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1932
1932 - 0975.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932 THE PRINCE FLIES TO DENMARK H R.H. the Prince of Wales flew from Croydon to Copenhagen • on Thursday, September 22, to open the Anglo-Danish Exhibition there. It had first been intended that he should use the Atalanta, the first of the four-engmed Armstrong- Whitworth machines designed for the Cairo-Capetown section of the African air way, and it would have been a fine demonstration if this new type could have made its first useful flight on such an occasion and with such a passenger. Un fortunately Atalanta was not quite ready. Her wireless needed some final adjust ments, which could not be made in time, and so, though she was flying at Croydon that morning, and her sister Amalthea was also in the sheds of Imperial Airways, it was decided to send the Prince off in Heracles, one of the Handley Page type 42(machines. The start was timed for 9.30 a.m. The Prince flew up from Sunningdale in a three-engined Spartan " Cruiser." He was met by his Comptroller, Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, and by a repre sentative of the Secretary of State for Air. There was little delay, and the Prince at once embarked on Heracles, accompanied by Sir Godfrey Thomas and Lieut. Col. Piers Legh. The pilot was Mr. Youell. At 9.40 the machine took off and headed for Amsterdam. On reaching the coast two " Southampton " flying boats took up position as escort, and flew with the Handley Page to the coast of the continent. The weather was fine when Heracles left Croydon, but bad weather was soon encountered, and the machine was nearly 40 minutes late in arriving at Schipol aerodrome, Amsterdam. Another landing was made at Hamburg ; and Kastrup aerodrome, Copenhagen, was reached about 6.30 o.m. Heracles was escorted in by 26 Danish aeroplanes. The Prince of Wales, who was greeted by the Crown Prince of Denmark (his cousin) and other members of the Danish Royal Family, as well as by the British Minister, received a great reception from the people of Copenhagen. On Saturday, the 24th, when the Prince opened the Exhibition, in the course of his speech he said : — I am glad to say that British motoring and British aviation are well represented, not only because I have a personal experience of our progress in these directions, but because I feel that the nation which holds nearly all the world's speed records on land and water and in the air is entitled to remind the world of these achievements. It is equally encouraging that British engineering, which has enjoyed so high a reputation for the past 100 years, is also prominent." The Danish Prime Minister, Herr Staunding, in his speech made the following remarks: — oqpr- (FLIGHT Photos.) •-'r^:;:>-: AT CROYDON : In the top picture the Prince is seen de-planing from the Spartan " Cruiser "—in which he flew from Sunningdale—and below he is walking to the Heracles with Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey. The bottom picture shows the Heracles (with the Spartan " Cruiser ") just before the start for Denmark. 911
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