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1935
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516 FLIGHT MAY 9, 1935. Commercial Aviatton THE WEEK AT CROYDON New Services : The Jubilee Celebrations : Flying Over the Beacons : K.L.M.'s Northern Service Opens EARLY m the week the Prince of Wales' new D.H. 89, painted in the attractive Guards colour scheme, arrived at Croydon, though H.R.H. was not himself travelling in it. On May 1 several new services were inaugurated. K.L.M. put on an extra service to and from Holland, so England and the Netherlands are linked with six daily services tach way, if that of D.L.H. is included. The London-Milan tervice via Frankfurt, was also opened by K.L.M., D.L.H. and A.L.I , the Italhn company. Passengers leave Croydon at 9.0 a.m. and reach Milan at 5.45 p.m. The Scandinavian Air Express brought a consignment of Swedish ice cream to London one day last week. Judging from the number of gentlemen on tricycles who infest our highways with portable refrigerators, one would suppose it unnecessary to import this commodity. Capt. Parmentier, of K.L.M., brought one of the company's Douglas? aeroplanes across for the Royal Aeronautical Society's garden party last Sunday. Amongst those, who travelled to Heathrow in the machine were Sir Macpherson Robertson and Lady Robertson, Lord Sempill and Mr. and Mrs. Plesman. The airport hotel was gaily decorated for the Jubilee, but I saw only one decorated aeroplane—our very old friend the Surrey Flying Services' Avro, which suddenly went gay with a coat of striped red, white and blue paint. There was a sportsman in a red, white and blue jockey cap in attendance The Australian Section Last week Mr. McMaster, of Qantas Empire Airways, and Mr. Rudder, of Imperial Airways, left Darwin by air for London, where the future of the Singapore-Brisbane section will be discussed Speeding the South Atlantic Mails A director of Deutsche Luft Hansa recently announced in Rio de Janeiro that within a short time the mail schedule be tween Brazil and Berlin will be reduced from five to three days. New aeroplanes, capable of making regular non-stop flights over the Atlantic, will be used, thereby eliminating the need for the refuelling ships at present in use with the flying boat service. In Italy During last year Italian air lines flew 2,735,938 miles in 24,893 hours, and carried 40,930 passengers, 124,519 lb. of mail. 238,474 lb. of papers, 1,339.715 lb. of baggage, and 409,036 lb. of general freight. May 12 Aviation Day, Phoenix Park, Dublin. May 19. Deutsch de !a Meurthe Cup, Aero Club de France. May 23. Jubilee Air Ball, Air League of the British Empire, at the Dorchester Hotel, London. May 25. Empire Air Day, Air League of the British Empire. May 29. Household Brigade Flyiug Club. Ntgbt-Flywg Demonstration, Heston. May 30. Wilbur Wright Lecture, bv Mr. Donald W. Douglas, Science Museum, South Kensington June 1. Brooklands '• At Home.' June 1-15. Lisbon Aero Show. June 7-11. Whitsun Flight through Austria, Oesterreichischer Aero Club. June 8. London Aeroplane Club. Garden Party, Hatfield. June h- Official opening and garden party, Witney and Oxford Aero Club. June 15. R.A.F. Flying Club Annual Display, Hatfield. June 15. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, S.B. A.C. Challenge Cup, Whitchurch. June 16. Scottish Flying Club Display, Renfrew. June 29. Royal Air Force Display, Hendon. with a be-ribboned megaphone. All regular services were full before the Jubilee, and many duplicated services were run. On Sunday and Monday traffic was naturally somwhat slack, but a rush period started after the festivities. Inner Circls Air Lines have been full, and duplication has been necessary. It is rumoured that this company has acquired several new machines and that an Outer Circle is the next step on the programme. This company, as well as many ethers, has done a good deal of night flying. The illuminations, bonfires, beacons and fireworks were, I am informed, a truly magnificent spectacle from the air One passenger I spoke to was most impressed by the fact that the lights actually twinkled when seen from a considerable height. Olley Air Service, Ltd., made a couple of Press flights over the neighbourhood of London for different newspapers, and on Monday night Capt. Olley took Lord and Lady London derry, Lord and Lady Hailsham and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for an air cruise over the beacons of the Home Counties. This company also had a couple of rush jobs after the Kempton Park races to collect owners, trainers and jockeys.—but, so far as I know, no norses—to Chester in time for the racing there. The K.L.M. Croydon Manager, who is also Superintendent of the company's North of England lines, flew up to Liver pool by Railway Air Services, Ltd., for the opening of the Liverpool-Hull-Holland line on May 1. Afterwards he flew from Hull to Amsterdam and thence to Croydon, this being the most convenient way home ! A. VIATOR. Cork Airport Scheme That a resolution of the Cork Aero Club, putting forward claims for the establishment of a civil aerodrome at Cork, is being forwarded to local authorities is of particular interest since Cork is looked upon as an important base. The matter was discussed last week by the Cork Harbour Board, on whose land the proposed airport is to be built, and the Board unani mously approved the resolution. This is Charter Work! On Jubilee Day and Night Birkett Air Service, Ltd., flew no less than 4,500 miles, 500 of which were flown at night. Needless to say, this fabulous mileage was not entirely covered with the Birkett standard fleet ; various machines and pilots were " roped in " for the occasion. Actually, eight machines and eight pilots were out during the period. The work consisted mainly of the distribution of plates and films, but reporters were also carried, and Capt. Birkett himself took one journalist for a long ^flight at night over the beacons of the Home Counties. Jttly I S.B.A.G. Display, Hendon. July 6 Roval Air Force Fly-past before H.M. the King at Duxford. July 7. Douze Heures D" Angers, Aero Club de France. July 13 Opening 01 Leicester Municipal Airport, julv 20, opening of Brighton, Hove and worrhin: Munlcipa Airport, Shoreham. July 20-21. Coupe Armand Esders, Aero Club de France. July 28. Private Owners Garden Party, Ratcliffe, Leicester. Aug. 17. Round the Isle o? Wight Air Race and Portsmouth Air Trophy. Aug. 24-25. Third International Flying Meeting, Lympne. Aug. 24-25. Cinque Ports Club. International Flying Meeting and WakeSeld Cur> Race. Aug. 24-30. Raduno del Littorio, Rome. Reale Aero Club d'ltalia. Sept. 4-18. Jungfraujoch Concours, Aero Club de Suisse Sept. 6-7. King's Cup Air Race. Sept. 14. Cirque Ports Club. Folkestone Aero Trophy Race Sept. 15. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Warsaw. Oct. 12-28. International Aircraft Exhibition, Milan. Forthcoming Events Club Secretaries and others are invited to send particulars of important fixtures for inclusion in this list.
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