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NOVEMBER 5, 1925 To be Married The marriage between Squadron-Leader WILLIAM ALEC CORYTON, M.V.O., D.F.C., and Miss PHILIPPA DOROTHEA HANBURY will take place on December 19 at Minstead. The engagement is announced between Flight-Lieut. VIVIAN STEEL PARKER, R.A.F., only son of the late Mr. Vivian Parker and Mrs. O. Parker, of 192, Marylebone Road, W. 1, to FRIEDA MARY, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. RACKII AM, of Halstow, Bickley, Kent. Death The death occurred on October 14, at Hayling Island, of GRAHAM GOODNOUGH MCHARDY, Captain, R.A.F. (retired), son of the late Capt. Hardy McHardy, R.N. Endurance Flights by Vickers " Virginias '' As the culminating exercise of their training for this season, two of the long-distance bombing squadrons of the Home Defence force recently carried out endurance flights between their home aerodromes, in Kent and Hampshire respectively, and Leuchars in Scotland. Both Squadrons are armed with Vickcrs " Virginia " aeroplanes, equipped with 2 Napier " Lion " engines of 450 h.p.leach, and as this was the first occasion on which any attempt had been made to extend these bombers to the limit of their endurance, the results were awaited with considerable interest. Five pilots left Manston at 2.35 a.m. on September 24 for Leuchars, and arrived at their destination at 9.30 a.m., no trouble having been experienced during the journey. Flares were lit at aerodromes on the route as a precaution against forced landings, but the engines all ran satisfactorily and the only landing was made voluntarily at Brough with the object of remedying wireless trouble. The bombers maintained constant communication by wireless with their home station throughout the flight. After a short stay at Leuchars, the five aeroplanes left in company at 1 p.m., and arrived at Manston at 5.20 having experienced no trouble of any sort on the way. With the othersquadron.theintention was toflyfromWorthy Down, near Winchester, to Leuchars and back without refuelling. The operation took place on September 3, eight aeroplanes being employed, and although a strong north- erly wind prevented the accomplishment of the original idea, by delaying the first part of the journey, two pilots reached Edinburgh and returned to Winchester, a third reached Edinburgh and returned to Bedford, while another reached Leuchars and returned as far as Spittlegate in Lincolnshire before having to refuel. One pilot succeeded in remaining in the air for 12 hrs. 15 mins., with no special tanks and carrying a full crew. R.33 Out Again THE British rigid airship R.33 was out again over Pulham on October 28, carrying out tests with the aeroplane-launching experiment. The test was of short duration, however, owing to a slight mishap to the trapeze gear when the aeroplane was attempting to re-hook. Both airship and aeroplane returned to port without damage. Tokyo-Rome Dash MARQUIS DE PINEDO and his mechanic Campanelli are making rapid progress on their return flight, in the Savoia S.16 ter flying boat (400 h.p. Lorraine-Dietrich), from Tokyo to Rome. On October 28 the Marquis flew from Rangoon to Calcutta, landing at Akyab en route. At Calcutta they were entertained at dinner by the Italian colony, in the course of which the Marquis pointed out that he had already covered a distance of 28,000 miles, and had therefore beaten the American round-the-world record by over 1,200 miles. The following day he proceeded to Benares, and next day arrived at Delhi. By November 2 he had reached Bandar Abbas, via Karachi. AT THE NEW YORK AIR MEET: Two Curtiss P.W.8's rounding a Pylon. 737
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