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EMfii FEBRUARY 21, 1929 IKe Rot/al &ero CLu of the United Kh\gdoi JIM OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS REPORT of Meeting of the Committee held on February 13, 1929. Present.—Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C., in the Chair ; Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C. ; Griffith Brewer; Capt. R. J. Goodman Crouch ; Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E. ; Lieut.-Col. John D. Dunville, C.B.E. ; Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, M.C., M.P. ; Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O.,|M.C. ; Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C. ; H. E. Perrin, Secretary. Elections.—The following new Members were elected :— Cyril Alexander Knust. Capt. Archibald Charles Lutyens. Leslie Mitchell Macpherson. Flying Officer Albert Leslie Ottway. William Albert Redverse Pepper. Reginald Clarence Presland. Harold George Romer. Arthur Frederick Sidgreaves. Stephen Christopher Winfield Smith. Dr. Alan R. Snowdon. Clarence Stewart Thorn. William Hutcheon Watt. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certifi- cates were granted :— 8495. George Hamilton Oswald, Hampshire A.C. 8496. Carl Richard Borkland, R.A.F. Graduation Certificate. 8497. John Scott-Taggart, London A.C. 8498. Carill Stanley Napier, De Havilland F.S. 8499. John Charles Garner, Lancashire A.C. 8500. Edward Holmes Williamson, Liverpool & District A.C. 8501. Alfred Christian Jonassen, Henderson F.S. 8502. George Pengelley Kerr, Brooklands F.S. 8503. Lawrence Swan, Henderson F.S. Committee Reports.—The reports of the following Sub-Committees were received and adopted :—Royal Aero Club and Society of British Aircraft Constructors Joint Standing Committee, The House Committee, The Finance Committee, Schneider Trophy 1929 Committee. Appointment of Official Timekeepers.—The following Official Timekeepers were appointed for the year 1929 :— F. T. Bidlake, J. H. Burley, T. D. Dutton, A. V. Ebblewhite, H. N. Ellis, A. Fattorini, Frank A. Fattorini, Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E., Maj. A. H. Loughborough, A. G. Reynolds, R. G. Spikins. Lord Gorell Committee on Early Flights.—The report of the Lord Gorell Committee on Early Flights was presented, and it was decided that the complete report should be published. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Lord Gorell, the Chairman, Capt. G. de Havilland and Lieut.-Col. W. Lockwood Marsh for their very valuable services on this Committee. N.B.—A complete copy of the report is published in thisissue of FLIGHT. SCHNEIDER CONTEST, 1929 A CONFERENCE between the Royal Aero Club and Municipal, Railway, Harbour Board, Shipping, Admiralty, and Air Ministry Officials was held at the Royal Air Force Club on February 11, 1929. His Grace the Duke of Atholl, President of the Royal Aero Club, presided. The following were present :—Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., Air Vice-Marshal Sir Ivor L. B. Vesey, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Air Vice-Marshal C. L. Lambe, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., representing the Air Ministry ; Capt. C. F. Harris, R.N., representing the Admiralty ; Comdr. G. E. Boultbee, R.N. (Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth) ; Maj.-Gen. the Right Hon. F. E. B. Seely, C.B., C.M.G., P.C., D.S.O. (Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire) ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth (Alderman J. E. Smith) (Portsmouth and Southsea) ; the Town Clerk of Portsmouth (Mr. F. J. Sparks) (Portsmouth and Southsea) ; the Mayor of Southampton (Alderman M. H. Pugh) (Southampton) ; the Town Clerk of Ryde (Mr. F. J. Fawdry) and Alderman G. Mears (Ryde) ; Mr. C. E. Cotterell (Cunard Line) ; Mr. P. E. Curry (White Star Line) ; Capt. J. B. Whitton (Union-Castle Line); Mr. Harry Parsons (Southampton Harbour Board) ; Mr. G. R. Newcombe, Mr. F. H. Willis, and Mr. W. M. Perts (Southern Railway) ; Mr. A. Hodgkinson and Mr. R. E. Swain (Canadian Pacific) ; Mr. J. C. W. Darnant (Cowes District Council and Cowes Harbour Commissioners) ; Sir Charles Wakefield, Bart. ; Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C. (Director of Civil Aviation). Representing Royal Aero Club.—Brig.-Gen. Lord Thomson, P.C., C.B.E., D.S.O. (Chairman, Royal Aero Club) ; Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B. (Vice-Chairman, Royal Aero Club) ; Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E. ; Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C. ; Capt. R. J. Goodman Crouch ; Wing-Comdr. T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., A.F.C. ; Mr. E. J. B. How ; Lieut.-Col. L. F. R. Fell ; Maj. J. S. Buchanan, O.B.E. ; Comdr. James Bird ; Mr. R. H. S. Mealing ; Sqdn.-Ldr. R. L. G. Marix, D.S.O. ; Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C. ; H. E. Perrm (Secretary). Lieut.-Col. M. O'Gorman made a general statement on the organisation of the contest, which, it was estimated, would cost between /15,000 and £20,000. Sir Charles Wakefield, Bart., intimated that he would make a contribution of ^5,000 towards the expenses. The representatives of the various interests present agreed to consider the whole question with a view to ascertaining the ways and means by which their co-operation and support could be given. REPORT OF MEETING OF ROYAL AERO CLUB AND SOCIETY OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTORS JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE, HELD JANUARY 31, 1929. Present.—Royal Aero Club : Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. S. Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C. (in the chair) ; Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Maj. R. H. Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C. Society of British Aircraft Constructors H. T. Vane, C.B.E. ; C. C. W7alker. In attendance : H. E. Perrin, Secretary, R.Ae.C. ; J. T. Brown, Assistant Secretary, SB.A.C. King's Cup Air Race.—It was decided to recommend that the King's Cup Air Race should take place on Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6, 1929, over approximately the same course as last year, the handicapping to be on known performance. International Aero Exhibition.—It was decided to recommend that a rally of all clubs and private owners should be held during the period of the International Aero Exhibi- tion, and that one day's racing should include the Grosvenor Cup and Siddeley Trophy. The question of holding the rally and races at the new aerodrome at Heston was agreed to, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W.I.H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. Mayo, O.B.E. ; H. Burroughes ; The British Aero Show OFFICIAL entries for the International Aero Exhibition to be held in July at Olympia, London, have been received from Germany and France for National Composite Exhibits. They will be arranged respectively by the German Union of Aircraft Constructors (Reichsverband der Deutschen Luftft.-Industrie) and the Chambre Syndicale des Indus- tries Aeronautiques. Details of the exhibits have not yet been received. The Air Ministry will be responsible for the British official exhibit and about 15,000 sq. ft. have been reserved for its use. The exhibit will comprise an A.I.D. Section (Aeronautical Inspection Directorate) showing the system of inspection applied under British Airworthiness procedure, an aeronautical medical section, an Air Survey section, and also a comprehensive range of models of all types of British Aircraft from the early pioneer days to the present time. An interesting British exhibit will be a 3-engined 4-seater Avro monoplane 134
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