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(4) Goodfellow, Avro " Avian " 'RC <5) Gray, Avro " Avian " 'ON . . (6) Parkinson, " Moth " 'O.V. . . (7) Ogston " Moth " 'MF ~ Morris Open Handicap (1) Youell, SE5o 'OK .. .. 11 Handicap. m.9 9 8 6 s.54 54 21 44 Flying Time. m.31 32 32 32 s.56 13 16 30 (2) Butler, D.H. 37 'DO .. .. (3) Watt, SE5a 'OG . . . . (4) Perry " Nimbus "-Martinsyde 'OJ .. (5) Hamersley, Avro-" Lvnx,"'KQ (6) Thomson,"" Moth " 'OI .. (7) Goodfellow, Avro" Avian'"RC (8) Spooner, Bristol " Brownie 'JM 11 11 13 97 8 MAY 38 56 3 34 18 31 19, 26 26 26 26 27 27 1927 10 18 I8i 35 2 3 2 35 10 IKe Royal &ero Clu. of the United Kix\gdoi OFFICIAL /S0TICE.5 TO ME.MBER5 COMMITTEE MEETING A MEETING of the Committee was held oil Wednesday, May 11, 1927, when there were present:—Brig.-Gen. Lord Thomson, P.C., C.M.G., D.S.O. (in the chair); Mr. Griffith Brewer : Sir Alan J. Cobham, K.C.B., A.F.C, ; Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E. ; Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B. ; Mr. F. Handley Page, C.B.E. ; Maj. H. A. Petre, D.S.O. ; Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, C.B.E. ; Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C. ; and the Secretary. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.—Lord Thomson and Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis McClean were unani- mously elected chairman and vice-chairman respectively for the year 1927. Scheme of Association of Aero Clubs.—The report ol the Conference of Aero Clubs held on April 27, 1927, was submitted by Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, and the scheme of association of aero clubs was unanimously approved. Award of the Britannia Trophy for 1926.—The Britannia Trophy for the year 1926 was unanimously awarded to Sir Alan J. Cobham for his flight from England to Australia and back, June 30-October 1, 1926, on a D.H.50 fitted with a 385 h.p. Armstrong-Siddeley " Jaguar " engine. Aviators' Certificates.—The following aviators' certi- ficates were granted :— 8087. Cyril Robert Campkin, London Aeroplane Club. 8088. Mrs. Mary Teston Luis Bell, De Havilland Flying School. 8089. Frank William Gattrell, Lancashire Aero Club. 8090. Alexander Frew Wallace, R.A.F. Graduation Certi- ficate. 8091. Miss Winifred Sawley Brown, Lancashire Aero Club. 8092. Herbert John Louis Hinkler. 8093. Nabih Abdalla, Lancashire Aero Club. 8094. Thomas William George Eady, London Aeroplane Club. 8095. Hylton Ralph Murray-Philipson, Henderson Flying School, Ltd. 8096. John Hugh Saffery, London Aeroplane Club. 8097. James Stawart, Newcastle Aero Club. 8098. William Alexander Fallon, Lancashire Aero Club. 8099. Wilfred Charles Dickinson, Lancashire Aero Club. Election of Members.—The following new members were elected :— Capt. James Leonard Neville Bennett-Baggs. Lieut. -Comdr. William Henry Bernard de Mussenden Leathes. Flight-Lieut. Percy Ivor Vincent Rippon. Flying Officer Herbert Hollick-Kenyon. Harry Gordon. John Russell Willis Alexander. Frank Cook. William Loudon Douglas. Maj. Frank Pilkington Scott. Sqdn.-Ldr. Tom Harry England. Capt. Robert Arthur Loader. Capt. Sydney Lane Foster St. Barbe. Flying Officer Edmund Charles Roark. Francisco Samuel Short. Capt. Kenneth Noble Pearson. F.A.I. Conference, Zurich, 1927.— Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman was appointed delegate to represent the club at the Conference. Sub-Committees.—The reports of the following com- mittees were received and adopted : Racing Committee, Joint Standing Committee (R.Ae.C. and S.B.A.C.). Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. THE AIRSHIP CLUB (Affiliated to the Royal Aero Club.) THE Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Airship Club will be held at 3, Clifford Street, London, W.I, on Tuesday, May 31, 1927, at 6 p.m. The Committee of the Club elected at the General Meeting held on December 15, 1926, to carry on till April 20, 1927, were as follows : R. M. Balston, Capt. F. L. M. Eoothby, the Hon. •Claude Brabazon, Griffith Brewer, Lord Cunliffe, the Hon. A. F. de Moleyns, Lieut.-Col. W. Lockwocd Marsh, Major •C. C. Turner, Wing-Com. A. C. Winter. Squad.-Leader R. S. Booth has since been added. The whole Committee retire and are eligible for re-election. Nominations for the Committee signed by two members of the club should be received by the secretary not later than noon on May 31, 1927. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race THE Airship Club has decided to make one entry for the Gordon Bennett Balloon Race to be held in Denver, U.S.A., on September 10 next. Members wishing to take part in the race are requested to forward their names to the secretary not later than the 30th inst. A fund has been started with the object of assisting in the expenses incurred in sending out the team and balloon to Denver to represent the club, and the following donations have so far been promised : Mr. Griffith Brewer, £10 10s. ; Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, £6 6s. ; Squad.-Lcatkr R. S. Booth, £5 ; the Hon. A. F. de Moleyns, £4. The organi- sers of the race in Denver will contribute £60. Members wishing to assist are requested to forward tneir donations to the secretary. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. WHITSUNTIDE AIR RACES AT BOURNEMOUTH THE following is the programme for the two days' Air Races June 4 to 6, 1927 :— Private Owners' Handicap .. . . Stakes /80 High Power Handicap Stakes 7'7O -. Medium Power Handicap .. . . Stakes 5? 100 Ladies' Purse .. .. , _ /35 Lower Power Handicap Stakes ^35 SweepBournemouth Hotels Association Sweepstake.Bournemouth and District Business Houses stake. r-n Consolation Handicap S,ta 1- ni---s Entries close Thursday, May 26, 1927. Full particu <••• and entry form can be obtained from the Royal Aero 3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. 310
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