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OCTOBER II, 1934. FLIGHT. 1063 Australia-England (via Jaban), (solo) 1931 —F C Chichester on a D.H. " Moth " seaplane. Left Sydney Julv I' Crashed Katsuura, Japan, July 17. pjiot injured *^USf™lm;f"gl?.ni- s°lo)l X93i—J- A. Mollison on aD.H Moth ( Gipsy") Left Sydney July 25 Wynd- ham July 29. Arrived Pevensey Beach August 6. Time 8days, 19 hr. 25 min. Record. Australia-England (solo), 1931.—Air Com. C. E. Kings- ford-Smith on an Avro "Avian" ("Gipsy II") Miss Southern Cross. Left Melbourne September 21, Wyndham September 24. Delayed by illness at Milas, Smyrna. Arrived Athens October 7. Time, 13 days. England-Australia, 1931.—Leslie and Kenneth Hamilton on a D.H. "Puss Moth" ("Gipsy"). Left Lympne Octo- ber 27. Forced landing near Vienna. Flight abandoned *England-Australia (solo). 1931.—C. A. Butler on a Com- per "Swift" (75 h.p. Pobjoy "R"). Left Lympne Octo- ber 31. Arrived Port Darwin November 8. Time, 9 days 2 hr. 29 min. Record. *Australia-England (Christmas Air Mail), 1931.—Air Com C. E. Kingsford-Smith, G. V. Allen, and W. H. Hewitt, on an Avro Ten, Southern Star (Armstrong Siddeley " Lynx"). Left Sydney November 30, Darwin December 3. Arrived Croydon December 16. Time, 13 days. * En gland-Australia (Christmas Air Mail Return), 1932. As abov.-. Left Hamble January 7. Arrived Port Darwin January 19. Time, 12 J days. En eland-Australia, 1932.—Leslie Hamilton and R. K. Coupland on a D.H. "Puss Moth" ("Gipsy III"). Left Lympne February 18. Crashed Apulia February 19. Flight abandoned. England-Australia, 1932.—Lady J. Chaytor and R. T. Richards on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy"). Left Lympne March 5. Flight subsequently abandoned. *Engl«nd-Australia (solo), 1932.—C. W. A. Scott or. a D.H. "Moth " ("Gipsy.") Left Lympne April 19. Arrived Port Darwin April 28. Time, 8 days, 20 hr. 47 min. Record. *England-Australia (solo), 1932.—Richard Allen on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy I "). Left Heston August 3. Arrived Wyndham September 19. Time, 6 weeks 5 days. *England-Australia (solo), 1932.-—Lt. Com. G. A. Hill on a Blackburn "Bluebird" ("Hermes II"). Left Croydon August 8. Arrived Wyndham September r. Time, 3 weeks 3 days. *England-Australia (solo), 1932.—J. R. Hibbert on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy"). Left Heston October 12. Arrived Port Darwin December 6. Time, 7 weeks 6 days. England-Australia (solo), 1933.-—Sqd. Ldr. Bert Hinkler on a D.H. "Puss Moth" ('Gipsy Major"). Left Feltham January 7. Lost in Alps. England-Australia (solo), 1933.—Dr. L. Robbiano on a Breda 33 monoplane ("Gipsy III"). Left Lympne April 8. Lost after leaving Calcutta, April 14. England-New Zealand (solo). 7933.—Miss Jean Batten on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy"). Left Lympne April y. Crashed 3 miles from Karachi. Flight abandoned. * Australia-England (solo), 1933.—Mrs- H. Bonney on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy I"). Left Brisbane April 10. Crashed off Siam April 20. Resumed flight from Calcutta May 23. Arrived Croydon June 21. *England-Australia, 1933.—Survey Flight. Mai. G. Brack- ley and others on Imperial Airways Armstrong-Whitworth AW14 Astrn-a. Left Croydon May 29. Arrived Port Darwin June 20. *Australia-England, 1933— C. T. Ulm, P. G. Taylor, and G. L. Allan on an Avro Ten (3 Wright J.6) Faith in Australia. Left Sydney June 21, Derby June 23. Arrived Hcstou July 10. Time, 17 days. Australia-England (solo), 1933.—J- Woods on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy"), Spirit of Western Australia. Left Broome, W.A., July 7. Reached Calcutta. No further re- ports on progress. *England- Australia (solo), 1933.—Sir C. E. Kingsford- Smith on a Percival "Gull" ("Gipsy Major"). Left Lympne October 4. Arrived Wyndham October 11. Time, 7 days, 4 hr. 44 min. Record. *England-Australia-England, 1933.—Capt. W. P. Crawford- Greene, M.P., Lord Apsley, P. W. Lynch Blosse (pilot), and mechanic in a Spartan " Cruiser " (3 "Gipsy Majors"). Left Lympne October 10. Arrived Wyndham October 27. (Time, 17 days.) Return: Left Australia November 21. Arrived near Clacton December 26. Longest charter flight: 32,000 miles in 7 weeks. *England-Australia, 1933.—C. T. P. Ulm, G. Allen, and P. Taylor on an Avro Ten, Faith in Australia. Left Har- mondsworth October 12. Arrived Derby October 19 Time, 6 days 17 hr. 45 min. Record. *(Australia-England. Return of the Astrrea), 1933.—Aus- tralia. July 10—Croydon, July 24. England-Australia (solo), 1933.—H. Shaw on a Monospar. Left Croydon October 23. Machine damaged at Shaibak. Flight abandoned. * En gland-Australia, 1934.—B. Rubin and K. Waller on a D.H. "Leopard Moth" ("Gipsy Major"). Left Lympne March 22. Arrived Port Darwin April 6. Time, 15 days. *Australia-England, 1934.—B. Rubin and K. Waller, return flight. Left Port Darwin April 23. Arrived Lympne May 1. Time, 8 days 12 hr. England-Australia (solo), 1934.—H. L. Brooke on a D.H. "Puss Moth" ("Gipsy III"). Heart's Content Left Lympne March 28. Crashed at Genholac, Cevennes. Flighl abandoned. ^England-Australia (solo), 19^4.—Miss Jean Batten on a D.H. "Moth" ("Gipsy TI "). Lett 'Lympne May S. Arrived Port Darwin May 28. Time, 14 days 23 hr. 25 min. Third attempt. CHELSEA COLLEGET .iE College' of Aeronautical Engineering, of which Viscount Wakefield is the president, was established _ in August, 1931, to provide practical and theoretical train- ing for young men entering civil aviation. It has fully equipped engineering works at Chelsea, Fulham and Brook- lands, and a residential house for students who do not live within reach of London. Students are only accepted, in the first instance, on a probationary term of three months. Dur- ing this time their ability and application to the work is closely watched, and at the end of the term a report is for- warded to the parents with frank advice as to the student's suitability for the industry. Assuming that the student is up to standard he remains at Chelsea, where he is trained in the construction, repair and maintenance of all types of aero engines. In the aero engine shop, where he spends almost the whole of the first year, there'are fifty-six engines, comprising twenty different types including Gipsy, Cirrus-Hermes, Rolls- Royce, Napier-Lion, Genet, Mongoose, Jaguar, Jupiter, Mer- cury, Pobjoy, etc., etc. This section of the course is accom- panied by training in the welding, fitting, electrical, machine, foundry and woodwork shops and drawing office. A fully equipped engine test-house, incorporating a Heenan and Froude hydraulic dynamometer, flowmeters, etc., enables the student to obtain a thorough insight into this class of work. A metallurgical laboratory is incorporated for sulphur- printing and macro-etching, and all students are given a course of testing of metals and timber, such as tensile, brinell, im- pact, etc., etc. The second year's training at Brooklands includes the con- struction of aircraft, rigging, empennage and wings, fuselages, sheet metal working, cover sewing, doping and patching, in- struments, parachutes, wireless, maintenance of aircraft and engines, engine installation, etc., etc. Having qualified in these two sections, the student then passes for final training under commercial conditions to one of the numerous aero- nautical firms co-operating with the college in the training of personnel. On the theoretical side, the college trains for the associate fellowship and associate membership examinations of the Royal Aeronautical Society, together with the necessary tech- nical theory which accompanies a student's shop training to enable him to cover the ground necessary for the Air Ministry ground engineer's licences Towards the end of his course, a student is instructed in the commercial subjects which may prove useful to him subsequently, such as general commercial practice, sales and service, aviation insurance, traffic manage- ment, aerodrome development and management, etc., etc. All students before passing out from Chelsea and Brooklands must pass a viva voce examination set by the board of exam- iners. Every student gaining the college diploma is assisted and advised by the careers department during the first three years of his career subsequent to leaving the college. The syllabus of the college and enrolment fotm for probationary terms commencing during 1935 can be obtained upon applica- tion to the Secretary, College of Aeronautical Engineering, Chelsea, London, S.W.3.
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