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MAY 17, 1928 LltfHT 'PLANE CLUBS London Aeroplane Club Stag Lane, Edgware. Sec, H. E. Perrin,3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club Filton, Gloucester. Secretary,Capt. C. F. G. Crawford, Filton Aerodrome, Patchway. Hampshire Aero Club, Hamble, Southampton. Secretary, H. J.Harrington, Hamble , Southampton. Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford, Lanes. Secretary, C. J. WoodOakfield, Dukinneld, near Manchester. Midland Aero Club, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. Secretary,Maj. Gilbert Dennison, 22, Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Newcastle-on-Tyne Aero Club, Cramlington, Northumberland.Secretary, A. H.Bell, c/o The Club. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club, Mousehold, Norwich. Manager,F. Gough, The Aerodrome, Mousehold, Norwich. Nottingham Aero Club, Hucknall, Nottingham, Hon. Secretary,Cecil R. Sands, A.C.A., Imperial Buildings, Victoria Street, Not- tingham.The Scottish Flying Club, 101, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow Secre- tary, Harry W. Smith.Southern Aero Club, Shoreham, Sussex. Secretary, C. A. Boucher, Shoreham Aerodrome, Sussex. Suffolk Aeroplane Club. Ipswich. Secretary, Maj. P. L. Holmes, TheAerodrome, Hadleigh, Suffolk. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. SecretaryLieut.-Col. Walker, The Aerodrome, Sherburn-in-Elmet. LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending May 13.—Flying time, 39 hrs. 15 mins. Dmnstrurtion, 21 hrs. 20 mins. Solo flying, 17 hrs. 55 mins. Dual instruction.—With Captain S. L. F. St. Barbe : H. B. Saunders,J. R. Rymill, S. Blythe, Mrs. Cook, Dr. Cook, B. L. Middleton, A. D. Blumlein, ). A. Crane, H Sutton, R. Ward, Miss Wilson. With F. R. Matthews : Miss V. M Cholmoiideley Miss H. Cholmondeley,P. Ward, A. D. Blumlein, Miss Wilson, J. R. Rymill, E. Richardson, A. j. Richardson, J. C. V. K. Watson, R. L. Partway, C. G. Gocheridge, P. A.Wills, G. Peckham, E. Davis, R. Drysdale Smith,'L. Swan, E. R. Andrews. Sole flying.—W. J. Roche-Kelly,' C. E. Mnrrell, R. Sanders-Clark, F. C.Fisher, J. C. V. K. Watson, A. J. Richardson, J. J. Hofer, R. Ward, J. A Brewster, E. R Andrews, P. W. Hoare, Will Hay. On Friday, May 11, F. C. Fisher passed the tests for his Aviator'sCertificate. Meeting of Members.—The Meeting of the Members held on Monday,May 7, 1928, to consider the proposals for the future policy of the elr.b was fairly well attended. The general opinion expressed by the Members was thatthe club should acquire six new machine? of the latest type equipped with modern engine*. The proposal to issue debentures of £10 each up to £4,000 was unanimouslyapproved, and the sum of ^400 war definitely promised at the Meeting. The particulars relating to those debentures will be issued within the next fewdays, and it is hoped that all Members will do their utmost to support the Committee in its endeavour to carry through these proposals, by taking upone or more of the debentures. The debentures will carry interest at 5 per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly on June 30 and December 31, and willconstitute a first charge on all the assets of the club. BRISTOL & WESSEX AEROPLANE CUD REPORT for month ending May 13.—Our Pageant on May 5 was a greatsuccess as far as the attendance was concerned. The weather was fine for the most of the day, but a thunderstorm somewhat marred the final events.Full reports of the meeting have already appeared in FLIGHT. At Easter our Chairman, Mr. A. H. Downes-Shaw, accompanied by .Mr.Jopp, flew his private " Moth " from here to Nice. It was a great achieve- ment, and he was deservedly congratulated by the Committee on his return.We are hoping that he will give us a full account of his journey for publica- tion. It was the first overseas flight by a member of the Club, and one whichshould set a line example to his fellow-members. We have had a great misfortune in the death of Mr. R. E. Hopper andMr. D. Tanner, who were both killed when our Club machine, G.E.B.S.N., crashed near the aerodrome on Sunday, May 6. The Committee and Membersare most grateful for the many expressions "I sympathy they have received. WVMF5HIREAER0PlA1«CiaB REPORT weekending May 13.—Total flying time, 66 hrs. 30 mins.; dualinstruction, 26 hrs. 20 mins.; " A " pilots., 20 hrs. ; solo, 9 hrs. 55 mins.; passenger flights, 9 hrs. ; tests. 1 hr. 15 mins.Instruction (with Flight-Lieut. Swofler) : Miss Grace, Sir T. Munro, Mr. Starkey, Craske, Nash, Colls, Tillard, Wroughton, King, Hamilton,Donnor, Whittle, Fawkes, Goldman, Kerry, Major Jenkins, Schncber, Major Yeats-Brown, Miss Berent, R. King. Baynes, Powell, Oswald, Crook,Westlake, Mrs. Crook, Mr. Bott, Mandeville, Hamilton, Courtney. Passengers (with Flight-Lieut. Swofter) : Mr. Allurd, Read, Miss Berent.(With Capt. Kirby) : Mr. Westlake, Crook, Mrs. Bell, Miss Turner, Mr. Allurd, Miss Graham Mr. Dovenay, Miss Kinghead, Miss Berent, Mrs. Holmes,Flight-Lieut. Tattersall, Sir T. Munro, Craske, Berney, Mappin, Gray, Boxall, Miss Grace, Mariner, Burn. (With Mr. Cripps) : Mr. Lovett. (With Mr. MeKechnie) : Mrs. de Burgh. (With Mr. Baynes) : Mr. Read, Scott-Goddard. (With Mr. Oliver) : Mr. Given.We are still breaking records having this week broken our record week of 57 hrs. by 9 hrs. 30 mins., bringing this week's total up to 66 hrs. 30 mins.New flying members are joining every day, and bringing their friends along, when they discover that there is no resemblance to a lift, in flying in anaeroplane. . _ Our instructor is having a v-ry strenuous tim?, and is k^pt on_tne go from morning until night. LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending May 5.—Flying time, 36 hrs. 20 mins.; instruc-tion, 18 hrs. 10 mins.; solo flights, 11 hrs. V) mins.; passenger, 5 hrs.; tests, Instruction (with Mr. Baker) : Chart. Benson, Sellers, Stern, Miss Hill,Mills Faulkner, Miss Baerlein, Weale, Taylor, S. Riley, Garner, Tweedale, Watson, Fallon, Mason. Parks, Stross, Greenhalgh, Taylor, W. Miss Emery,Harrison, Goss, Barlow, Seeker, Pattreioux. Soloists (under instruction) : Tweedale, Brooking, Ruddy, Mills, Gort, Weale Pilots: Cohen, 'Davison, Nelson, Caldecott, Hall, Lacayo, Michelson, Harber, Meads, Caldecott, Twemlow, Goodfellow, Williams. Passengers (with Mr. Cantrill) : Brown, Rodman, Peake (With Mr. Williams) : Mrs. Williams, Gorton. (With Mr. Lacayo) : Bnmelow, N. Caldecott (With Mr. Baker) : Mrs. Bowdon. (With Mr. Goodfellow) : Williams. REPORT for week ending May 12.—Flying time, 31 hrs. 15 mins.; instruc tion, 18 hrs.; solo flights, 7 hrs. 35 mins.; passenger, 4 hrs. 50 mins.; tests, ^Instruction (with Mr. Baker) : Chart, Benson, Dewhurst, Sykes, Faulkner,Stross, Fallon, Harrison, Mis* Baerlein, Riley, Scholfield, Goss, Davison, Taylor, S. Sellers, Gort Greenhalgh, Taylor W. Garner, Johnson, Weal'1,Miss Emery, Stern, Pattreioux Mills, Mason. (With Mr. Cantrill) : Mills. (With Mr. Scholes) : Fallon, Meads.Soloists (under instruction) : Brooking, Ruddy, Tweedale, Mills, Go** (1st), Gort. Pilots : Williams, Hall, Caldecott, Harbcr, Fallon, Cohen, Davison,Lacayo. Passengers (with Mr. Goodfellow : Williams. (With Mr. Twemlow 1 :Mrs. Twemlow. (With Mr. Lacayo) : Vanderville, Mrs. Vanderville, Mills. Hammersley, F. Scholes, Atherton, Mrs. Athcrtou. (With Mr. Scholes) :Foster, Riley. (With Mr. Cantrill) : Emery. (With Mr. Michelson) : Miss Humber. (With Mr. Williams) : Meads.A most disastrous fortnight. QL was crashed by hitting a fence, and is still out of commission. Mr. Goss did his first solo on RR, but she wasflying again within a week. MQ blew half a cylinder off and came down with various parts of the engine missing. Boy Scouts are searching theneighbourhood for the other pieces. Altogether, we're feeling " proper poorly." Anti-cyclones may be floating about all around us, but there's ,\deep depresr-ion centred over Woodford. MIDLAND AERO CLUB UMITED REPORT for week ending May 12.—Total flying time, 40 hrs. 12 mins.:dual, 21 hrs. 29 mins.; solo, 12 hrs. 18 mins. ; passenger, 5 hrs. 15 mins. ; test, 1 hr. 10 mins. The following members were given dual instruction : (Instructors Flight-Lieut. Rose, D.F.C., and Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe) : J. H. Briggs, R. C. Baxter. S. G. Hall, H. Coleman, S. Duckitt, Capt. Chaytor, G. E. C. Hill, H. G. Tower,H. Beamish, A. E. Coltman, T. H. Drury, J. Cobb, M. Turner, E. P. Lane, W. M. Morris, J. R. H. Baker. G. Robson.Solo : W. M. Morris, H. Tipper. '• A " Pilots : R. D. Bednell, R. L. Jackson, F. D. Wynn, T. Rowley, S. H. Smith, W. Swann, E. J. Brighton.G. Robson, C. VV. Fellowes, A. Ellison. Passengers t M. Turner, L. V. Mann, J. H. Moore, Mrs. Harley, S. Rowe.F. J. Pow:ll, Mrs. Ellison, G. P. Haylock. Mr. S. G. Hall was launched solo on Saturday, which he satisfactorilyperformed. " Wulfrun " the New " X " Moth, presented to the Club by Messrs. J. D.and N. D. Graham of Wolverhampton, was flown over on Monday from Stag Lane by Flight-Lieut. Rose, and has been in great demand all the week. Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. Sefron Brancker visited the Aerodrome in" DCA " on Sunday, the Kith inst., and carried out an inspection of the Club. This week has been thoroughly satisfactory in every way, a new club recordof over 40 flying hours having been set up. THE HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLTE PAGEANI.—The Club will !>e repre-sented by Flight-Lieut. Rose, on E.B.LT, and Mr. R. G. Ca/alet on his Wid- geon " RM." NEVCASTLE-UPON TYNE AERO CUB REPORT for week ending May 6.—Total flying, 20 hrs. 55 mins. Instruc-tion, 3 hrs. 15 mins. Solo, 30 mins. " A" Pilots, 12 hrs. 35 mins. Tests, 1 hr. 15 mins. Passengers, 3 hrs. 20 mins. Instruction with Mr. Parkinson, Messrs. Redshaw, Hayton, L. Middleton,Cochrane-Carr. Solo, Dr. Alderson."A" pilots: Mrs. Heslop, Messrs. Turnbull, Runciman, Stobie, Irving, Stawart, R. N. Thompson, A. Bell.Passengers.—With Mr. J. D. Irving: Mr. A. Bell. With Mrs. Heslop: Mr. C. Thompson. With Mr. R. N. Thompson : Mr. Turnbull. With:Mr. Parkinson : Miss Gibson. With Mr. A. Bell : Miss Klyver. A Member carrying out his height tests had reached about 6,500 ft. \f BY MH J§kfa HI CUX3UJU •*. • ' " ^— i AIR POST SOUVENIR : During his recent flight from England to Australia in the Avro " Avian " with Mrs. Keith Miller, Capt. Lancaster carried a small air mail between Calcutta and Rangoon. Here is a photo- graph of the envelope containing one of the letters addressed to a Mr. C. Lane at Rangoon. 367
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