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Aviation History
1932
1932 - 0637.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 1, 1982 " WING VEE " : Twenty-seven " Harts " beginning their demonstration of air drill. (FLIGHT Photo.) swing. After several rounds had been fired from the mortars a. number of supposedly sick airmen were taken on board the Bomber-Transports, which then took off to fly back home again. This evolution was carried out in the middle of the aerodrome, but nevertheless it was quite possible for the spectators to see what was happening. MORE AIR DRILL : Another formation by the 589 Bombing Demonstration Looking back on previous Displays, when one's heart pulsations and eye muscles were considerably speeded up by the ding-dong dashes of several fast and comparatively small machines during the demonstrations of converging bombing, this year's bombing demonstration was, in com parison, quite an " arm-chair " affair. We could sit back lazily and observe the " slow-motion " bombing of the three " Vir ginias " without any undue energy—mental or optical. It was none the less interesting, however, for all that. This demonstration was carried out by three Vickers " Virginias " (Napier " Lions ") from No. 9 (Bomber) Squadron, under Wing Com. F. W. Stent, M.C., using practice bombs dropped from a low altitude on a target marked out by canvas strips and flags in the centre of the aerodrome. After taking off in formation and making a preliminary flight over the target, the three bombers then came up-wind in line astern, releasing their bombs in succession, one salvo falling direct on the mark. They ' then came over the target across-wind—towards the southern enclosures—the first salvo striking a trifle previous, the second being a direct hit, and the third to leeward. Next they came along up-wind again, and this time all bombs hit the mark. Finally the " Virginias " flew over the target in formation, c 2 " Hart " Wing. (FLIGHT Photo.)
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