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1934
1934 - 0921.PDF
SEPTEMBER 6, 1934. FLIGHT. Herr Stein demonstrating his Adler (80 h.p. Hirth).Five of these machines came over for the meeting. (Flight Photo.) of the Channel Gliding Club ; aerobatics by Mr. G. Lowdell on a Hawker "Tomtit" with the Wolseley A.R.9 engine —Mr. Lowdell being the test pilot for the Wolsaley firm ; formation flying by Club pilots; a demonstration of the "Hawk Major" by Mr. C. Powis ; and last, but by no means least, a demonstration by Herr Stein, one of the German pilots who so kindly came over for the meeting, in a Gerner-Adler, a small welded steel tube machine with the Hirth 80 h.p. engine, and crazy flying- by Mr. N. W. Sluyter, Chief Instructor to the Dutch National Flying School, in a "Pander" (Siddeley "Genet"). Mr. Sluyter flew crazily, running along the ground on one wheel, dropping to the ground in an almoststalled condition and demonstrating the "handlability " of his Pander (Siddeley " Genet "). (Flight Photo.) The meeting was certainly a success and the club mem- bers under the direction of Mr. Davis should feel satisfied with the effectiveness of the organisation they achieved as a result of months of extremely hard work. This was the second International meeting held at Lympne, and if its growth continues at the present rate it bids fair to become one of the most important meetings of the year. The value of an international meeting like this is impossible to over-estimate. It enhances that spirit of comradeship which exists between flying men of different countries and repays to a small extent the lavish hospitality which British pilots abroad always receive; for this the Cinque Ports Club deserve our gratitude. .,- - C. N. C. An impromptu formation composed largely ot visiting aeroplanes, flying over Folkestone HarDOur. Capt. Max Findlay's " Fox Moth," seen in the foreground, took up passengers throughout the meeting. (Flight Photo.)
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