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1923
1923 - 0365.PDF
JULY 5, 1923 of six R.A.F. stations, competed (eliminating heats havingbeen flown in the morning). The Avros started first over one lap of the course previously flown, and on landing each had to handover the tally disc to its respective Bristol fighter, which then took off and flew over the same course, handing the disc toits waiting " Snipe " as before. The Snipes then started off (F.Os. T. Rose, D.F.C., and V. P. Feather, and Flight-Lieut.J. W. Woodhouse, D.S.O.). x Event No. 11 was an attack on a bombing formation of threeVickers " Vimys " by five Sopwith " Snipes." The latter ascended to attack on news being received of the approach ofthe bombers, which, in the meanwhile, were being worried by A NEW MACHINE AT THE RA.F. PAGEANT : The Fairey " Flycatcher " ship's 'plane, fitted with a ; .-•••; , 400 h.p. Bristol "Jupiter." on the final lap, finishing past the Royal Box. The Avros finished their lap in the following order: Farnborough, Netheravon, Halton, Spittlegate, Northolt, and Upavon. The Bristol fighters finished in practically the same order, Northolt, however, getting ahead of Spittlegate. The Snipes maintained this order until just before the finish, when a land battery of anti-aircraft guns (this was very realistic). As soon as the " Snipes " had attained sufficient altitude.lthe guns ceased fire and the " Snipes " proceeded to break upjthe bombers' formation, separating them from one another.J^and eventually forcing them to land in the aerodrome. m) Five S.E.5a's, piloted by Flight-Lieuts. W. P. S. Bulman, C A NEW MACHINE AT THE R.A.F. PAGEANT : The Gloucester "Grebe," a single-seater fighter, fitted with a 350 h.p. Siddeley "Jaguar" engine. Halton obtained the lead, and Farnborough dropped tofourth place. Result—(Last year's winner, No. 24 Squadron, Kenley.)—1, Halton (F.O. C. M. Vincent, D.F.C., Flight-Lieut. E. B. Rice, and Flight-Lieut. C. A. Stevens, M.C.) ; 2, Northolt (Flight-Lieuts. J. R. Howett, H. W. G. Jones,M.C., and R. H. C. Usher, M.C, A.F.C.) ; 3, Netheravon M.C., A.F.C., E. R. Scholefield, A.F.C., D.C.M., G. S. Oddie,D.F.C., and F.Os. J. Chick, M.C., and H. H. Junor, D.F.C., then gave one of the best displays of simultaneous aerobaticswe have seen. They looped together, rolled together, spun together, and performed various other evolutions so closetogether that thousands of hearts must have been in as many 365
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