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1934
1934 - 0568.PDF
FLIGHT, JUNE 7, 1934 BROOKLANDS FROM THE AIR LAST SATURDAY : In the foreground is the new erection shed for Hawker Aircraft, Ltd. On the other side of the aerodrome may be seen the aircraft works of Vickers. (FLIGHT Photo.) ^SUCCESSFUL CLUB MEETINGS The season of Club flying meetings opened last week-end with gatherings at Brooklands and Hatfield APID growth in the volume of private-owner air traffic was an outstanding feature of last year, but judging by the attendance at both Brooklands and Hatfield during the week-end, that growth is likely to be considerably greater during the present season. Both these meetings were private ones to which the friends of the organisers came by invitation, the general public not being admitted. Therefore, both were rather more Garden Parties than purely spec- tacular flying meetings. For a long time now FLIGHT has advo- cated this form of social activity for flying clubs rather than the big public flying meetings, at which the financial risks are great and the gain seldom equal to the trouble involved to the members. Well over 60 visiting aeroplanes, of what might be called the private-owner type, lined the edge of Brooklands aerodrome last Saturday, besides which a very LOOKING DOWN : Visiting machines can be seen parked around the edge of the aerodrome, while in the foreground is the large Vkkers " Vellox." (FLIGHT Photo.) considerable number of Service machines arrived with guests. Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., and Vickers Aviation, Ltd., were joint hosts with Brooklands Aviation, Ltd., while the Masonic Flying and Country Club had accommodation 568
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