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FEBRUARY 8, 1923 THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE U.K. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THE Annual General Meeting of the members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 1923, at 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, .London, W. 1, at 6 p.m. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than 21 days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. COMMITTEEIn accordance with the Rules, the Committee shall consist of 18 members. Members are elected to serve for two years,half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. ; : The retiring members of the Committee are :— Wing-Commander W. D. Beatty, C.B.E. ~ - Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby. Lieut.-Col. John D. Dunville. Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S. Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, A.F.C. Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie, C.B.E. F. Handley Page. Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey M. Paine, K.C.B., M.V.O. T. O. M. Sopwith. Any two members of the Club may nominate a member to serve on the Committee provided the consent of the member has been previously obtained. The name of the member thus nominated, with the name of his proposer and seconder, must be sent in writing to the Secretary not less than 14 days before the Annual General Meeting. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, V " 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON. W. i. ^ H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME Monday evening, February 5 THE weather has been particularly unkind to the air transport companies during the last week, and although in and around London it has been quite good, during the latter part of the week there has been a persistent fog at St. Inglevert which practically put a stop to all flying to and from the Continent. On both Thursday and Friday the only service to be run was that of the Daimler to and from Manchester. Although the passenger traffic is well above the figures for the corresponding period of last year, it is by no means brisk. On the Paris line, of course, there are a fair number of travellers whatever the time of year or weather, and Handley Page Transport appear to have little difficulty in getting fair average loads at all times. But business on both the Amsterdam and Cologne routes is, to say the least, dis- appointing. The Night-Flying Experiments FURTHER night flights have been made during the week, and the lights on the British section of the London-Paris route were thoroughly overhauled and tested in preparation for the inauguration, on Monday, of the month's experimental night service. An R.A.F. Bristol fighter has made several flights along the airway ; also a number of landings at Croydon with the aid of various lighting devices. On Friday last Maj.-Gen. Sir W. S. Brancker was to have made a night flight to see for himself the appearance of the various lights from the air, but was prevented from getting to Croydon by a last-minute appointment. There has been particular activity in connection with the Strontium flare, which is fixed on the top of the permanent hangars, and which throws a brilliant red light at intervals. This light is automatic in action, being an acetylene flare into which Strontium is injected to give it fog-piercing qualities. The Italian Air Attache in London, Major Carlo Graziani, was a passenger by the Daimler Airway to Amsterdam on Wednesday, being on his way to attend a conference at the Hague on the Rules of Warfare. I understand that Signor Moussolini, the Italian Premier, is an aviation enthusiast, and has intimated that it is his desire that Italian officials shall, when travelling on official business, make use of the air services whenever possible. I gather also that Major Graziani's flight was the first made since this intimation was issued. This is a step in the right direction, and it would be a great help to civil aviation if other countries followed the same course. A British Machine for Trials in Madrid DURING the week the D.H.9a, with the Rolls-Royce engine, which the Aircraft Disposal Company have erected, flew to Madrid to take part in some international air trials to be held there. This machine is fitted with five machine guns, and is protected by them from attack from all quarters. It has also a good turn of speed, and, from observation while it was on trial flights at Croydon, appears to be capable of something in the region of 150 m.p.h. The boom in wireless is bringing grist to the airways. Many firms are importing large quantities of wireless material from France and Holland, and, owing to the enormous demand, and the consequent necessity for rapid delivery, are having their goods sent by air. Dozens of cases of this class of material have been brought over from Paris by both the Handley Page Company and the combined French air lines during the past week. The spell of dry weather has enabled the authorities to get the upper hand of the sea of mud which was fast developing in front of the departure platform, and new extension platforms have been built out from the central stretch of tarmac, so that there are now several points at which machines can draw up instead of all crowding in one place and churning up the surface of the aerodrome. Monday night .; The first aeroplane, in connection with the month's test of night flying between London and Paris, left the air station at 6.30 p.m., piloted by Mr. Alan Cobham. On board, in addition, were Capt. Biddlecombe, of the Air Ministry, also a couple of passengers, one of whom was a representative of the Press Association. This last-named passenger was to write a description of the flight. Soon after the first scheduled night plane had left, a Handley Page 0.400, with Maj.-Gen. Brancker as one of its occupants, went up from the air station and cruised round testing the lighting. From the 'drome, as the machine was in flight, one could see clearly the searchlight at Biggin Hill. --.-<_ -. .. • . Italy to Expand Her Air Fleet THE Italian Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which Signor Orlando, the ex-Prime Minister, is President, has, the Rome Times Correspondent states, just issued its report, which will come up for discussion as soon as the Italian Parliament meets, on the Washington Naval Treaty. Although Italy has decided on a large increase in personnel and a formidable building programme in respect of light cruisers and destroyers, she will apparently be content to accept the limitations imposed by the Treaty upon the expansion of her battle fleet. The position is that the Italian Naval Department is a convinced believer in the contention of Admiral Sir Percy Scott that big craft will be useless in future against submarine and air attack. Official circles hold that the Italian control of the Mediterranean can best be accom- plished through the creation of a powerful air force, the plans for which are in final draft. The existence of this air force will, it is hoped, induce Britain to realise the value of Italian friendship. It is not surprising, therefore, but none the less welcome, that the Foreign Affairs Committee has been able to praise both the spirit and the letter of the Treaty. International Air Traffic Association REPORT is to hand of the ninth Meeting of the Central Office of the International Air Traffic Association, established about three years ago, held at Wiesbaden on January 29 and 30. The questions discussed included collaboration between the different air lines, so that it will be possible to go from London to Berlin by aeroplane, from Berlin to Konigsberg by night train, and from there to Moscow by aeroplane, in about 30 hours ; from Copenhagen via Amsterdam, Paris, Toulouse, to Casablanca, with night train between Hamburg, Amsterdam and Paris-Toulouse, in about 60 hours. It was decided to open the summer-time services on April 15. The time-tables for the different lines, which cover nearly the whole European air routes, were fixed. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Brussels in the coming midsummer. 80
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