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NOVEMBER 8, 1928 to Hampshire, and trust that they will send along more members, citherto Hadleigh or Cambridge. With regard to Cambridge, things arc moving fast and flying should start within the next two weeks. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending November 3.—Pilot Instructor : Capt. G. R. Beck.Ground engineer : R. Morris. Machines in commission : 2 (SV and RF). Flying time : 18 hrs. 40 mins. Instruction 7 (3 hrs. 55 mins.). Soloists :2 (55 mins.i. " A " Pilots : 12 (10 hrs. 30 mins.). Passengers : 7 (3 his. 15 mins.). Test flights ; 1 (5 mins,).The Leeds branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society held their monthly meeting at our club house on Tuesday, October 30, when a very interestingpaper was read by Maj. Scott, C.B.E., A.F.C., who is to be the pilot of R.100, on " The Operation of Large Rigid Airships." The attendance was good andincluded many members of the Airship Construction Staff from Howden. A number of members of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club joined the Leedsbranch of the Royal Aeronautical Society as a result of this meeting. We regret to announce the death of one of our members, Mr. S. W. Evans,as a result of a motor accident last week, and extend our deepest sympathy to his relatives in their bereavement. FROM THE FLYING SCHOOLS The De Havllland Flying School, Stag Lane Aerodrome REPORT for week ending November 4.—Total flying time : 132 hrs. 15 mins.Instruction (dual) : 56 hrs. 10 mins. ; (solo), 32 hrs. 20 mins. Other riying : 43 hrs. 45 mins Despite the unfavourable weather a considerable amount of flying"Jhastaken place, and 11 new Gipsy " Moths " were duly tested and handed over. Amongst the new owners taking delivery was Seflor Ansaldo, who hasevidently great faith in British products, for on his first flight he gave a daring exhibition of aerobatics. On Tuesday we were honoured by a further visit from Sir Samuel andLady Hoare, who were accompanied by Senorita D'Alvarez, the well-known tennis player. Both the ladies thoroughly enjoyed flights in " Moths "—Lady Hoare being piloted by Caut. G. dc Havilland in the new " Gipsy Moth Coupe," the latest " enclosed " light aeroplane. On Friday. Mr. Chamberlin, the Atlantic airman, was transported toSouthampton by " Moth " aeroplane, just in time to catch his boat—despite a much delayed start from Stag Lane.Altogether, a busy and interesting week. Henderson Flying School, Brooklands Aerodrome REPORT for week ending November 1.—Instructors : Lieut.-Col. Hendersonand Capt. H. D. Davis. Ground engineres : A. A. Anderson, W. A. Watts, W. Baker. Machines in commission : Mono Avro G.-AACA ; Renault AvroG-EBVE. Flying time : 10 hrs. 50 mins. Nineteen pupils under instruction (5 hrs. 20 mins.). Eleven soloists (5 hrs. 30 mins.). Three " A " Pilots (! hr.45 mins.). 30 mins. engine tests. Messrs. Glenn y and Cuiness have now completed all their tests for their" A " licences. The occasion of Mr. S. S. Daniel's night flying was marked by an exception-ally good performance by Mr. A. A. Anderson, who flew the machine from Brooklands aerodrome to Croydon in the dark in order to help Mr. Danielcarry out his tests for his " B " licence. These were satisfactorily earned out. Australian-England Flight CAPT.«F. HURLEY, Flying Officer Moir and Flying Officer Owens, who are flying to England from Australia in a Ryan monoplane, landed at Daly Waters on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia, on November 1, having flown 900 miles from Oodnadatta, in Central Australia, mostly against head winds. They arrived at Sourabaya, Java, on November 5, after a successful flight across the Timor Sea. R.A.F. Flying Boat Cruise THE four R.A.F. " Supermarine-Southampton Napier" flying-boats which flew from England to Singapore and Australia, left Singapore for Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, Borneo, on November 1. Check to London-Cape Town Flight CAPT. HALSE, who, accompanied by his wife, left Stag Lane on September 10 in a D.H. " Gipsy Moth " for South Africa, has been held up at Mongalla with a broken airscrew. Dutch East Indies Air Services ON November 1 the civil air service in the Dutch East Indies was opened by the Governor-General at Batavia. Daily flights will be made between Batavia and Sourabaya via Samarang, and between Batavia and Bandoeng. Four of the Fokker monoplanes (Armstrong-Siddeley " Lynx ") which flew out from Amsterdam to Batavia recently will operate the lines. The fifth machine is scheduled to start its return flight to Amsterdam to-day (November 8). A Batavia- Singapore service will commence on January 1, 1929. Clarence Chamberlin's Hustle WISHING to catch the " Leviathan " at Southampton, en route for America, on November 2, Mr. Clarence Chamber- lin left Stag Lane at 12.15 p.m.—just one hour before the sailing time of the liner—in a D.H. "Moth" piloted by Capt. Pike. The 72 miles to Hamble were covered in 42 mins., leaving 18 mins. to reach the docks by car. When the docks were reached, the " Leviathan " was already in mid-stream, so Mr. Chamberlin gave chase in a motor boat, and even- tually succeeded in overtaking her and getting aboard. Incidentally, Lady Heath was also on board the liner, and on November 4 lectured on her flight from Cape Town to London. U.S. Air Disaster CAPT. C. D. COLLAR and Mr. H. Tucker, who recently accomplished a record non-stop flight from Long Island to Los Angeles in the Vega monoplane " Yankee Doodle," were killed on November 4 while attempting to beat their previous record. Their machine crashed on a mountain near Phoenix, Arizona. English Pilot Killed in Canada FLYING OFFICER A. E. REYNOLDS was killed in an air crash on November 8 when flying at Borden aviation base, Ontario, Canada. His passenger, Major W. H. Currie, of Ottawa, was seriously injured. The former went to Canada a few months ago from England with a Government engage- ment. French Airwoman as Taxi-Pilot MADAME MARYSE BASTIE IS reported to be the first French- woman to obtain a certificate enabling her to carry passengers by air. She has purchased a light aeroplane and will ply for hire as a living. French Air Mail Mishap AN air mail machine flying on the Paris-Lyons-Marseilles service crashed near St. Vallier on October 31, killing the pilot and severely injuring his only passenger. New French Air Line Proposed A WEEKLY air line between Marseilles and Syria is expected to start early next spring. It has been decided that the chief seaplane port in Syria shall be in Tripolis. Air Port for Spain AN air port for the proposed airship services across the South Atlantic from Spain to Buenos Aires will be commenced shortly. New Zealand's First Commercial Airway Company THE first Commercial aviation company in New Zealand, the Southern Cross Airways, Limited, has been formed at Auckland with a capital of /5,000. That Air Service to India IT is announced that final negotiations have now been concluded with the Persian Government regarding the extension of the Imperial air route to Karachi from Cairo, which has hitherto terminated at Basra. Household Brigade Flying Club THE newly-formed Household Brigade Flying Club— which is confined to officers of the Guards, and already has a membership of about 50—is holding an " At home " at H.Q., Brooklands Aerodrome, on November 9. Australian Seaplane Carrier THE Australian Navy's new seaplane carrier " Albatross " has just been completed at the Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney, and will shortly undergo sea trials. Missing R.A.F. Airmen A R.A.F\ AEROPLANE, piloted by P/O C. L. Myers, accompanied by Aircraftsman No. 359,460 H. Chadwick, left Catterick Aerodrome on November 6 for photographic duty, and failed to return. Although a wide search—by land and air—was made, no further news of the personnel or the machine has, up to the time of going to press, been received. The Byrd Antarctic Expedition COMMANDER BYRD and some of his party have arrived at Wellington, and were given a civic welcome. 979
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