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16 SEPTEMBER 29, 1927 Mediterranean and was specially mentioned in dispatches. He left the Service in 1919, but returned as a short service officer in July, 1921, and was granted a permanent commission early in 1925. Flight-Lieut. Kinkead, D.S.O., D.S.C., D.F.C., who made a really magnificent effort on the Gloster-Napier IV— the only biplane in the contest—is, like Sqdn.-Leader Slatter, a South African, but is four years younger. He has had a distinguished Service career, having joined the R.N.A.S. as Flight-Sub-Lieut, in September, 1915, and during the war saw service in the Dardanelles and later (1917-18) m the Dunkirk area. He was promoted Flight-Lieut. R.N.A.S. in 1917 and became Captain on the formation of the R.A.F. In 1925 he was responsible for the ground organisation on the northern sector in connection with the first R.A.F. Cairo-Cape flight, and recently has been instructor at No. 5 Flying Training School, Seeland, Chester. Flying Officer H. M. Schofield, who met with early misfortune (happily without serious hurt) when testing the the practice flights on the No. 2 Macchi M.52 just before this year's race, he put up an exceptionally good performance and was a popular favourite. Fate, however, only allowed him one lap ! He has a distinguished war service career, having been decorated twice for valour ; he brought down 10 enemy machines. The experimental station at Montecelio was under his command. Capt. Arturo Ferrarin was born in 1895, and was the favourite in last year's Schneider contest, in which engine trouble put him out of the race. Formerly in the Italian Navy, he served in the Air Force during the war, at one time being badly wounded so that he was unable to fly for some time and returned to the Navy. Eventually, however, he got back into the Air Force once again. After the war he took part in a number of notable Italian flights—such as, for instance, the Rome-Tokio flight. Capt. Feder Guazzetti was also born in 1895. He is not so well known as a pilot outside Italy. Like Ferrarin, he origi- nally studied for the Navy, but on the entry of Italy into the A VERY WONDERFUL ENGINE : This photograph shows one of the Napier racing engines fitted in the Super-marine S.5 and Gloster IV machines. In spite of its tremendous power, the Napier racing engine proved itself thoroughly reliable, and there was not a single case of engine failure in the Schneider Race. Note how the cylinder blocks are shaped to carry out the streamlining of the engine cowling. Short-Bristol " Crusader," was born in 1899 at Battersea, and was educated at secondary schools in that district. Joined the R.N.A.S. as a Flight Officer in 1917, and served with the Royal Air Force in the Adriatic during 1918 and 1919. After the war he left the Service, but returned as a short service commission officer in 1923 as a Pilot Officer, and was promoted Flying Officer in November, 1924. Flying Officer T. H. Moon was the Technical Officer with the team. He was a Chief Petty Officer on the engineering side in the R.N.A.S. at the outbreak of war, and was Warrant Officer in 1917. On the formation of the R.A.F. he became 2nd Lieut, on technical duties, being later promoted Flying Officer. THE ITALIAN TEAM : Maj. Mario di Bernardi, who was born in 1893, was the winner of last year's Schneider Race, with a speed of 246-5 m.p.h., and is a famous Italian war Ace. Before joining the Italian Air Force he was in the Army. During war he joined the Air Force, and won distinction on the Italian front in a number of bombing raids. Some Schneider Items The Air Ministry received the following telegram from Lord Stamfordham', on behalf of H.M. the King :— " The King heartily congratulates the Air Ministry and pilot Webster on Victory in Schneider Race." Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, sent the following telegram to Air Vice-Marshal Scarlett:— " Delighted learn successful issue of today's contest wren our Italian friends, whose skill and sportsmanship have t>een so abundantly shown in previous races. Please convex Flight-Lieut. Webster and all concerned my heartiest con- gratulations on magnificent victory of Supermarine an Napier Lion engine, which is one more proof of unsurpasscu excellence of British personnel and materials." 684/)
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