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Flight, August 5, 1932 AIRCRAFT ENGINEER AND AIRSHIPS First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909 Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 1232. (Vol. XXIV. No. 32.) AUGUST 5, 1932 Weekly, Price 6d. Post Free, 7Jd. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone: (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Subscription Rates, Post Free. UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months ... 8 3 6 ,, ... 16 6 12 33 0 UNITED STATES 3 Months ... $2-20 6 $4-4 OTHER COUNTRIES s. d. 3 Months ... 8 9 6 17 6 12 ,, ... $8-75 12 35 0 CONTENTS Editorial Comment: FACE Coast Defence and Volunteers Value for Money Zurich Meeting Cambridge University Air Squadron Private Flying and Gliding The Miles " Satyr " Air Transport: Bleriot Transatlantii Seaplane Airport News Airisrns from the Four Winds Correspondence The Industry Koval Air Force Air Post Stamps 721 722 723 727 729 733 734 736 737 738 739 741 742 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— Aug. 6. Newcastle Air Meeting, Cramllngton. Aug. 6. London-Newcastle Air Race. Aug. 6. Cramlington Air Race. Aug. 6-7-8. International Air Meeting, Le Zoute, Belgium. Aug. 11-28. International Touring Competition, Berlin. Aug. 15-16. Cricket : R .N. i>. R .A .F. at Lords. ,19-21. 4th Annual Canadian Air Pageant, St. Hubert, Aug. Aug. 20. Aug. 25. Sept. 3. Sept. 4. Sept. 5. Sept. 8. Sept. 24. Sept. 24. Sept. 25. Oct. 1. Oct. 18. 4t l , . Quebec. Ryde Air Pageant. Folkestone Aero Trophy Race. Leicester Chamber ol Commerce Day, at Desford. Divine Service at Ratcliffe Aerodrome, 2.30 p.m. F.A.I. Conference at The Hague. International Meeting, Vicenza, Italy. llillmans' Air Display at May lands Aerodrome, Brentwood. No. 45 Sqdn. R.A.F. Reunion Dinner, at Overseas League Club House, Park Place, S.W.I. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Basle. Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. Garden Party. Aero Golfing Society : Cellon Challenge Cup, West Hill G.C. Nov. 18-Dec. 4. Paris Aero Show. Coast Defence and Volunteers EDITORIAL COMMENT N our issue last week we recorded some what briefly the outline of a scheme announced by the War Office for handing over the defence of the British coasts to the Territorial Army. The feature of the scheme which is of interest to readers of FLIGHT concerns the anti-aircraft units. It is stated that these will be provided either by the conversion of existing coast defence units or by the conversion of field and medium batteries suitably placed for imme diate manning duties in war. All ranks in these units will be required to sign an agreement to come up for service as and when required, whether the Territorial Army has been embodied or not. These are exacting demands, and it is hard to see how a man in regular employ ment can fulfil them. A concession is made in the matter of age. The extent to which we are now entrusting our safety to voluntary effort is remarkable. The Terri torial Army is to have charge of our coast defence, including the anti-aircraft units. A very considerable proportion of the Air Defence of Great Britain is composed of the Auxiliary Air Force. For informa tion about air raids we are relying on the Observers Corps of special constables. That we are able to make such use of voluntary effort is a matter for pride. It shows the patriotic spirit of the British people. At the same time, the movement contains elements of risk. There was once a sort of vague idea that when a man had entered the regular Army or Navy, either commissioned or otherwise, he became, ipso facto, a brave man; and when the Volunteer movement started in the reign of Queen Victoria a good deal of ridicule was lavished upon it. This was very ill- conceived, for the mainstay of British defence for centuries before had been the Militia. Its history is as old as the history of the Angles and the Saxons, and it was the Militia (with a small regular nucleus) which put up the magnificent and almost successful defence against the invaders at the Battle of Hastings. Crecy and Agincourt and many other battles were B
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