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AUGUST 30, 1923 PRIZE AWARDS AT GOTHENBURG THE following list of prize awards in connection with the various competitions at Gothenburg are translated from the Swedish press, but, we not having so far received them officially, their accuracy cannot be guaranteed :— , • A.—Premium Flying Qiie.Sw. Jcrona for each kilometre in a straight line from the start-point to Torslanda. All competitors who arrived from Rotterdam get a premium of 815 Sw.-kronor. Norman • MacMillan, Bristol Fighter, Jupiter 450 h.p.: 1,215 Sw. krpnor. L.' Lier, Caspar Seaplane, Maybach, 260 h.p. : 660 Sw. kronor. . " ..;_.:, I.—Arrival Competition " 1st Prize.—The Honour Prize of H.M. the King and 10,000 Sw. kronor, the prize of Gothenburg City : Lojtnant. Soder- berg, Breguet 14 B.2, Renault, 300 h.p., lost 1.14 points. 2ft,d Prize,—Presented by the Royal Swedish Aero Club in Stockholm and 5,000 Sw. kronor, the prize of Mr Dan Bros^rom : Mr. B. Grasse, Fokker CIV, Napier " Lion," 45D h.p., lost 14.16 points. 3rd •Prize.—By the Svensk Engelska Mineral Olje A.-B. aid 3,000 Sw. kronor ; W. Zimmermann, Junker aeroplane, 185 B.M.W., lost 19.23 points. 4th Prize.—By the Vastkustens Petroleum A.-B. : Mr. Cobham, de Havilland 50, Siddeley "Puma," lost 22.55 points. Sth Prize.-—By Direktor Ivar Jakobsson : Major Hemming, de .Havilland 9,. Rolls-Royce, 275 h.p., lost 28.14 points. •Extra Prize.—For the first man over the goal line, 4,000 Sw. ktorior : Lojtnant Soderberg. . Extra Prize.—1,000 Sw. kronor : H. Thiedemann, Junker seaplane, B.M.W., 185 h.p., lost 45.74 points. • ; II.—Competition for Commercial Aeroplanes 1st Prize.—Presented by H.K.H. the Crown Prince, and 15,000 Sw. kronor (Jubileumsutstallningens 10,000, and Svenska Kullager 5,000) : Mr. Cobham, de Havilland 50, Siddeley " Puma," 240 h.p., 999 points. Ifid Prize.-—By the Goteborgs Handels & Sjofartstidning, and 5,000 Sw. kronor : Zimmermann and Strasser, Junker aeroplane, B.M.W., 185 h.p., 929 points. 3rd Prize.—By the Svenska Hamnforbundet, and 3,000 Sw. kronor: Eichler and Thiedemann, Junker seaplane, B^M.W,, 185 h.p,, 905 points. Ill,—'Competition for Sporting and Touring 'Planes,1 with motors of less than 110 h.p. 1st Prize.—By Landshovding von Siidow, and 5,000 Sw. kronor, the prize of Svenska Kullager Fabriken : Biicker, Heinckel H.E.III, Siemens, 110 h.p., 837.3 points. ' 2nd Prize.—By the Royal Swedish Aero Club, and 3,000 Sw. kronor: Strasser, Junker school aeroplane, Siemens, 80 h.p., 821.5 points. 3rd Prize.—By the Royal Swedish Aero Club, and 2,000 Sw. kronor : Zimmermann, Junker 3 persons, Siemens 80 h.p., 795.3 points - 4th Prize.—By the Royal Swedish Aero Club : Ballod, Dornier " Libelle," Siemens, 80 h.p., 760.2 points. 5th Prize.—By the Royal Swedish Aero Club : Raab, Stahlwerk Mark, Hacke, 30 h.p., 714.2 points. 6th Prize.—Carnanico, Stahlwerk Mark, Hacke, 30 h.p., 680.6 points. ».< 1th Prize.—Gauron, Caudron, Anzani, 50 h.p., 677 points. 8th Pnze.—Munich, Caspar C.L.E.II, Siemens, 80 h.p., 512.2 points. IV.—Competitions open only to Swedish Air Force Honour Prize of John Lithander 1st Prize.—Challenge Cup, the prize of the Royal Swedish Aero Club in Gothenburg, the prize of Direktor Herman Hirsch, one 160 h.p. Mercedes engine, and John Lithander's prize, 3,000 Sw. kronor : Lojtnant 'Bang, 299.2 points. 2nd Prize.—By the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, and- John Litha,nder's prize, 2,000 kronor : Lojtnant Zach- risson, 289.7 points. "3rd Prize.—By Miss Anna Andren, and John Lithander's prize, 1,000 Sw kronor : Lojtnant Aberg, 288.9 points. 4th Prize.—By Veckojournalen : Lojtnant Hinnersson, 281.2 points. Sth Prize.—By the Floreat Metallwerke : Lqjtnant Soder- berg,. 287.9 points. • Ut;-Prize for N.C.Os. and men.—The prize .of Direktor Sjostedt : Sgt. Cornelius. Extra Prize-.r— By the Bristol Aeroplane Company : Furir Linder. VI.—Patrol Flying (Aeroplanes) 15/ Prize, Swedish Squadron.—Chief, Lojtnant Gardin, who received the honour prize of the Royal Aero Club in Malmo. Other officers : Lojtnant Strom, who received the honour prize of Goteborgs Flyghamns A.-B. ; Lojtnant O'Konor, who received the honour prize of Mrs. Mimmi Hogman ; Lojtnant Norberg, who received the honour prize of Direktor Herman Rasch ; Lojtnant Hinnersson, who received the honour prize of Eng. Rolf Nobel. 1st Prize, Dutch Squadron.—Chief', Lojtnant Versteegh, who received the honour prize of Colonel Amundson. Other officers : Lojtnant van Werden Poelman, the honour prize of Direktor Wendel ; Lojtnant Jungbloed, who received the honour prize of Direktor Ljungquist ; Serg. van der Griend, who received the honour prize of Lojtnant Ljungberg ; Serg. Bakkenes, who received the honour prize of Major A. Amund- son. Seaplanes 15/ Prize, Swedish Squadron.—Chief, Lojtnant Thornberg, who received the prize of the Svensk Motortidning. Other officers : L6jtnant Krook, who received the prize of Sir Henry White Smith, C.B.E. ; Lojtnant Palm, who received the prize of the Bristol Aeroplane Company '"••• * VI (B).—Relay Flying 1st Prize, Dutch Squadron.—Lojtnant Versteegh, the prize of Haradshovding Carl Frisk ; Lojtnant van Werden Poelman, the prize of Consul General Bratt ; Lojtnant Jungbloed, the prize of Forsakrings A.-B. Atlantica. VI (C).—Altitude Competition (Aeroplanes) 1st Prize.—By Direktor Hasselblad : Lojtnant Norberg, 7,314 metres. 2nd Prize.—By Captajn Jakobsson : Lojtnant Lillier, 7,242 metres. 3rd Prize.—By Juvelerare K. Andersson : Mr. Bakkenes, 7,055 metres. Altitude Competition (Seaplanes) 1st Prize.—By Goteborgs Restaurant A.-B. : Lojtnant Krook, 6,649 metres. VI (D).—Bombing Is/ Prize.—By Sir Henry White Smith, C.B.E. : Lojtnant Hard. 2nd Prize.—By Sir Henry White Smith, C.B.E. : Lojtnant Nernst. 3rd Prize.—By Sir Henry White Smith : Lojtnant Christell. 4th Prize.—By Sir Henry White Smith : Lojtnant Svensen. VI (E).—Dropping Mails by Parachute Prize.—By Direktor Gosta Nordgren: Lojtnant Captajn 1st Backman. 2nd Prize.—By the Bristol Aeroplane Company : Volunteer 12[5 Engineers Corps III Andersson. 3rd Prize.—By the Bristol Aeroplane Company : Forsblad 4th Prize.—By the Bristol Aeroplane Company : Lojtnant Wrangel. Remembrance Prizes " Remembrance " prizes were given to the foreign squadrons which flew to the competitions, namely :— British Squadron. • - - ' -' Danish Squadron (land). • .s.. •• -. -: Danish Squadron (sea). French Squadron. _j . ~ - ._..-. = _« _ Dutch Squadron. . v . ; •'""...•'- Lieut. Moraglia received the prize given By LSjtnant Florman for the first French officer who arrived in Gothenburg. The following flying :— Mr. Fokker Mr Bird .. Mr. Courtney- Mr. Versteegh Mr. Norman MacMillan remembrance " prizes were given for stunt Lojtnant Thornblad Prize of_Direktor Axel Johnsson, Jr. ,, " Kammarherre Ahlsell. ,, Ullgren & Friman. Mrs. Margit Ekegardh, ;. Hovjagmastare Helge A. sop, 'Johns. . • •.-•-' •'• -z Sir Henrv White Smith. 516
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