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1933
1933 - 0603.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 From the Clubs A PLEASANT AFTERNOON AT BRISTOL F OUL weather is almost proverbial at all shows which the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club get up. This tradition was, however, broken on Saturday, September 16, on the occasion of their annual " Garden Party." It was a perfect day, and the spectators could hardly have had pleasanter conditions for such a meeting. Why it was called a Garden Party is difficult to understand. True, it was not a public flying meeting, although the enclosures were very wisely thrown open free of charge to the public. Mainly it was a club occasion when members could bring their friends and see a little very pretty flying, but the true Garden Party, atmosphere, with tea on the lawn and post-Ascot dresses, was absent. In view of the weather this was a pity. * However, a large number of spectators came for the afternoon, and un doubtedly enjoyed themselves. The flying programme was commendably brief, but what there was of it was good. There was an arrival prize which was won by Mr. C. S. Napier, the most recently appointed Director of the Cirrus- Hermes Engineering Co., Ltd., who flew down in his re modelled Hendy 302, wherein he starts his " Hermes IV " engine with the Caple electric starter. Fit. Lt. Hall, the Club's chief instructor, did some pretty aero batics on one of the club " Moths " (" Gipsy I "), and then a certain number of aeroplanes calculated to interest ENTERPRISE : Western Airways find that traffic for their service between Cardiff and Bristol is growing rapidly. They are now using this " Dragon." Mr. Norman. Edgar is on the left with Messrs. C. R. Cubitt and G. W. Monk, his pilots, next to him. Lt. Col. D. B. Gray, on the right, is a new Director of the firm. people were demonstrated. The Miles " Hawk (" Cirrus III ") was flown by Mr. S. Cliff, of Phillips & Powis, Ltd., who build this machine at Reading; a D.H. " Dragon " (two " Gipsy Majors "), which is now run by Norman Edgar (Western Airways), Ltd., on the Bristol- Cardiff ferry service, followed the " Hawk," and a " Fox Moth " from the same service followed that; seen at odd times there was also an ancient Parnall " Pixie," whose Bristol " Cherub " engine seemed quite capable of giving it an ** * interesting performance; a notable absentee was the Westland- Wessex " (three " Genet Majors "), this useful commercial machine, the new version of which we described last week, and is. particularly suitable for feeder and line work, is built at Yeovil, and therefore in its own country when it appears at Bristol. People who go to flying meetings are so used to seeing open two- FOR ACCURATE FLYING : The Hon. H. C. Bathurst receiving a set of A.A. flying maps from the Chairman of the Club, Mr. A. H. Downes-Shaw. This was the prize for the landing competition, and was presented by Capt. A. G. Lampugh, of the British Aviation Insurance Co. Behind are Capt. C. D. Barnard (no hat) and Mr. R. Ashley Hall. The latter worked hard at the microphone all the afternoon. He was in his element, as he spends most of his time singing the praises of the Airport, and is largely responsible for its development. 947
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