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1932
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FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 16, 1932 THE CLYDE AND CLYDESDALE : Sqd. Ldr. the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, M.P., CO. No. 602 (City of Glasgow) (Bomber) Squadron. Above : five " Wapitis " of his squadron over the Clyde. (FLIGHT Photos.) Scotland's Auxiliaries Visits to Renfrew and Turnhouse By MAJOR F. A. de V. ROBERTSON, V.D. No. 602 (CITY OF GLASGOW) (BOMBER) SQUADRON o! N October 7, 1925, Squadron Leader C. N. Lowe, M.C., D.F.C., flew a D.H.9.A, from Hendon to Renfrew aerodrome near Glasgow, and this is claimed to have been the first flight of an aircraft balonging to the Auxiliary Air Force, ff that be the case, Scotland can claim to have been a trifle beforehand with England. even though the two lowest numbers of the A.A.F. squadrons are 600 and 601, and they belong to the City and County of London Squadrons. The City of Glasgow (Bomber) Squadron is numbered 602, but it did not wait to take third place in getting into the air. There might be said to be some gentle irony in appointing C, N. Lowe as the first CO. of the first A.A.F. squadron in Scotland, for to most of those who know his name he stands for English Rugby football, and as right wing three-quarter he played a great part in not a few down falls of the Thistle. Moreover, he is a regular, and it was not the ||| itention (and is now not the practice) that Auxiliary x uadrons should be commanded by regular officers, -om the first it was intended that the command of ie City of Glasgow Squadron should go to Capt. D. Latta, M.C., but he was not able to ke up the position until February 1, 1926, id for giving the squadron a start and tting it working on right fines, no better an than Lowe could have been found. e has since commanded No. 43 (Fighter) madron, and is now on the staff of anwell College. It is much harder to start an Auxiliary uadron than it is to carry on the work, d there were many things to handicap e City of Glasgow Bomber Squadron at - start. It was given the aerodrome at mfrew, which is small, and has bad proaches. It was then in bad condition d had to be reconditioned. It rejoiced ECHELON ON THE RIGHT : Westland " Wapitis " (Jupiter) of the one four-bay hangar. It is a considerable City of Glasgow B.S. in a difficult formation. (FLIGHT Photo.) 865 B 2
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