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SLIGHT, APRIL 4, 1929 t" FLIGHT " PhotographSqdr.-Ldr. A. Kubita in his Avia monoplane, which he flew to Lympne for the air meeting. He is the Czecho-slovakian Air Attache in England. undulations, with Miss Spooner and Flying Officer Atcherley still neck and neck for first position. When these two passed the line there could be no other decision than a dead heat. Mr. Jackaman was third and some distance behind, then came F./O. Armour and Capt. Guest. The speed of the two Gipsy-Moths which tied was 90-9 m.p.h. The course was 27 miles long. Later in the afternoon Miss Spooner and Flying Officer Atcherley agreed to fly a course of one lap to decide for the AIR VISITORS TO LYMPNE „ and Flying Officer A. V. Harvey at"£eEastw"meetinik ['' FLIGHT " Photograph Mrs. Dawson Paul first place. Miss Spooner won fairly well this time. Her competitor failed to turn one corner properly and lost ground in correcting his error. But he was behind Miss Spooner before this occurred, so it is likely that she would still have scraped home first. Her time for the course was 5 mins. 40 sees., and her speed 90 m.p.h. The prize was Sir Charles Wakefield's Silver Cup, value 20 guineas. Bombing an Austin Seven After this race there was a repetition of the bombing event. Mr. G. E. Lowdell on a Blackburn " Bluebird '' (Genet) and Flight-Lieut. T. Rose on a Gipsy-Moth put up a fierce attack on the Austin Seven and completely routed it. The former scored two direct hits, one catching the driver in the chest, whilst nearly every shot of both competitors was very close. The air meeting ended with joy-riding. Amongst the air visitors and their machines were :— Private owners : Lady Bailey on Gipsv-Moth ; Miss Winifred Spooner on Gipsy-Moth ; Capt. R. G. Cazalet on Westland " Widgeon " (Cirrus) ; Mr. Nigel Norman on Cirrus- Moth ; Mr. G. A. R. Malcolm on Gipsy-Moth ; Mr. C. S. Napier on Westland "Widgeon III" (Cirrus); Mr. T. Rose Richards on Cirrus-Moth ; Capt. G. F. Boyle on Cirrus-Moth ; Mr. A. C. M- Jackaman on Coupe Gipsy-Moth ; Mr. H. R. Law on Cirrus. with the Boulton and Paul P.9 biplane. " I LIGHT" Photot/raphMr. Leslie Irvin, the parachute inventor and manu- facturer, with his Ryan monoplane which he flew atLympne. It has the Wright " Whirlwind " engine. Moth ; Mr. G. A. R. Malcolm and Mr. Ballantyne on Gipsy- Moths ; Flying Officer A. Wheeler on S.E.SA ; Mr. W. L. Runciman on Cirrus-Moth ; Mr. G. Merton on Cirrus-Moth ; Mr. G. Linnell on Cirrus-Moth ; Mr. O. J. Tapper on Cirrus- Moth ; Dr. White head Reid on Westland " Widgeon " (Genet) ; Mr. G. E. Story on Cirrus-Moth ; Mr. Leslie Irvin on his Ryan monoplane (Wright " Whirlwind ") ; Flying Officer A. V. Harvey on Boulton and Paul P.9 (R.A.F. engine) ; Mr. Courtney Prentice on Blackburn " Bluebird " (Genet) ; Capt. Stewart Hurt on Gipsy-Moth ; Sqdr.-Ldr. A. Kubita on an Avia (Walter engine); Mijnheer L. Nieuwen- huizen on Cirrus-Moth ; Flying Officer R. L. R. Atcherley on Genet-Moth. Miss Leathart of the Newcastle Aero Club was also there, and Lieut.-Col. L. A. Strange came on a Cirrus- Spartan with Mr. O. E. Simmonds. Amongst the test pilots and club instructors were Flight-Lieut. E. R. Scholefield on a Cirrus-Avian, Flight-Lieut. T. Rose on a S.E.VA (Airdisco) owned by Mr. W. Handley ; Mr. G. E. Lowdell on the Black- burn " Lincock," Capt. N. Stack on Cirrus-Moth, Mr. H. Penrose on the Westland " Widgeon " (Cirrus), and Capt. S. F. St. Barbe on a S.E.V sky-writing machine. The Airways " Avian " (Genet) also arrived. The Dutch team who flew from Rotterdam comprised Mijnheer H. Pander, Mijnheer L. Redele, Mijnheer Vlaming and Mijnheer Schmit Crans, Mijnheer Van Troostenburg and Mijnheer G. Gleichman. 280
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