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1929
1929 - 1062.PDF
FLIGHT, MAY 23. 1929 •• \ [" FLIGHT " photograph s (Below) Mr. A. C. M. Jackaman competing with his familiar Coupe Gipsy-Moth " Peridot III" in the Landing Competition. (Above) Mr. Dobson's all-metal Avro "Avian " in the machine parade. that everyone who attended did not forget, which explains the same success which marked this Whitsun Meeting. In the meantime the club has developed, as quite anticipated. On Sywell Aerodrome a good club-house has arisen, two machines are possessed by the club, and an experienced pilot instructor and first-class ground engineer are busy turning out pupils. Actual flying instruction only commenced on March 4 last, but by the end of April the club machine had flown over 68 hours., and 18 pupils had received instruction. The Rt. Hon. The Earl Spencer is the President of the club, whilst Vice-Presidents include Lord Bray, Lord Erskine, Sir Charles Wakefield, and Col. L'Estrange Malone, M.P. Mr. C. M. Newton is the chairman, and Mr. W. Harris the Managing Director. Mr. P. G. Hayward is Secretary, and Flying Officer James Bunning the Chief Instructor. From the beginning of its existence, the club has always had private owner-pilots amongst its members, in the persons of Mr. Q and Mr. A. J. Linnell. Their names were among the originai I [•' FLIGHT " Photograph Capt. Neville Stack (Right) in a familiar attitude in the A.D.C. Co's " Cirrus-Moth " at Sywell Aerodrome (Left) Mr. Cantrill, in the Avro " Avian," bombing the Austin " Baby." 420
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