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MAY 3,^1928 The Royal &ero Claof the United OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS BIE THE COMMITTEE—APRIL 25, 1928 Present :—Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., in the Chair ; Griffith Brewer, Captain R. J. Goodman-Crouch, Brig.- General Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., E. J. B. How, Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C., Lieut-Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Captain C. B. Wilson, M.C., H. E. Perrin, Secretary. Chairman : Brig.-General Lord Thomson, PC, C.B.E., D.S.O., was unanimously elected Chairman of the Club for the year. Vice-chairman : Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., was unanimously elected Vice-Chairman of the Club for the year. The following Sub-Committees were appointed :— Racing Committee : Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. S. Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C., Lieut.-Col. W. A. Bristow, Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E., Colonel F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E., C.B.E., Major R. H. Mayo, O.B.E., Captain C. B. Wilson, M.C., and the following representing the General Council of Associated Clubs :—J. F. Leeming (Lancashire Aero Club), Mr. R. J. Parrott (Hampshire Aeroplane Club), Colonel the Master of Sempill (London Aeroplane Club). Technical Committee : Major T. M. Barlow, Major J. S. Buchanan, O.B.E., R. S. Capon, Squadron-Leader T. H. England, D.S.C., W. O. Manning, Major R. H. Mayo, O.B.E., Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., Lieut.-Col. H. W. S. Outram, C.B.E., Squadron Leader M. E. A. Wright, A.F.C. Private Owners' Committee : Captain S. J. Burt,Captain G. De Havilland, G. Merton, Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Miss W. E. Spooner, Flight-Lieut. F. O. Soden. House Committee : Ernest C. Bucknall, Major H. J. Corin, F. P. Dickson, E. J. B. How, D. C. MacLachlan, J. Stewart Mallam, Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Major S. V. Sippe, D.S.O. Finance Committee : Griffith Brewer, Ernest C. Bucknall, Lieut-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E., J. Stewart Mallam, F. Handley Page, C.B.E. Schneider Trophy Race, 1929 Royal Aero Club : Lieut.-Col. W. A. Bristow, Lieut-Col.M. O. Darby, O.B.E., Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., Captain C. B. Wilson, M.C. Air Ministry: Major J. S. Buchanan, O.B.E., R. H. S.Mealing, Wing-Commander S. W. Smith, O.B.E. S.B.A.C. : Commander James Bird, H. Burroughs, H. T.Vane. Joint Standing Committee (R.Ae.C. and S.B.A.C.) : Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. S. Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C., Lieut.- Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C., Captain C. B. Wilson, M.C. Joint Standing Committee (R.Ae.C., R.Ae.S. and S.B.A.C.) : Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Captain C. B. Wilson, M.C. Associated Clubs' General Council: Lieut.-Col. M. Darby, O.B.E., Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C., Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., F. Handley Page, C.B.E., Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Colonel the Master of Sempill, Brig.-General Lord Thomson, P.C., C.B.E., D.S.O. Flying Services Fund : Lieut.-Col. A. Dore, D.C. Mac- Lachlan, Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C. Stewards.—The following were elected Stewards of theClub for the year 1928 :—Brig.-Gen. The Duke of Atholl, K.T., G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O. ; The Rt. Hon. Lord HughCecil, M.P. ; Brig.-General Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S. ; Lieut.-Colonel J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P. ; LordCozens Hardy. Banquet to Mr. A. V. Roe.—The proposal that the Royal Aero Club, the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Air League of the British Empire, and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors should give a Joint Banquet to Mr. A. V. Roe, in recognition of his pioneer work and^the great debt which British aviation owes to him during the past twenty years, was unanimously agreed to. The date will be announced later. Election of Members.—The following members were elected :—Lieut. Robert S. D. Armour, R.N., Sidney George W. Blythe, A. H. Downes-Shaw, Flying Officer C. F. Steventon, Charles William Wimbury. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certifi- cates were granted :— 8235 Colin George Holbeche 8236 Clifford Robert Eugene Downing 8237 Christopher Lincolne Sutton 8238 Thomas Crabtree 8239 Edward Ellis Linaker 8240 Henry James Cumming- Lattey 8241 Max Christian Wall 8242 Andrew WTallace Young .. 8243 Maurice Bevan Shepherd. . 8244 James Tate Percy . . 8245 Arthur James Morton Mc- Cabe 8246 Joseph Price de Pledge .. 8247 John Lloyd Browne 8248 Walter Leslie Runciman.. 8249 Nicholas Horn 8250 Hector Cornelius Mack .. 8251 Rowland Edward Frederick Potter 8252 Ronald Eltringham Alder- son 8253 Richard Francis Turney Granger 8254 George Pearson Glen Kidston 8255 David Gardner 8256 James Arnold Brewster .. 8257 James Rodger Brown 8258 Alfred Ernest Arnold 8259 George Edwin Brooks 8260 David Barclay8261 John Gordon Crammond . . 8262 Dudley Carlton Gerrard . . 8263 John Lionel Clayton 8264 William Leslie Maurice O'Connor 8265 - Robert Keith Sharp Granted on R.A.F. Gra- duation Certificate. Scottish Flying Club. De Havilland Flying School. Henderson Flying School Henderson Flying School. Henderson Flying School. Henderson Flying School. Scottish Flying Club. Hampshire Aeroplane Club.Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club.Henderson Flying School. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club. Newcastle-upon -Tyne Aero Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club. Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club. Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club. Nottingham Aero Club. Hampshire A e r o p lane Club. Scottish Flying Club. London Aeroplane Club. Suffolk Aeroplane Club. Bristol & Wessex Aero- plane Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club. Scottish Flying Club. London Aeroplane Club. Lancashire Aero Club. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club. London Aeroplane Club. Scottish Flying Club. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E, PERRIN, Secretary. Prince of Wales Allotted Aeroplane . AN R.A.F. Bristol Fighter fitted with the Handley-Pageslotted wing device has been placed at the disposal of the Prince of Wales as he requires it. It will be available at Northolt, Middlesex. No special pilot has been selected, and any experienced pilot on duty will be called upon. The Prince of Wales is a Group Captain of the R.A.F. He visited Northolt on April 27 and flew in a Bristol Fighter. 304
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