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1928
1928 - 0271.PDF
APRIL 12, 192S iMfl PRIVA7 FLYING A Section of FLIGHT in the Interests of the Private Owner, Owner-Pilot, and Club Member THE EASTER MEETINGS Cinque Ports Flying Club Success " A MEETING that was diiferent." Thus might, perhaps, be summed up the two-days' meeting organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club at the Lympne aerodrome on'Good Friday and Easter Saturday. The meeting was " different" in that there was no racing, in the usual .sense of the term, but merely " joy-riding " and " aerobatics " demonstrations. In other words, the Lympne meeting was frankly organised to make a certain amount of money for the Cinque Ports Flying Club, and at the same time to increase " airmindedness." We have not the exact results in £ s. d., but the attendance, at least on Food Friday, was such that the club must haveprofited to a considerable extent, while on both days the number of " joy-riders " was very large. On Good Friday itwas reported that something like 350 passengers had been carried. Incidentally, there was a story going around,which we failed to verify, but which may well be true, to the effect that one " joy-ride " passenger was dissatisfied, claimingthat the two circuits of the aerodrome were not good enough value for his 5s. The pilot, so the story goes, then invitedhim to climb on board again, and gave him a flight in which AT THE LYMPNE EASTER MEETING ness. in to FLIGHT " Photographs Below, a few of the machines which helped to create " airminded- Inthe centre the line-up for the " Manufacturers' Race." At the top, Dr. Whitehead-Reid comingi'« tr. lonH nn his Westland " Widgeon II " with " Genet Widgeo 243 engine
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