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FLIGHT, MAY 23, 1929 Visiting machines at Northampton on Whit Monday. " FLIGHT " Photograph This was the Club's second successful Pageant. teristic of his performances. On a Gipsy-Moth, Capt. H. Broad gave a good exhibition, particularly with low loops. Flt-Lt. J. Armour did upside down flying on a Gipsy-Moth. Other events in a very complete programme included a parachute descent by Mr. J. Tranum, with a Russell para- chute, balloon bursting, a parade of types of machines, and an " 'Orrible Obstacle Race." The latter event was very amusing. Competing pilots ran a few yards, raced in sacks a short distance, threw on odd clothing, crawled through a barrel, drank a bottle of beer, rode donkeys, raced to their machines in cars, and flew a course. Flight-Lieut. Le Poer Trench, on the Halton monoplane, was the winner of the first heat, and Mr. A. C. M. Jackaman winner of the second heat on his Coupe Gipsy-Moth. In the parade of types of machines, there was a comit contraption called " The Sywell Mayfly," piloted by Mr. " Titus Canby," and navigated by the eminent Chinese navigator, Mr. " Warethee L. Arwee." It used a novel " fuel," and the pilot was included in the " fuelling system.'1 There were slots on the wings with elastic attachments. This machine was the most ingenious we have seen amongst ideas for comic relief. FAIR summery weather graced the " Grand AerialDisplay " which was held by the Norfolk and NorwichAero Club at Mousehold Aerodrome, both on the Sunday and Monday. While the Norfolk meeting was not, perhaps, such a large affair as the one, just described, at Northampton, it was none the less a very enjoyable affair, and a good programme was arranged and got through without mishap. The attendance was not as big as it might have been, but no doubt the Northampton affair " bagged " some of the gate—for, in spite of the improved and speedy facilities of transport afforded by aircraft, it is still somewhat difficult to be in two places at once ! As a matter of fact, we believe some people did " do " the two meetings, including our energetic Director of Civil Aviation, Sir Sefton Brancker, who flew over from Mousehold Aerodrome to Northampton in his D.H. " Moth." Actually, the Norfolk meeting opened on Whit-Sunday at 3 p.m., but that day's event were confined to such minor [" FLIGHT " Phohv>mph items as Balloon Bursting (for a silver cup presented by Messrs. C. C. Wakefield, Ltd.), Aerial Golf (1st prize, a " Moth " car mascot presented by the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), and " Joy-riding." As regards the latter, many passengers were taken up. not only in the Norfolk Club's own light 'planes, but also by Sir Alan Cobham in his D.H. " Giant Moth " (D.H. ol, with Armstrong Siddeley " Jaguar"), the " Youth « Britain." On the Monday the proceedings opened with an inspection of aircraft by the High Sheriff of Norfolk, Stanley Christopher- son, Esq., J.P., accompanied by the Lord Mayor of Norwicn, H. P. Gowen, Esq., J.P. After the inspection the machine took part in a " fly past " and then, on landing, pro1:c Xt to the aeroplane park beyond the club hangar. Ot machines present at this display there was quite a van assortment, from the small Kelmon (40 h.p. Salmson) mono plane to the slightly larger Beardmore " Inflexible' »'pInflexible,' 422 i
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