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1930
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 Birthday Messages—continued From DR. GERALD MERTON, M.C., V--' Chairman of Executive Committee, Air League of the British Empire. " It is a particular pleasure to the Air League of the British Empire to have this opportunity of sending a message of congratulation to Mr. Stanley Spooner, Editor and Founder of that admirable magazine, FLIGHT, and to his colleagues who are celebrating on January 3, the twenty-first birthday of this the oldest weekly aeronautical publication in the world." "As Chairman of the Air League I wish to convey not only my own felicitations, but those of my colleagues on the Executive Committee of the League who are gratefully appreciative of the many kind favours extended to us by FLIGHT in the way of information, the use of photo- graphs, etc., in the pages of the old Air'League Bulletin as well as in the monthly magazine, Air. " Mr. Stanley Spooner was a man of vision two decades ago. People of similar farseeing qualities founded the Air League in the same year that FLIGHT made its appearance. The Air League is, in fact, but three months junior to Mr. Spooner's publication. " We rejoice, therefore, in the celebration of two anniversaries and extend to Mr. Spooner heartfelt congratulations and grateful thanks for his splendid work on behalf of British aviation, wishing him many years of continued service in this great cause." s A^^o/KWttt From LIEUT.-COL. I. A. E. EDWARDS, C.M.G. Managing Director of National Flying Services, Ltd. " It is with the greatest pleasure that I send you my heartiest greetings and good wishes on . the coming of age of FLIGHT. " The pioneering spirit which induced your founders to start their venture has been repaid in the fullest measure, for there can be few who are today connected with aviation who are not • your regular readers and who have not profited vastly from the fund of information with which you have provided them. " Can I say more than that I always look forward to the issue of the paper. " Wishing you ever-increasing prosperity in the years to come." FromlLiEUT.-CoL. J. T. C. MOORE-BRABAZON, Holder of No. 1 Certificate, Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. " We have seen many great changes and inventions take place in the world during the last . '-.'•.•.• 100 years, but perhaps the most astounding has been the conquest of the air by man. A thing looked upon as impossible, even with proverbs made about it, has yet been made possible, ' • • and there will be found in your columns week by week for the last 21 years the accounts of '.'••. the progress man has made, his triumphs and his failures. • .--' ». V : . ' ". No romance from the most imaginative brains will ever equal the story told in these volumes of " ' FLIGHT, and although there is much to be done and the second stage is commencing, it can never be what these first volumes are—that is, a ' fairy story.' " How many we wish might have been here with us to join in congratulations at the position •"'•".'• the movement occupies in the world to-day, had they not fallen by the wayside. "To have conducted a paper all this time redounds to" the credit of the editorial staff. FLIGHT has always been interesting, alive, and dignified. We have much to be proud of in the aeronautical press of this country, and consequently, from the bottom of my heart I offer . congratulations to your paper and to my old friend, Mr. Spooner, and hope that those who . " fought the battles of this movement on the press side will reap the reward that they so richly deserve." From SIR EDWARD M. ILIFFE, C.B.E., M.P. \ . ' " Heartiest congratulations to FLIGHT upon the attainment of its 21st anniversary, and to its founder, my friend Stanley Spooner, upon his wonderful foresight and confidence in the future of aviation. It must have been a very uphill fight in the early days. Only pioneers can *~ - ' appreciate the disappointments and set-backs attendant upon establishing a journal devoted v to a new industry. FLIGHT has remained steadfast in its beliefs, and to-day can reflect with : satisfaction upon the invaluable spade work it has performed in the national interest. ; " Historians will record the mechanical transport movement as the greatest revolution of the -,: .•-:.;.• twentieth century ; flying has played an extremely important part in this progress. But for pioneer effort such as that of Mr. Spooner with his journal FLIGHT and its encouraging and . •,. inspiring treatment of aerial achievement, this country might have lagged behind. Today, . .',. with an important aircraft industry firmly established, we have a national asset of first impor- tance, and in the next 21 years thousands will share in the prosperity built up from small; beginnings and the unswerving confidence of those who sponsored the movement. If Sir Charles Wakefield can be termed the patron saint of aviation, Mr. Stanley Spooner must be ascribed not only as its heralding angel, but its mentor and guiding star." 25
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