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Flight, June 2, 1927 GRT Rf ENGINEER^ First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1969. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No, 962. (No. 22, Vol. XIX.) JUNE 2, 1927 rWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. FligHt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KIXGStt AY, W.C.2. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 30s. 4d. Abroad .. .. 33s. (id.* * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment: PAGE Honouring Lindbergh .. .. .. .. .. .. 341Bournemouth Whitsun Meeting .. . . . . . . . . 342 The New Handicap Formula .. .. .. .. .. 342A Splendid Innovation .. .. .. .. .. .. 342 Hero-Worship 343 'London's Welcome to Lindbergh .. .. . . . . . . . . 344 R.A.F. Display 9Air Disarmament .. .. .. .. .. ., .. ,. 349 Gloster " Gamecock II " for Finland .. .. .. .. .. 350Royal Aero Club Handicap Formula .. .. . . . . . . 353 Private Flying .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . 354Light 'Plane Clubs .. .. .. • • .. . . .. .. 356 Personals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 357Bournemouth Wh't sun Programme .. .. .. .. .. 358" Airisms From The Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. ., 360The Sir Philip Sassoon Cup .. .. .. ,. .. .. 3S1 Royal Air Force 3fi3In Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 364 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers .. .. .. .. 364Sidewinds .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 364 " FLIGHT " PHOTOGRAPHS. To those desirous of obtaining copies of "Flight" Photographs, these can be supplied, enlarged or otherwise, upon application to Photo. Department, 36, Great Queen Street, W.C.2 DIART OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:—1987 June 2 .... R.A.F. Middle East Reunion Dinner Trocadero) June 4 .... The Royal Tournament, Olympia Bournemouth Whitsun Air Races. Fourth International Aero Exhibition, Prague. Newcastle Aero Club Flying Meeting Inst.Ae.S. Visit to Croydon Aerodrome. Aviation Ball at May Fair Hotel Royal Air Force Display. Air League Challenge Cup at Casile Brom- wich, Birmingham. Bournemouth Meeting (including King's Cup Race). June 4-6 June 4-16 June 11 June June July July 18 30 2 9 July 30-.. Aug. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT. "EVER in the history of aviation has a flying exploit so stirred the public imagination as the crossing of the Atlantic by Capt. Charles Lindbergh. Probably the nearest approach to it we have had in this country was the return of Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve from their Transatlantic attempt in 1919, when, after having been missing for a week. news was at last received that they had been picked up and were safe. Even the successfulfiight across the Atlantic' from New" foundland to Ireland, by Alcock and Brown, in the same year, hardly aroused such wide- spread interest and enthusiasm as that which found expression on Sunday last when, it is estimated, more than 100,000 people flocked to the Croydon aerodrome to see Lindbergh arrive from Brussels. That portions of the crowd broke through the flimsy barriers and swarmed on to the aerodrome is scarcely to be wondered at, nor should we blame too severely those who committed this breach of aviation etiquette. It is something to the good that the Londoner takes enough interest in flying to stream out to Croydon in his tens of thousands to see the hero of a famous flight. He cannot be expected, yet, to know that by getting on to the aerodrome he is not only endangering himself, but also the occupants of any aircraft that may be attempting to land there. As it'was, we think it speaks well for a London crowd that Lindbergh's machine was not, by the irresistible crush, serioush' damaged, and that the only repairs necessary before he was able to fly the " Spirit of St. Louis " to Gosport for dismantling preparatory to sending it back to America were a few patches of fabric here and there. By his flight Lindbergh has done one very great thing, as far as Great Britain is concerned. He has helped—even if it should prove only for a short period—to make the British people " air-minded." For that we cannot thank him enough, and the award to Lindbergh by His Majesty of the Air Force Cross is a very fitting expression of an esteem and
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