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FLIGHT, MARCH 20, 1931 € IR€YAIL AEIR€ ©F THE UNITED KINGDOM OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS RFPOKI of meeting of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club held at 3, Clifford Street, London, W.I, on Wednesday, March 11, 1931, at 5 p.m. Present :—The Right Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart., P.C., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., in the Chair ; Commander James Bird, O.B.E. ; Griffith Brewer ; Capt. H. S. Broad ; W. Lindsay Everard, M.P. ; Major Alan R. Goodfellow ; Colonel F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E. ; F. Handley Page, C.B.E. ; Major H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C. ; H. E. Perrin, Secretary. Election of Members :—The following new members were elected :—George Birkett, Hubert Waiter Dennis, Major Arthur Wilfrid Farwell, Harold Roderick Gillman, Flying Officer Herbert Cecil Hayter, John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Richard Oliver Irving Muntz, Dr. Gerard Petit, Kenneth Shenstone, Victor William Frederick_Stephenson, Leslie Allan Walters. Aviators' Certificates.-The cates were granted :—9698 William Hclmore 9699 John C. H. Mercer 9700 Dieudonnee Vallance ..9701 Jane A. M. T. Ayre .. 9702 Arthur Leighton Patterson 9703 Michael Harington Dwyer9704 Albert Eustace- Short .'. 9705 Elizabeth Penn Hughes9706 George Henry Patchett 9708 Pierre Albert Charpentier9709 Philip F. M. Pedley .. 9710 James Sudworth 9711 John Chapman9712 Gilbert F. M. Wright . . 9713 Alfred Eugene Leclair . .9714 William J. G. Gibbs . . 9715 John FrancisBrocklehurst 9716 Henry R. S. Birkin 9717 Rowland Henry Bound9718 Gordon Drysdale Brown 9719 Colin Pomeroy Dick . .9720 James Sumner Roger . . 9721 John O. E. Vandeleur . . 9722 Roland CunninghamHume 9723 Frederick A. S. Waldron 9724 Ronald H. S. Brown . .9725 Frances Evelyn Pyddoke 9726 John Whatcly Pyddoke9727 Percy MacGregor Watt 9728 Gerard Eustace Smith9729 Maurice Rupert Berney 9730 Gerard d'Erlanger 9731 Gerald Aubrey Alderson9732 Ernest Wilfred Kennett following Aviators' Certifi- Royal Air Force.West Kent Fl. School. Bristol & Wessex Ae. C.Hull Ae. C. (N.F.S.) Phillips & Powis Fl. School.Phillips & Powis Fl. School. R. A. E. Ae. C.Lancashire Ae. C. Airwork Fl. School.Hanworth Club. (N.F.S.) R.A.E. Ae. C.Hanworth Club (N.F.S.) Brooklands Fl. School.Brooklands Fl. School. Hampshire Ae. C.Lancashire Ae. C. De Havilland Fl. School.Hampshire Ae. C. London Ae. C.Hanworth Club (N.F.S.) Hull Ae. C. (N.F.S.)Airwork Fl. School. Henderson Aviation Bureau Brooklands Fl. School.Leicestershire Ae. C. Nottingham Fl. C. (N.F.S.)Nottingham Fl. C. (N.F.S.) Royal Air Force.Newcastle Ae. C. Hampshire Ae. C.Airwork Fl. School. Marshall's Fl. School.Cinque Ports Fl, C. Gliding Certificates.—The following Gliding Certificateswere granted :— 112 Albert C. O. Warren (A) 113 E. C. Gordon England (A) 114 Mogens L. Bramson (A) 115 Harry M. Schofield(A"& B) 116 Robert Cockburn (A) .. 117 Miss Marian C. Johnston (A) 118 Douglas I. Spencer (A) ..119 John Lloyd (A) .. 120 Gregor Cameron (A)121 Cecil C. Paterson (A) .. 122 J. K. W. Wheatley (A) ..123 M. H. Findlay (A & B) 124 Cecil Palmer (A)..125 A. H. Anderson (A) 126 E. K. Wallis (A)127 S. M. Thompson (A) 128 E. A. L. Parker (A) Surrey Gl. C. Hanworth. Hanworth. Hanworth. Portsmouth & Southsea Gl. C.North Cotswold Gl. C. Driffield & Dist. Gl. C.Glasgow Gl. C. Glasgow Gl. C. ; Sailplane C. " " Surrey Gl. C. .......:': j.^ Hanworth. " '"'."*'.' ::-, Surrey Gl. C. ' :'""' :*''-:-• Glasgow Gl. C. . "-"•'. "... Leeds Gl. C. 1 Leeds Gl. C. •--•-•••"--• Southdown Skysailing C 4 1322 2324 5372 M. L. McCulloch (C) Thomas G. Humby (C) .. London Gl. C.London Gl. C. Reginald G. Robertson (B) London Gl. C.Thomas E. Lander (B) .. London Gl. C. Hamish Allan (B) . . London Gl. C.Donald C. Smith (B & C.) London Gl. C. Charles Elliott (B) . . London Gl. C. Ballot for Committee The nominations for the nine vacancies on the Committeewere reported. Messrs. Andrew W. Barr & Co., the Clubs auditors, were appointed scrutineers of the ballot.The names of members nominated for the Committee are : Commander James, Bird, O.B.E.* ; G. E. F. Boyes; GriffithBrewer* : Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E.* ; Flt.-Lieut G. G. H. Du Boulay ; Capt. Robert A. Grosvenor; Brig -Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S.* ; Lieut.-Coni. Glen Kidston, R.N. ; Capt. A. G. Lamplugh ; Air Yice-Marshal C. A. H. Longcroft, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C ; Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C.* ; F. HandlerPage, C.B.E.* ; Lieut. R. L. Preston ; The Right Ho«. Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart., P.C., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.I'.*-Capt C. B. Wilson, M.C.* * Retiring members of the Committee. Segrave Trophy The Club's recommendation for the award of the SegraveTrophy for the year 1930 was left in the hands of the Club> representatives on the Awarding Committee, Col, F. LindsayLloyd and Major A. R. Goodfellow. Britannia Trophy The award of the Britannia Trophy for the year 19.'id was deferred to the next meeting. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Aviation AdvisoryCommittee) Sir Philip Sassoon kindly consented to remain on theAviation Advisory Committee as representing the Royal Aero Club. International Touring CompetitionIt was decided to make a provisional entry for the 1932 Competition, and to send a representative to the Conferenceto be held in Bucarest in June to settle the final conditions. RACING COMMITTEE A meeting of the Racing Committee was held on March 4, 1931. Present: Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby, O.B.E. ; Flt.-Lieut. D. W. J. Bonham-Carter; Capt. H. S. Broad; Capt. W. Dancy ; Major A. R. Goodfellow ; R. Ashley Hall ; Major R. H. Mayo, O.B.E. ; Sqdn.-Ldr. H. M. Probyn ; H. E. Perrin, Secretary. King's Cup, 1931 Course.—(Start) Heston Air Park. Controls and turning points : Leicester, Norwich, Nottingham, Brough, Leeds, Birmingham, Woodford, Hooton, Heston, Shoreham, Harnble, Bristol. (Finish) Heston Air Park. Date.—Saturday, July 25, 1931. Blackpool International Aviation Meeting The following committee was appointed to carry out the organisation: J. C. Cantrill; Major C. J. W. Darwin, D.S.O. ; Major A. R. Goodfellow ; R. Ashley Hall.Vacancy on Racing Committee Sqdn.-Ldr. H. M. Probyn was elected to the Racii -Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of t1 late Air Commodore C. R. Samson. Royal Air Force Support at Civil Aviation Meetingi,1931 In accordance with the recommendations of the Gener;Council of*"Associated Light Aeroplane Clubs, Royal A Force support for Civil Flying Meetings for 1931 has beeiallocated as follows: Blackpool International Aviatior. Meeting, July 8 to 11 ; Newcastle-on-Tyne Aviation MeetingAugust 22. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB f 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W.I. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary 248
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