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1929
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FLIGHT JUNE, 13, 1929 PRIVAI FLYING A Section of FLIGHT in the Interests of the Private Owner, Owner-Pilot, and Club Member RECENT LIGHT TLANE EVENTS New Zealand Air Pageant AN Air Pageant was held at Auckland, N. Zealand, at theend of April, and the following were the machines and pilots engaged :— CompetitorsAuckland Aero Club Auckland Aero ClubAuckland Aero Club MachinesGipsy-Moth Gipsy-MothGipsy-Moth Hawke's Bay AeroClub Marlborough AeroClub Canterbury AeroClub N.Z. Air ForceN.Z. Air Force Hamilton AirwaysAir Survey and Transport Co.Southern Cross Airwavs Cirrus-Moth Pilots Maj. G. A. C. Cowper.Maj. K.Caldwell. Capt. E. Dickson,Capt. J. Seabrook, Capt. D. Harkness.Capt. T. White. 1st 2nd. 1st 2nd HeatAuckland ClubAuckland ClubFinal Auckland ClubAuckland Club Aero Aero Aero Aero Gipsy-Moth Gipsy-Moth Gipsy-Moth Gipsy-Moth Capt. Capt. Capt. Capt. Harkness. Dicksoa. Seabrook. Harkness. Gipsy-Moth Capt. Chandler. Gipsy-Moth Capt. J. C. Mercer. Gipsy-Moth Capt. J. L. Findlay.Bristol Fighter Capt. S. Burrell. Gipsy-Moth Capt. M. C. McGregor.Gipsy-Moth Mr. F. D. Mill, Mr. J. Smith.Lieut. I. Keith.Blackburn " Bluebird " Avro " Avian 1 Capt. K. Hall. The De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., inform us that Gipsy-Moths won first and second places in all the competitions. An Aerial Derby •was the principal event, flown over atriangular 12 miles' course round Mangere and Ihumatao Mountains. Results were as follows :— 1st Heat1st Auckland Aero Gipsy-Moth Capt. Seabrook. Club2nd Auckland Aero Gipsy-Moth Maj. Caldwell. Club Capt. Seabrook received 2 sees, start and Capt. Harknessstarted from scratch. A landing competition was another event. This waswon by Capt. Findlay on a Gipsy-Moth and Maj. Cowper was second on a Gipsy-Moth.The same types of machine flown respectively by Capt. McGregor and Capt. Dickson were first and second in a BalloonBursting contest. South African Item.—Capt. R. R. Bentley, who flew betweenCape Town and London three times, has written to the efiect that his Cirrus-Moth has now completed 44,888 miles. Solo Flight Round Australia.—Capt. H. R. Grosvenor,A.D.C., to the Governor of South Australia, General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, V.C., has completed a solo flightround Australia in his Cirrus-Moth. He covered about 8,000 miles, and took part in an air search for Flight-Lieut. Moiland Flying Officer Owen, when those officers were missing after flying the Timor Sea last month. Gipsy-Moths for Night Mail Capt. A. S. White, A.F.C., Chief Demonstration Pilot tothe de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., has lately made many trips to the Continent delivering new Gipsy-Moths to their These aerial views; were taken in France by Lieut. L. G. Richardson, R.N., during a recent tour in his Cirrus-Moth (1) Orleans ; (2) Amboise (sur Loire) Chateau D'Amboise seen above the bridge ; (3) Tours. 486
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