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1932
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FLIGHT, JULY 1, 1932 a*sj Sqpss .a^pi " A.A.F." : Spelled by the Auxiliary Air Force Wing. (FLIGHT Photo.) Instructional Flying An amusing variation of the time-honoured crazy flying was thought out this year. Two instructors from" No. 2 Flying Training School at Digby, F/O.'s E. S. Greenwood and P. K. May, played the parts of flying pupil and flying instructor. The latter would perform a manoeuvre correctly in his silver Lynx Avro, and then the pupil in a red Avro would attempt to copy it. The red machine- showed what would happen to a pilot who tried the manoeuvre without knowing how to carry it through. An attempted vertical bank brought it out facing the wrong way, with an obvious look of surprise on the propeller boss of the Avro. Then the pupil stuck on the top of a loop, and went down in a spin. Finally, whenever the instructor tried to land, the pupil would fly across and baulk him, and collisions were escaped by an apparent hair's breadth. The loud speaker was in very happy vein in describing the happenings, and the crowd showed itself quite able to appreciate the finer points. It roared with laughter at the mistakes of the red Avro, and applauded both pilots when they ultimately got safely to earth. It was an excellent bit of fooling. Monsters of the Air Pupil and Instructor having been got out of the way in safety, more trouble turned up in the way of an invasion of hitherto unknown monsters of man-eating propensities from Mars. These monsters—some of which, if we re member rightly, tried to gate-crash during the last Display—could only be destroyed, we were told, by shoot ing them down whilst in the air from aircraft themselves camouflaged as monstrosities. The aircraft used for this dirty work were described as a Terror Mark I (Terrific Mark I engine) and a Terror Mark II (Terrific Mark II engine). As regards the first, which was piloted by F/O. M. Watson, we gave a Harty laugh when we saw through its disguise—but when we saw the second, which was piloted by Fit. Lt. G. H. Stainforth, A.F.C., we were truly amazed. Had we been asked, before this event, if it would be possible to camouflage a Westland " Pterodactyl IV " (" Gipsy " engine) so as to look like an unknown monster, we would have answered—" im possible and unnecessary." Yet, this was what the Directorate of Unscientific Besmirch—or whoever was re sponsible for the camouflage—had succeeded in doing. It was, in fact, a bigger Pterror than ever. Anyway, the two Terrors were sent off to hunt the monsters from Mars, the first of which, a Porker Snout, suddenly rose into the air, hugging the main enclosure tail first. Stainforth was soon after it, and before you could say " Schneider " the Porker's crackling was crackling. Meanwhile a Red Poof Owl hooted for a change AIR COMBAT " Sidestrand " (FLIGHT Photo. Bulldogs." of wind and floated over the heads of the spectators towards Golders Green, and looked at first like getting away, only to meet a little later the same fate which befell the Porker. Various other monsters of weird and wonderful aspect took the air, but the change of wind carried most of these over and into the enclosures, so that with one or two exceptions their fate at the hands of the two Terrors was shrouded in mystery from our point of observation. However, the Terror Mark I appeared to be pleased with its work, for it Ptore past the enclosures, uttering un earthly noises, and winking one of its monstrous eyes! Individual Aerobatics This was the final of a competition between three flights of No. 41 (Fighter) Squadron, each flight being represented by its selected pilot. Those taking part were:—F/O. H. Broadhurst, P/O. F. G. L. Smith, Pilot Sgt.. A. W. Boucher, and they were all flying Bristol " Bulldogs " 591
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