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ill JULY 1, 1926 [" FLIGHT " Photographs. THE FOURTH R.A.F. "PAGEANT," 1923: A distinct advance was seen in this year's formation flying, bothin quantity and quality. Ten D.H. 9a's from No. 39 Squadron (Spittlegate) execute some close evolutions. only three machines are of types with which the Coastal Area is concerned. This, from every point of view, is to be deplored. On the other hand one new event is to be warmly welcomed, because it gives recognition to the citizen air fighters. The live flying schools of Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Leeds, and London, at which officers of the Air Force Reserve receive flying training, each put up one of their pupils to race, the machines for all being Bristol Fighters. It happens that all •five competitors are ex-officers of the R.A.F. with war service, but all have returned to civil life. One has a Military Cross, another an Air Force Cross, while the best known of all is Flight-Lieut. W. W. Wakefield, the captain of England's Rugby XV. Wakefield has so often appeared as the incar- nation of England, that we may feel certain an intense effort •will also be made by the Glasgow representative (who bears the very Irish name of O'Grady) to beat the champion from the Edgware school. In future years it is to be hoped that there will be events for the squadrons of the Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces. The Air Ministry race also gains in interest this year, because the champions of the various directorates are to use service fighter machines instead of light aeroplanes. A race between one Siskin, three Woodcocks, one Gamecock, and one Fly- catcher, should provide some thrills, and will be very inter- esting to the aircraft industry. From the engine point of view, two Jaguars will compete against four Jupiters. In one respect the arrangements for the Display should be much better this year than ever before. Hendon is now a service aerodrome, and considerable alterations, and improve- ments have been put in hand. It is not yet possible to say ••Bggjmg-ji [" FLIGHT " Photographs THE FOURTH R.A.F. " PAGEANT," 1923 : Five S.E5a's gave a wonderful display of simultaneous stunting, such as looping in V-formation, as shown above on the left, and zooming in close formation. 379 ,r::-;^'-y::y,
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