married on October 23, at Holy Trinity, Margate, to MARGARET CECILLE, second daughter of the late Mr. CECIL WATT SUTHER LAND and Mrs. Sutherland, of " Lalsden," Cornwall Gardens, Cliftonville, Margate. The marriage between A. E. LIONEL SKINNER, M.C., late Capt., R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, of 15, Norfolk Crescent, W. 2, and ELSIE, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. STURRIDGE, of 127, Dartmouth Road, N.W. 2, took place at St. James's Church, Spanish Place, on October 25. NICHOLAS WYNDHAM WADHAM, Flight-Lieut. R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Charles Wadham, of Shanklin, Isle of Wight, was married on October 21, at St. John's Church, Smith's Square, Westminster, to AGNES MOIRA, elder daughter of the late WILLIAM TILLIE and Mrs. Tillie, of Elstow, Londonderry. To be Married The marriage of EDWARD MORTON DRUMMOND, Black Watch, attached R.A.F., and DAPHNE TAYLOR will take place very / quietly at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, on Friday, November 10, at half-past eleven o'clock, from her aunt's house, 39, Curzon Street. The engagement is announced between ALLAN L. A. PERRY-KEENE, of the R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. L. H. A. Perry-Keene, of Rednal, Birmingham, and KATRINE LUCY, only daughter of Mr. C. A. SILBERRAD, I.C.S. (retired), and Mrs. Silberrad, of Park House, Combe Martin. N. Devon. Items The will of the late Mr. JOSEPH DONALD SAGAR, of Heath Villas, Halifax, Yorks, a director of J. Sagar and Co., Ltd., saw-mill engineers. Canal Works, who was killed in an aeroplane disaster in France, has been proved at £38,034. EDWIN CLEARY, of the Savage Club, John Street, Adelphi, W.C., actor, inventor and journalist, who was at one time manager for Paulhan, the French airman, and who died suddenly at Euston Station on August 3, aged 64, left no will, his property being valued at £ior>. The will of the late PERCY JAMES EVANS, of Dale House, Russell Road, Moseley, and John Bright Street, Birmingham, motor agent, who was killed in an aeroplane accident at Saverne, Alsace, on July 16, has been proved at ^41,219 gross. H H H H THE LONDON-CONTINENTAL SERVICES FLIGHTS BETWEEN OCTOBER 22 AND OCTOBER 28, INCLUSIVE RonteJ bo tfi O O U bo a ass e a 0 d 2 No . of flights carrying r—* Ma i en T3 Go o l-d 0 ° bo ~ * CD CD p ao.5 rt -<-• u o > < Fastest time made by Type and (in brackets) Number of each type flying Croydon-Paris Paris-Croydon Croydon-Brussels- Cologne Cologne-Brussels- Croydon Croydon-Rotterdarn Rotterdam-Croydon .. Manchester-Croydon- Amsterdam Amsterdam-Croydon- Manchester Total for week * Not including " private " flights 23 24 6 7 6 6 6 6 84 100 02 43 48 3 5 45 30 366 5 5 1 4 6 6 3 6 36 19 22 — — 6 6 2 — 55 22 21 6 7 6 6 6 6 80 h. m. 3 2 3 7 4 41 4 13 2 55 2 18 6 20 5 15 H.P.W.8BG-EBBG(2h.34m.) Breguet F-CMAG (2h. 24m.) D.H. 34 G-EBBT (4h. 23m.) D.H. 34 G-EBBR (3I1. 45m.) Fokker H-NABQ (2h. 35m.) Fokker H-NABS (2h. 2m.) D.H. 34 G-EBBQ (5I1. 42m.) D.H.34G-EBBQ(4h. 43m.) B. (5), G.(io).H.P.W.8B(3). B. (5), G.(io),H.P.W.8B(3). D.H. 18 (i), D.H. 34 (3). D.H. 34 (3). F. (5). F- (5)- D.H. 34 (3). D.H. 34 (3). f Including certain journeys when stops were made en route. I Including certain diverted journeys A„ A™ B = Breeuet Br. = Bristol. Bt. = B.A.T. D.H.4 = De Havilland 4, D.H.o (etc.). F = Fokker Fa = Farman F 50. G. = Goliath Farman. H.P. = Handley Page. M. = Martmsyde. Sp. - Spad. Vi. = Vickers Vimy. Vu. = Vickers Vulcan. W. = Westland. _. , „ . . „ ,• + -.1 firms rnnnin? services between London and Paris, Brussels, etc., etc. :—Co. des Grandes Ex3^*3K^;^m2rS,STBHS^ Page Transport, Ltd.; Instone Air Line; Koninklijkie Luchtvaart Maatschappij ; Messageries Aeriennes. •
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