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1932
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FLIGHT, JULY 1, 1932 LOW BOMBING Three Vickers " Virginias'' (" Lions ") of No. 9 (Bomber) Squadron dropping smoke bombs on a ground target. (FLIGHT Photo.) THE THIRTEENTH R.A.F. DISPLAY • 111" HERE were pessimists who \J) II murmured " 13." There were III Jeremiahs who foretold rain. There were cynics who said that the Display was getting stale. There was (we were told, though we saw nothing of them) a Peace Army which tried to do something—we are not certain what. All the ravens were gloriously confounded. The Thirteenth Royal Air Force Display DROPPING was once more a brilliant success, and if (" Ja anything was just a trifle better than some previous Displays. The weather was a curious mixture. There was a good deal of sun mixed with a fair amount of cloud. A fresh and rather bumpy breeze was blowing, but at the same time the air was a trifle oppressive and stuffy. No rain fell, and on the whole there was little cause for complaint. Royalty was present in the person of Air Vice-Marshal H.R.H. the Duke of York. An enormous crowd testified to the continued popularity of the Display. The flying and the organisation were magnificent. There was nothing t© detract from the pure enjoyment of a glorious holiday in the open air. SUPPLIES : Three Armstrong-Whitworth " Atlas " guar ") of No. 16 (Army Co-operation) Squadron. (FLIGHT Photo.) The organisation of the Royal Air Force at the Display is almost uncannily efficient. Never before has it been so completely demonstrated. There was no lag anywhere. There was once a time when it was a common saying that aeroplanes were never in time for anything except at the R.A.F. Display. Luckily, those days are past, and the virtue of punctuality has been recognised and is usually practised by all, from Imperial Airways downwards, who have anything to do with the organisation of flying. Still, however, the R.A.F. takes the palm by bringing each 585
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