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332 FLIGHT. MARCH 31, 1938. HERE and THERE News of the Week Mr. E. J, HartM R. E. J. HART, well known as an aeronautical journalistin Australia and in this country, has been appointed aviation correspondent of the London Evening Neu-s in suc-cession to Mr. Nigel Tangye. Safety Tanks in TrainersT HE Henderson safety tank is, it is announced, now beingfitted on all new trainers for the Royal Air Force. It was approved last year for use in civil aircraft.These tanks are made by the Henderson Safety Tank Co.. Watergate House, 15, York Buildings, London, W.C.2. ExoneratedM R. H. F. BROADBENT arrived in Sydney on Saturday by airliner, none the worse for his "Crusoe act" on Toren Island, in the Dutch East Indies. He had been attempt- ing an England-Australia record in a Vega Gull. He wired to London that it was physical exhaustion that caused his forced landing and that there was no fault whatever 'n his Gipsy engine or D.H. airscrew. The Missing Wellesley THOUGH there was virtually no doubt about the fate ofthe long-range Wellesley which disappeared on February 24 with its crew of three, confirmation was secured on Tuesday of last week, when a Dunlop tail wheel was found floating in the sea 25 miles off Stavenger, on the coast of Norway. The wheel was identified by the Air Ministry as belonging to a Wellesley. The crew were Fit. Lt. F. S. Gardner, F/O G. J. D. Thom- son and Sgt. G. Higgs. Death of Mr. F. G. L Bertram TfLlGHl regrets to have to record the death of Mr. F. G. L. Bertram, iate Deputy Director of Civil Aviation at the Air Ministry He was aged 62, and had retired two years ago, though he continued to advise the Air Ministry on the air mail scheme. Mr. Bertram was educated at St. Paul's School and Pem- broke College, Oxford, and his early years were spent on educational work. During the War he worked at the Ministry ot Munitions and the War Oince, and was transferred to the Air Ministry in 1919. Since then he was concerned in all civil Hying developments, and his activities were various. In appearance he bore some resemblance to the late Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald and he was amused when he was once mistaken by a hotel manager at Geneva for the British Prime Minister. Twenty-one Years of Training '"THIS year the Technological Institute of Great Britain cele- -i- brates its coming-of-age. Since its inception in 1917 the Institute has, it is stated, enabled over 25,000 men to embark upon careers in engineering through the medium of corres- pondence training. The T.I.G.B. offers four groups of aeronautical courses: (a) a Diploma course ; (b) the R.Ae.S. examinations course; (cj the Air Ministry qualifications course; and (d) the course for the City and Guilds examination in Aeronautical Engineering. Subjects included in the syllabus are: General aeronautical engineering; aircraft design (elementary and advanced) ; struc- tures and materials; aircraft construction, operation and main- tenance; aero engine design, construction, operation and main- tenance ; aerodynamics; aerial transport; air navigation; and meteorology. Full details are obtainable from the Technological Institute of Great Britain, Temple Bar House, London. E.C.4. Miss Spicer and Mr. PearseA STATEMENT under a photograph last week of MissDorothy Spicer, the well-known aeronautical engineer was, we fear, a little premature. Actuall)-, Miss Spicer is not yetmarried to Flt.-Lt. Richard Pearse; April 26 is the date fixed for the ceremony. Miss Spicer holds a technical post at the Air RegistrationBoard. Brighter Gatwick ir is one of the aims of Airports, Ltd., to encourage social life at Gatwick Airport, and to provide diversion for the pupils of the R.A.F.V.R. School now operating there. With this end in view a thoroughly cheery St. Patrick's Night dance was held in the terminal building, some 125 guests being present. It is intended to run a series of such events next winter season. Alloy Welding EquipmentI N a note last week on the British Federal Welder Company's spot-welding equipment a printer's error made one sentence appear somewhat confusing. The sentence in question should have read: "The actual timing of the welds is accurately determined by an Ignitron control panel, consisting chiefly of two main pool-type mercury tubes, timer tubes and provision for J-cycle operation and any number of cycles up to 25." Margin of Safety '"THE eagerly awaited "public appearance" of the D.H. J- Albatross four-engined liner is unfortunately deferred for a week or two by a mishap which occurred last Friday. Mr. Geoffrey de Havilland was testing the machine with a crew of five on board when he discovered a fault in the under- carriage actuating mechanism, and decided to land with the wheels retracted. He brought off a very successful " tummy slide" on Hatfield Aerodrome, with only superficial damage to the machine, the main structure apparently being unaffected. NEW COMPANIES. In the note* below, tor reasons 0/ space, the " objects " of new com-panies are usually somewhat abbreviated. NASH AIRCRAFT SALES AND HIRE, LTD.—Private company, registeredFebruary 22. Capital, £100 in 100 shares of £1 each. Objects : to buy, sell, import, export, manufacture and otherwise deal in aircraft of al! kinds. Thedirectors are: Thos. W. J. Nash and Sidney P. Williams. Registered office: Airport of London, Crovdon, Surrey.D.F*?. F.NGINF.S, LTD.—Private company, registered on March 7. Nominal capital, £1,000 in 1,000 ordinary shares of £1 each. Objects t to carry on thebusiness of manufacturers of and dealers in aircraft engines and aircraft of all types and component parts thereof, etc. The subscribers are Douglas R. Pobjoy andDoreen Taylor. The first directors are to be appointed by thf subscritxrs. D. R. Pobjoy signs documents as director. Solicitors : Warren, Murton, Foster & Swan,45, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.I. WKSTON AERO CLUB, LTD.—Private company, registered March 10. Capital,£2,000 in 2,000 ordinary shares of £1 each. Objects : to establish and maintain a Oying club, etc. The subscribers are Whitney W. Straight and Owen G. E.Roberts. Solicitors : McKenna & Co., 31-4, Basinghall Street, London, E.C. SWIFT AIRCRAFT, LTD.—Private company, registered March 8. Capital,£1,800 in 1,300 shares of £1 each. Objects : to acqnire any patents and to carry on business as aeronautical experts and consultants, manufacturer*; and repairersof and dealers in aircraft. The directors are Maurice S. Bradford, Lord Patrick ; Crichton-Stuart, Nicholas Comper. Registered office : 2, The Ridgcway, Waltoe- •on-Thames. < '.' BARNSTAPLE AND NORTH DEVON FLYING CLUB, LTD.—Private com-pany, registered March 5. Capital, £1,000 in 1.000 shares of £1 each. Objects: to adopt an agreement with the Barnstaple and North Devon Frying Club, throughits proprietor, R. T. Boyd, and to carry on a club for pilots, etc. The first directors are Robert T. Boyd and Walter J. Bond. Registered office : Heaton Court, nearBarnstaple, N. Devon. , MODERN SEAMLESS TUBE COMPANY, LTD.—Private company, registeredMarch 23. Capital, £100 in 100 shares of £1 each. Objects : to carry on the business of tube extruding engineers, manufacturers of all aircraft products andgeneral engineering development. The directors are Edmund Howard, Henry B. Clarke, Alfred L. Miller. Registered office : 42, Bloomsbury Street, London,W.C.I. •• Forthcoming Events April 1. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club: AnnualDance, Victoria Rooms, Clifton. April 4. Aircraft Engineers' Association: First Annual Dinner, 7.45 p.m., Feathers Hotet, Broadway, London,S.W.I. April 6. Aero Golfing Society : Instone Trophy, HadleyWood. April 7. R.Ae.S. Lecture* : " The Manipulation of theBoundary Layer," by Mr. E. G. Richardson. April 12. R.Ae.S. Isle of Wight Branch Lecture: "Too!Design and Manufacture," by Mr. L. Leech. April 21. R.Ae.S. Lecture* : •• High Altitude Flyinft,"by Prof. A. E. Younger. April 28. R.Ae.S. Lecture*: "Factors Controlling the Development of Electrical Ignition on Aero Engines "by Dr. G. E. Bairsto. * All these lectures lake place at the Institution nf Mechanical Engineers. April 30. Aero Golfing Society : R.A.F. Match, Felixstowe. May 14-22. Finnish Aero Show, Helsinki. May 17. Air League of the British Empire : Annual Dinner, Grosvenor House, London. May 17. Aero Golfing Society : " Flight" Trophy, Royal Ashdown Forest. May 28. Air League of the British Empire : EmpireAir Day. June 11. Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club: GardenParty. June 18 and 19. Brooklands Pour-club 'At Home."June 30. Aero Golfing Society: Jubilee Cop, Prince s Sandwich. July 2. R.Ae.C.: King's Cup Race. July 16-18. Deauvllle Rally. Rtorev'= Gate S*. James's Park. I-ondon, S.W.I, bepinnin? at fi.SO p.m
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