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Flight,'June 12, 1924 First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 807. (No. 24, Vol. XVI.) JUNE 12, 1924 rWeekly, Price 6d, L Post free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. id. Abroad .. .. 33s. 0d.* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases in postage rates * European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS * PAGE Editorial Comment Private Individuals to the Rescue .. .. .. .. .. 377 The Competitions of 1924 37 Prague Aero Exhibition 379 The Aero Show at Prague 380 French Exhibits German Exhibits 3 Progress in the Big Flights 387 Air Ministry Notices 388 Royal Air Force 9 R.A.F. Intelligence Imperial Airways, Ltd 390 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers 39(1 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list:— 1924 June 15 .... Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Belgium „ 21.... F.A.I. Conference Opens, Paris „ 24 .... Independent Force (R.A.F.) 6th Amnual Re union Dinner at R.A.F. Club ,, 25 .... R.N-AS- and 5th Group, E.A.F., annual dinner „ 28 .... Royal Air Force Pageant, Hendon July 24-Aug. 10 Tour de France for Light 'Planes July 26 .... King's Cup Race Aug. 4 .... Aerial Derby at Lympne „ 4 .... Holiday Light Aeroplane Handicap at Lympne Sept. 8-18 Light 'Plane Competitions at Lympne Oct. 2 .... Aero Golfing Society. Autumn Meeting, at Moor Park Golf Club, for A.G.S. Challenge Cup presented by Cellon (Richmond) Ltd- ITORIAL COMMENT. ^T being quite obvious that we cannot expect any help from the Air Ministry, how is it going to be possible to hold any races at all this year ? The answer is partly provided by the state ment of the manner in which the Racing Fund of the Royal Aero Club has been supported by private individuals re cently, and the setting out of how it is intended to allocate some of the money thus available. Mr. Samuel Samuel has very generously subscribed a donation of £1,000, Sir Charles Wake field has added £500, Lieut.-Col. Frank McClean has given £100, and Sir Basil Zaharoff has, with great modesty, given gentlemen deserve the thanks of all sporting aviation, and without their Private Individuals to the Rescue £21. These interested in generous assistance we should probably have had no air racing at all this summer. At the same time, the amounts do not total sufficient to enable the Royal Aero Club to offer any but very modest prizes. Thus, for the Aerial Derby £575 has been set aside ; for the King's Cup Race, £300 ; for the Schneider Cup Race, £250; for the Light 'Plane Handicap Meeting on Aerial Derby Day, £125, and for the Grosvenor Cup, £50. Without a great deal of sporting spirit on the side of constructors there is scarcely sufficient encouragement in these amounts to ensure really good entries lists. The races contemplated vary quite a good deal in character, and there should be something to suit every taste. Will not some other lovers of sporting flying come forward and add their contribution ? There need, as will be seen, be no fear of aircraft constructors avariciously reaping a rich harvest out of prize money, but the almost insufferable burden of building racing machines might be somewhat alleviated with a little more generous support. " In case these lines should meet the CompTetftions eye of anyone willing to give practical of 1924 encouragement to sporting aviation, but who is not quite certain as to the nature of the various competitions to be held during c
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