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1927
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SEPTEMBER 15, 1927 CONCERNING PRIVATE FLYING British Light 'Plane Record Confirmed THE F.A.I, has homologated as a world's record for light 'plane two-seaters (Category I) the altitude reached by the Hon. Lady Bailey on July 5," 1927, in a de Havilland " Moth " with " Cirrus II " engine. The corrected altitude granted was 5,268 metres (17,283-47 ft.). It may be remembered that on her record flight Lady Bailey was accompanied by Mrs. Geoffrey de Havilland. Private Owners at Venice A NUMBER of private owners are flying to Venice to see the Schneider Trophy Race, including Capt. G. de Havilland who is flying in his " Moth." Australian Flight Ended MR. DENNIS ROOKE, who had met with so much trouble in his effort to reach Australia in his own " Moth " and arrived at Calcutta last August and entered a hospital, has now abandoned the flight owing to difficulties incidental to securing a new machine. Simla Aero Club THE new aero club at Simla was opened on September 9 by 50 members of the Central Legislature. It was stated that the Government of India was formulating a scheme to grant a scholarship for the training of Indian youths in flying. Major Impey was appointed secretary of an executive com- mittee formed of members of the Legislature. Private Owner's Mishap MR. MAURICE JACKAMAN, private owner of a " Moth," who learned to fly with the London Aeroplane Club, crashed at Littleharnpton when taking off on September 13, after one of his regular bathes in the sea there. He has been in the habit of flying there from his home at Slough for an early morning bathe and getting back in time for breakfast. He was accompanied by his brother on this occasion, and had just ascended for trie return flight when they got into diffi- culties and nose dived from about 100 ft. Both brothers were hurt, but not seriously. They were taken to hospital and are progressing favourably. London-South Africa Light 'Plane Flight Ox his flight to South Africa, Lieut. Bentley reached Heliopolis, Cairo, on Sunday, September 11. He left again on September 13 for Assouan. In Jail A " MOTH " landed in the prison grounds at Princetown recently carrying a member of a Bristol firm who was visiting his partner, a visitor to Princetown as a member of the Automobile Manufacturers' Conference. Mrs. Eliott-Lynn's Scottish Tour IN the course of her air tour in Scotland, Mrs. Eliott- Lynn flew over Glamis Castle with the Hon. John Bowes- Lyon, Master of Glamis, as her passenger. She had been staying at Glamis Castle. A landing was next made at Lochee Park, Dundee. Here the municipal council gave a luncheon, at which the Countess of Strathmore, who had come over by car, was present, as well as the officials of the Scottish Air League. The Lord Provost presided, and he afterwards headed the list of over fifty people who had flights on becoming members of the Air League. The flights concluded at 5 p.m.. and the Lord Provost and Mrs. Eliott- Lynn climbed on top of the " Avian," and the former gave an address on the history and progress of aviation and the need for support of existing organisations today. A crowd of over 8,000 was present. In the course of a flight, when the Hon. Jean Strutt. aged about five, was a passenger, a forced landing was made, but the crowd was quite unaware of it. This air tour of Mrs. Eliott-Lynn's is being carried out in the interests of the Scottish Air League, to recruit members, and to assist the Scottish Flying Club. Famous Pilot's Return from Riga MR. BERT HINKLER has returned from Riga in his Avian," having left on September 9, and arriving in this country on September 11. He did not attempt the non- stop flight again, and broke his journey to spend some time at Berlin. He encountered very strong head winds most of the way. Another Woman Pilot MRS. M. CARBERV, whose husband was well known as a pilot at Hendon before the war, completed her flying tests at Stag Lane recently. " Dangerous Dan's " Mishap MR. DUDLEY WATT, a well-known private owner, crashed in the sea off Ventnor, Isle of Wight, when returning from the Copenhagen meeting. He had run short of petrol and just missed in an effort to land on the cliffs, with the result he fell on to the rocks below and the machine sank in the water. Neither he nor his passenger, Mr. Stone, was injured. His difficulties had been added to by the compass failing, and visibility being very bad. THE ROHRBACH " ROFIX" : Two views of the new metal single-seater fighter constructed at the Rohrbachworks at Copenhagen for the Turkish Government. It was on this machine that the famous German pilot Baeumer was killed under rather unusual circumstances. He was concluding a successful test flight onJuly 15 with a spin from 3,000 m., but for some unexplained reason he failed to regain normal position, and plunged into Copenhagen Sound, and was drowned. 654
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