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JUNE 26, 1924 FLIGHT THE R.A.F. AERIAL PAGEANT A Good Programme Promised Saturday's Visitors to Hendon ON Saturday next, June 28, the Royal Air Force Pageant celebrates its fifth birthday at Hendon Aerodrome. From the preparations that have been in progress during the past few days—or weeks, for that matter—it would seem that this year's programme will have every chance of achieving tinguished company, fully representative of the Government, the Services and others interested in flying. The Prime Minister has accepted the Air Council's invitation to be present, and other members of the Cabinet, who have already intimated their intention of being the guests of Lord Thomson, v S K K K Si ^ At the Pageant: The Bristol " Bullfinch ": A single-seater fighter mono plane fitted with a 400 h.p. Bristol " Jupiter " en gine. ^ S !S S S & ^ what many would call the impossible, viz., of being even better and more popular than all previous programmes. Well, let us see, and so come along in your thousands ! Although Their Majesties the King and Queen are unable Secretary of State for Air, are Mr. J. H. Thomas, MP, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Mr. C. P. Trevelyan, M.P., President of the Board of Education. A special enclosure has been reserved for members of the At the Pageant: THE DE HAVILLAND " DORMOUSE ": A recent " hush-hush " two-seater fighter biplane. to be present this year, the Royal Family will be represented by the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of York, who is Patron of the Pageant. The Duchess of York will probably also attend. Supporting them will be a large and dis- House of Commons, and so large has been the demand for tickets that it is expected that nearly half of the Members of the " House " will be present—each party being strongly represented. ^^^^^^^^ At the Pageant: The Gloucester shire " Grebe " : A high-speed single-seater fighter biplane fitted with a Sid- deley " Jaguar " engine. ^ ^ ^ ^ K ^ ^ 405 p
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