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various formations of attack. Attack No. 1 is a simplemethod of attacking either a single hostile aircraft or a formation. In this No. 1 aeroplane retains his height inorder to protect the other aeroplanes from attack whilst they are themselves attacking, and is also in a position to attackat a critical moment if circumstances require. Aeroplanes No. 2 and 3 attack simultaneously one from above and onefrom below. The second attack is of a type that can be used againt a hostile aeroplane that is designed for all-round JUNK 25, 1925 be approximately 5 miles. The landing competition willagain form an interesting and exciting event on Saturday's programme. In this a field of 150 yards square is markedout by light posts and fabric 4 feet high, representing a hedge. It is assumed that there are high trees over thearea occupied by the spectators and any competitor flying over this area will be disqualified. The winner -will be thepilot who, in the opinion of the judge, executes the best and safest landing within the enclosure. The pilots have to IN THE "FLY PAST at the R.A.F. DISPLAY : TheFighter (400 h.p. Bristol ' Gloucestershire'Jupiter "). Gamecock" single-seater fire. In both these attacks it will be realised considerableskill is required in order that the pilots should not get into each others way. At the conclusion ot each attack theescape is extremely important, demanding rapid movement and a quick reform of the flight. As in the previous event,the machines employed will be " Siskins " (No. 41 Fighter Squadron) and " Grebes " (No. 32 Fighter Squadron).Then there will be the ever popular aerial combat; this time between a twin-engined Boulton and Paul " Bugle " switch off at a height of about 1,000 feet and any pilot whouses his engine after switching off, or whose machine touches the hedge, or who damages any part of his machine in landing,is also disqualified. Of course, the machines used in this event will be the good old Avro 504's.The Message Picking-up competition introduced last year will again be repeated on Saturday. This event demon-strates a method of communication between aircraft and troops on the ground. The competition is between a team of AT THE R.A.F. DISPLAY The Hawker "Hedgehog " three-seater Reconnaissance (400 h.p. Bristol"Jupiter.") from No. 58 Bombing Squadron and two " Grebes " fromthe Central Flying School. A new item which will to a certain extent replace the Avro races held on previousoccasions will be a light aeroplane race open to the direc- torates of the Air Ministry. In this event the D.H.53 lightaeroplanes will be used and the distance of the course will Bristol fighters from the School of Army Co-operation andeach of the four Army Co-operation Squadrons at home. The two Bristol Fighters of each team pick up their respectivemessage bags containing questions to be answered in the air and which are suspended on a line supported betweentwo posts. Having picked up the message by means of a 386
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