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1923
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AUGUST 16, 1923 HHHHHHHH E "m m E E E m E E E E E E E E H B • ' • • \ a '' m E EEEHEEEE The Supermarine" Sea Eagle " at Sea View, I. ofW. : The machine appears to haveattracted con- siderable atten-tion. On the right, standingon the wheel, is Mr. HubertScott-Paine, managing direc-tor of the Super- marine Works.Next to him is seen Lord Apsley,M.P., and behind him Capt. Biard,the Supermarine pilot. GENERAL BRANCKER "AT SEA" : On Sunday, August 5, Major-General Sir Sefton Brancker paid a visit to the Supermarine Works at Southampton, and was taken for a flight in the new " Sea Eagle." In the upper photo- graph, the Director of Civil Aviation is seen, with Capt. Biard, in the cockpit. On the right General Brancker is just stepping ashore from the machine, and on the left is shown the central portion of the " Sea Eagle " as she appears when at rest on the sea. Note the wheels lifted clear of the water. On August 14 a flight was made, also with General Brancker as passenger, from Southampton to Cherbourg, over the new route which,is to be opened shortly. ' 498
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