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1935 - 0592.PDF
292 FLIGHT. MARCH 14, Ir^5 ON the BOOKSHELF Capt. Olley Tells His Story : Cavalcade of 1908-1914 Reference Book A Valuable A Commercial Pilot's Life " A Million Miles in the Air." By Captain Gordon P. Olley. (Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., 7s. 6d.) WE have had many books describing flights across deserts and oceans, and we have also had many books describ ing the work of airmen in the war. Capt. Olley is the first man of world-wide reputation who has told the story of a commercial pilot. Olley, of course, had his war experiences. He was in turn both a mechanic and a pilot with No. l Squadron in France, but he hurries over that part of his career and gets on speedily to the post-war spread of com mercial flying. In that movement he has played an outstanding part. Of all the notable pilots who have helped to build, up the reputa tion of British air liners, none has had a greater reputation than Olley for caution, reliability, and consideration for passengers. The task of flying regularly to and fro between two cities has seemed irksome and monotonous to some pilots—C. W. A. Scott, for example, admits that he found it so. Olley, on the contrary, gives no hint of boredom. It evidently fascinated him to see the present wonderful organisation growing up and gradually taking form out of very crude beginnings. He sensed the romance in " the daily round, the common task." He does not quote Kipling's: " Romance!" the season-tickets mourn, He never ran to catch his train, But passed with coach and guard and horn— And left the local—late again. Confound Romance! . . . And all unseen Romance brought up the nine-fifteen. His whole book, however, breathes the spirit of those lines. If, however, regular mail work had ever wearied Olley's spirit, he got plenty of change from it. For years he did special charter work for Imperial Airways before he started his own company, and when air taxis are the order of the day Romance does not work unseen. Olley has some curious experiences to relate, the most remarkable being when he was director of aviation to the late Capt. Alfred Lowenstein, who was after wards killed by falling from an aeroplane over the Channel. That was a really hectic time, and Olley gives an excellent picture of the hustling life of a millionaire financier. Olley's book is well written and moderately illustrated (the most interesting picture is one of lions eating a dead zebra), the contents are fascinating, and the price is moderate. It deserves a place in every aeronautical library. F. A. DE V. R. History in the Making " The History of British Aviation, 1908-1014," by R. Dallas Brett. I John Hamilton, Ltd.. 21s.) I T is now possible to give a somewhat more detailed review of Mr. Dallas Brett's contribution to aeronautical bibliography, published some little time back. In the 380-odd pages of this book he has packed an amazingly large number of facts, very painstakingly arranged in chronological order and each awarded its fitting share of importance. Though the casual reader who knows nothing of those early days and the pilots who lived (and died) in them may not find this book so gripping as an autobiography, it has plenty of digressions into anecdotes, eye-witness accounts, and so forth, which remove it far from the dry-as-dust history book class. For instance there is a long description, in the pilot's own words, of Sydney Pickles' crash at Hendon on the Champel pusher biplane in 1913, when he carried Mrs. Stocks as pas senger ; seldom can the second-by-second sensations of such an extremely unpleasant experience have been so accurately described and some rash young men of to-day might well profit from a perusal of the story. But it is as a work of reference that The History of British Aviation has its chief value. It is extremely well indexed, both chronologically and alphabetically, so that any desired information can be unearthed at once, and there are appen dices setting out records, results of races, lists of pilots qualify ing lor certificates at home and abroad, and so on. Lastly, the book's value in this direction is greatly enhanced by the completeness of the illustrations, practically all of wl' h are Flight photographs and diagrams, numbering sixty-four f the former, and sixteen of the latter. " For Reference "Jane's All the World's Aircraft," 1934. Compiled and Edited by C. G. Grey and Leonard Bridgman. (Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., London. 42s. net.) / ANE'S All the World's Aircraft is fast becoming an essential standard work of reference, comparable with Webster, Debrett's Peerage, Who's Who and Bradshaw1 The last volume of Jane's (the twenty-fourth edition), for the year 1934, apart from its utility as a reference for data concerning last year's aircraft, engines, and airships, makes really interesting study, especially on the score of what the various countries are doing in the matter of service and commercial development. It is as well produced as ever—if not better—and is divided, as usual into four parts—A and B, World's Aeronautical Pro gress; Historical, Civil and Service; C, Aeroplanes; D, Engines; E, Airships. A short list of the world's great flights and records is also included. The illustrations- mainly photographs, general arrangement drawings are not so numerous as previously—are excellent, and the data, in nearly every case, are remarkably complete. We have only one criticism to make—and that is, we miss the index to names and types of aircraft, a very useful feature introduced a few years back. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Stratosphere and Rocket Flight. (Astrona-.ttLs.) By C. G. Philp. Price 3/6 net London : Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. How to Find Your Way in the Air. By G. W. Ferguson. Price 3/8 nei. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. VDI Zeitschrift des Vereines Deutschir Inginiejrc. Technische Messo, Leipzig, 1955. Germany : VDI-Verlag G.m.b.H., Berlin, NW.7. The Romance of Flight. By Norman MacMillan. Price 2,'-net. London: Evans Brothers, Ltd., Montague House, Russell Square, VV.C.l. O <&- «®» <S> NEW COMPANIES YAPTON AERO CLUB, LTD., Ford Aerodrome, Yaptou, Sussex. Capital £1,000 in £1 shares. Objects: to acquire the business of a light aeroplane club carried on by Fit. Lt. Allen L. R. Duke and Mary J. Duke at Yapvoa, basses, and to carry on the business of a flving and aeroplane club, etc. The first dirt dors air. Allen L. R. Duke, and Mrs. Mary J. Duke, Yapton Aero Club, Ford Aeroanm-. Yapton, Sussex. Secretary : Mrs. Mary J. Duke. Solicitors : Thomas W. Urns, 50, High St., Bognor Regis. , B.A.C. (1935) LTD., Victoria Road, Feltham, Mddx. Capital £1,000in 1,- stais- Objects: To carry on the business of designers, constructors and operators 01a types of land and marine aircraft, motor vehicles, motor boats and marine engine, etc. The first directors are:—Robert Kronfeld, 110, Piccadilly, WJ £™'™ director of SocietiS Franchise d'Aviation Nouvelle), and James Lowe, 17, Altrea *»•. Feltham, Mddx. Secretary: James Lowe. , r__|„ ROLLASON AIRCRAFT SERVICES, LTD., Airport of London, Crow Surrey. Capital £10,000 in 8,000 shares of £1 each and 40,000 shares ot i£«uj Objects: to acquire the business of Capt. Wm. A. Rollason and Fredk. A. n Airport of London, Croydon, as " Rollason Aircraft Services," and to carry i« business of dealers in aircraft and other vehicles, engines, accessories, spare: p. - ^ tools, etc. The permanent directors are :—Capt. Wm. A. RrJlasw, UBC ' Buckingham Way, Wellington, Surrey, and Fredk. A. Kent, 68, Stanley «m »>-". Wallington, Surrey. A/^_ , r, MV& NORTH-EASTERN AIRWAYS LTD. Nominal capital, £20,00" u» 4*^ The objects are to inaugurate, construct or control, maintain and wore a. ^ ^ in any parts of the world, and any land, sea or other services^wmch "^L^^tois run either in connection with or as distinct from such air services, etc, - ~ ^j, are:—Lord Grimthorpe, Easthorpe Hall, Malton (chairman of Airspeed u.^i^ Robert H. S. Fitzroy de Vere Somerset, Ince Castle, Saltash, Cn™S' .' K\bti director, and Alfred E. Hewitt, 3, St. Leonards, Yorks., solicitor, soiteuu. . • F.. Hewitt, 3, St. Leonards, York. <> O <S- <$- INCREASES OF CAPITAL noffliia, PROVINCIAL AIRWAYS, LTD. (Airport of Ixmdon. Croydon). "» rtpiuj capital has been increased by the addition of £20,000 beyond ""'."f" mterm* of £10,000. The additional capital is divided into 15,000 participant r shares of £1 each and 20,000 ordinary shares of 5/-. <3> <3> <£> .3, AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATION ^ Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder; i.e. = internal combustion wj,| be (The numbers in parentheses are those under which the spec 1 no printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1933 Published March 14, 1935. mournM k'r 22309. BOYSSON, J. B. A. De. Universal supporting means tor ^ matographic cameras or other apparatus on aircraft 1 > ^n,mu 23030. VICKERS-ARMSTRONG, LTU., and SWIFT, T. R. Aircrati u"'" 23-240. JONES, T. Aircraft of the gyroplane type. (424,140.) APPLIES FOR IN 1934 rarticularlyaPI»,icJ* 11327. CONSTABLE, A. F. Mental reaction testing-apparatus, pan to testing potential flying ability. (424,037.)
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