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1932
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FLIGHT, DECEMBER 15, 1932 CliAkovt 1Uun T plane. CROYDON HE arrival of Mr. Douglas Fairbanks at Croydon on Sunday, December 4, caused considerable interest, but few recognised the famous singer, Madam Blanche Marchesi, who iirrived in the same aero- Fog at Le Bourget on Monday, December 5, was the cause of six air liners landing at Beauvais. Two of these were the Imperial Airways 9 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. from Croydon to Paris, the remaining four being Air Union machines, also bound for Paris. The passengers completed the journey by train. Owing to fog on Tuesday, especially in the North of France, Imperial Airways 9 a.m. service to Paris was cancelled. The passengers left later at 12.30, and instead of the usual two inward services there was only one, of Imperial Airways, to arrive from Paris, which left there at 12.35 p.m. All the other services ran to schedule. Mr. R. A. Jahn returned to Croydon by air from Berlin the same day, after completing a course of training. The D.L.H. have instituted a training school at Temple- hof Aerodrome, and all their station managers and pilots are required to spend no less than two weeks at the school every winter, where they are instructed in blind flying, and especially in a new system for landing in bad weather by wireless. Everyone must be competent to operate the new system both in the air and on the ground before they finish their course. By this the efficiency of the com pany's staff, particularly the pilots, is considerably in creased. The training school is proving to be of real value, and pilots from other companies on the Continent are also taking the course. The Airport was again the scene of moving-picture acti vities on Thursday, when Mr. Gordon Harker, the Cockney butler of the films, amused everyone present by carefully balancing half-a-dozen bottles of beer while running across the tarmac in a vain endeavour to catch the 42-seater air liner leaving for Paris. Mr. Armour left on Friday, December 9, with one pas senger in the " Gull," on a short visit to Geneva. A heavy fall of snow over an area of nearly 100 miles in the Lyons district on Friday morning was the cause of the Air Union air liner being held up at Marseilles for over two hours. Ten passengers were on board, all of whom had disembarked from the homeward-bound P. & O. liner; they were unable to leave Marseilles until 11.10 a.m.. but made the journey in good time, however, reach ing Croydon at 5.40 in the afternoon. Capt. G. P. OUey left Croydon, also on Friday, on a five-weeks' trip to Palestine, Iraq and Syria, to obtain cinema pictures of Biblical interest. He was accompanied by Mr. Ernest Schoedsack (who filmed the animal picture " Chang ") and Mrs. Schoedsack. M. Piauneau, a director of the " Louvre," London, who for over twelve months has suffered with a leg com plaint for which doctors in London have failed to find a cure, was conveyed on a stretcher by Air Union from Croydon to Paris on Saturday. A specialist in Paris stated that he knew the complaint and believed that he could cure, so M. Piauneau decided to make the journey by air. Surrey Flying Services, Ltd., have been appointed Croy don agents to Air Taxis, Ltd., of Stag Lane, and in this capacity have taken over an office in the main hall of the administration building. A colour scheme in silver and blue posters for advertising is in preparation, and models of aircraft which are permanently kept by the com pany at Croydon are on view at the counter. A new workshop has been opened by Surrey Flying Services, for the exclusive use of pupils taking a course in ground engineering. Many of these pupils are from overseas, and, judging by the number of inquiries which are being received, not only from Canada, British East Indies, Novia Scotia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya and many other parts of the Empire, but also from Brazil, Argentine, Japan and Switzerland, it would seem that this new school of engineering has every prospect of success in the future. K.L.M. are considering the possibility of altering the schedule of their service to Batavia next summer ; they are hoping to arrange to cover the distance of 9,000 miles in eight days, but up to the present a definite programme has not been reached. The total number of passengers for the week was 997 ; freight, 48 tons 8 cwt. HORATIUS. FROM HESTON O N Monday, December 5, Mr. Armstrong left for Paris in a " Moth," accompanied by Lord de Ramsey ; they had previously flown up from Yeovil. It was heard that they had landed at Beauvais owing to bad visibility, but completed their journey later. Two of our private owners who had stayed the night at the hotel on the airport were waiting anxiously for the ground mist to clear on Tuesday morn ing, December 6, to enable them to fly off to a meet of the hounds near Upper Heyford. Fortunately, the weather cleared sufficiently for them to proceed. Many private owners are now using their machines to proceed to and from hunt meets. Mr. Whitney Straight arrived from Cambridge in his " Puss Moth." Mr. S. C. Thorp, of Henlys, Ltd., qualified for his "A" licence. On Wednesday, December 7, Mrs. Spencer Cleaver's " Puss Moth " was brought back by air from Paris. Mr. Christopher Clarkson, of the Aviation Department of Self ridge, Ltd., returned from Paris in the " Monospar " G-ABUZ, where he had been demonstrating the machine during the Paris Aero Show. Among the visitors on Thursday, December 8, were Dr. Wallace in a " Moth " and Capt. Sala, the French Air Attache, in the French Government " Moth " to say " Good-bye " on relinquishing his appointment and to introduce his successor. Capt. Sala is being attached to the French Naval Air Service. Capt. Birkett, of Birkett Air Service, left for Paris in a " Puss Moth " with two passengers, and one " Puss Moth " left Paris for Heston but owing to bad visibility landed at Croydon. On Friday, December 9, M. Nicolesco left for Paris in a " Puss Moth." Banco took an invalid to Berck and made the return journey with the " Puss Moth " in the quick time of 1 hr. Heston is shortly losing one of its most popular members. Mr. Eric Nelson, who has been in charge of Avro Service there, is taking up the appointment of lecturer at the Aeronautical Engineering College at Brook- lands. Airwork School of Flying will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Saturday to Tuesday, December 24 to 27 (both dates inclusive). Bristol Airport THE traffic records at the Bristol Airport show that for the period April 1 to October 31 there was an increase of nearly 50 per cent, on the figures for 1931 ; this in crease refers chiefly to aircraft visiting the airport from other aerodromes and fare-paying passengers making use of the aerodrome, and does not include flying of the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club. The Bristol-Cardiff air service is more than justifying its operation during the winter months, and if the winter figures can be taken as a guide, it looks as though a larger aircraft with a greater seating capacity will have to be taken into use in the early spring. During the past week the Airwork Bristol Branch has again found it necessary to send an S.O.S. to Heston for additional staff to deal with the work which they have in hand, chiefly C. of A. renewals and engine overhauls. 201
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