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1929
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FLIGHT, JUNE 13, 1929 [" FLIGHT " Photograph Lady Bailey starting up her Coupe " Gipsy-Moth " to play the role of Red Cross Nurse in the "Arab attack." machines were present. Mr. D. G. Marshall, M.B.E., whoowns a large and well-appointed garage and motor business in Cambridge and was, in fact, the first private owner of amotor car in that town, has, for many years, been a keen advocate of aviation. The band of the CambridgeshireRegiment provided the musical programme and the flying items were announced through loud speakers. The afternoon's events opened with a fine display of aero-batics by Captain Broad on a " Gipsy-Moth," his manoeuvres being executed with precision and finish. Next came alow-altitude parachute descent by Mr. J. Tranum with a Russell " Lobe " parachute, followed by formation flyingon three D.H. " Moths," by Flight-Lieut." Wiblin and Flying Officers D. A. Boyle and H. R. 1). Waghorn. This wasundoubtedly the most impressive item of the afternoon, and the sight of the three machines flying low over theaerodrome in close formation, the centre one square and the two outer ones crabwise, aroused warm applause from thecrowd. Then came a number called " Bombing the Baby," " FLIGHT " Photograph The Henderson Gienny single-seater monoplane (A.B.C. " Scorpion ") arriving at Conington. It was assembled and flown in remarkable time. the baby in this instance being a supercharged sports AustinSeven car skilfully driven by Mr. Poppe, who successfully dodged the heavy shower of bombs launched at it by twoD.H. " Moths." Mr. Tranum next gave an exhibition of wing walking, and then came the balloon-bursting competi-tion, for which there were six entries. This was won by Mr. I. C. Horton, on D.H. " Moth " ZK-AAO, which, we under-stand, he has just purchased to take back to New Zealand with him in a few weeks' time. Mr. Horton destroyed hisfirst balloon with such despatch that a lady was heard to remark that he had not given the poor thing a sportingchance. Mr. A. C. Jackaman was second, and the third place was won by Miss Spooner. Mr. Staniland put his" Cirrus-Spartan " through a variety of manoeuvres before we retired for tea. When the machines were all lined up for the tea interval,one was better able to appreciate their numbers and variety. D.H. " Moths," of course, in all their various guises, sometwenty strong ; two Westland " Widgeons " ; five Avro " Avians " ; a " Cirrus-Spartan " ; Mr. Mitchell's Westland" Woodpigeon " ; Dr. Whitehead Reid's Westland " Wid- geon " Wendy ; an S.E.5a ; a D.H. 53 ; the H.A.C.I, flownby Flight-Lieut, le Poer Trench ; a Klemm, flown by Mr. Alliott ; a Morane-Saulnier 137, flown by Mr. RandolphTrafford ; and lastly, the little Avro " Baby." The " Baby," [" FLIGHT " Photograpfs " ARAB ATTACK " : Dr. J. Sleigh down in the " desert " with his " Bluebird," menaced by the " Arabs." F't-Lieut. T. Rose dives to his assistance in the Gipsy-Moth (left), then two Blackburn " Bluebirds " (" Genets ") come to complete the defeat of the " enemy." 491
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