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1938
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MAY 26, 1938. FLIGHT. 527 Private Flying FROM the CLUBS and SCHOOLS CINQUE PORTSB AD weather at Lympne throughout the week reduced flying hours to the low total of thirty-six, but many celebrities visited the club. HAMPSHIRE Three enthusiastic members have started their " A " licence coursesand flying for last week made a total of 53 hr. 40 min. BORDER Strong winds curtailed flying considerably during last week and only 56 hr. 50 min. were flown. The Fox Moth is back in circu- lation and arrangements for Empire Air Day are complete. C.A.S.C The first heat of the landing competition has been flown off. Thefinal of this competition will form an event on the Corps Open Day on June 12, when visitors are invited to enter the timed arrival com-petition. Members flew 10 hr. 40 min. in ideal weather. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Sywell aerodrome will be open to the public on Empire Air Day,May 28, and facilities will be provided for an examination of K.A.F. training machines. It is expected that a squadron will give flyingdemonstrations. .. ..... .... REDHILL Flying hours for the week ended May 21 amounted to 40 hr.55 min., including a flight ov-r Keigate during the A.K.P. blackout. Mrs. G. Brown visited the club, flying a Lockheed 12A. New mem-bers included Mr. L. R. Glegg and G. E. D. Spratt. YORKSHIRE The flying total for the month of May had reached 161 hours onthe 20th and during this week the dub is busy on a large Army co-operation contract. It is hoped that an excellent show will beput up on Empire Air Day at Yeadon. BARTON (BEDS) During last week Mr. G. Perkins made his first solo. Among theevents for the next two months are a Dawn Patrol on June 12, a supper dance on July 2 and a gala day for the King's Cup on thesame date, when Barton will be- a turning point. There will, of course, be a flying display next Saturday, Empire Air Day. BENGAL The club's flying total lor April was a little below average becausehigh and bumpy winds'caused work to be practically suspended dur- ing the latter part ol the month. Mr. K. K. Das passed all thetests for his " A " licence and Mr. P. R. M. Harrington is recjuahfying. READING The time for the car arrival competition on June 5 has beenchanged; this will now be between 4._«> and 5.30 p.m., and the flying demonstrations will be held between 5.30 and 7 p.m. A memberwho is flying to South Alrica in her Sparrow-Hawk, Miss Joan Par- sons, has leached Cairo and appears to be enjoying her trip. Eightnew members joined the club. SOUTHEND During last week the Southend Club's hours lor dual instructiontotalled 25 out of a total ol nearly 50, and on Sunday first solos were made by Messrs. Baker, Fingland and Try; Mr. H. M. Cooaila nadalready made his first solo on Friday. On Empire Air Day the K.A.F. from North Weald are giving an aerobatic display and therewill also be a demonstration by machines from Hornchurch. BOURNEMOUTH J All the available club machines flew to the R.Ae.S. Garden Partyon May 8, changing crews for the return journey with other mem- bers who had tiavellrd to Harrn.indsworth by road. Mr. GwynneJohns, the parachutist, has made his first solo, and during the last fortnight 44 hours have been put in by the club. Needless to say,preparations are being made for the aerodrome's biggest flying display on Saturday. BROOKLANDS ~~~^.<:..•':.".:•.::.' ~'~-'JmS'•*:;--';/ '.." A general flying competition was held last Sunday in order toselect the team which is to represent the Brooklands Flying Club in the knir-club competition on June 19. The winner was Mr.Anthony Spooner, with Mr. C. A. Nepean Bishop as runner-up. The competition was run on handicap lines as usual. Miss J. Kelly ob-tained her " A " licerKe and the flying times for the week were just under the 100 mark. Mr. K. Waller is to give an aerobaticdisplay next Sunday. HERTS AND ESSEX Although the recent rain has hampered flying the surface of theaerodrome has been considerably improved thereby. Actually, the total tor. the fortnight ended May 10, was 153 hr. 35 min. Mr. L. H.Drake made his first solo, Mr. F. Mnrfet completed his " A " tests and six new members joined the club. Messrs. R. C. Sankey and"• E. Hindmarsh made a return trip to Paris in the club's Swallow. On Sunday the forced landing competition for the " Janet LadyBrickwood Cup " was won by Mr. M. C)'Do«ovan, with 148-i marks out of a possible 150. The runners-up were Messrs. R. Sankey andF- Morat, with 148 and 147 marks respectively. HANWORTH The London Air Park Flying Club put in 121 hr. 45 min. lastweek. During the period three new members joined, Mr. N. W. F. Moore carried out his " A " licence tests, and Mr. Woodward, of theMidland Bank Club, made his first solo. Messrs. Jude and Hockey are taking night flying courses and Mr. Frizzoni, a Swiss subject,has returned to renew his British " A." NORFOLK AND NORWICH For some time the Norfolk and Norwich Club has been exploringthe possibility of reducing flying costs and three ultra-light machines have recently been demonstrated at Mousehold. These were aDrone brought by Mr. Dimock from Ely, a Silver Cub brought by Mr. Elwell, and a two-seater Tipsy flown by Mr. Wesson. Mr. J.Dent has recently made a first solo, and last Saturday the club received a party of about fifty-five boys and two masters from aGreat Yarmouth school. . The King's Cap Course THE fifty-mile circuit for the King's Cup Air race, whichwill be held on Saturday, July 2, has now been selected by the Royal Aero Club. The start will, of course, be at Hat- field Aerodrome, and the two turning points will be at Bunt- ingford, Herts, and Barton Airport, Beds. Twenty laps of the circuit will be flown to make a total distance of 1,000 miles, and the start will be at 9 a m. The ^2,000 prize money presented by Viscount Wakefield has been allocated as follows:—First, ^800; second, /400; third, £200; fourth, ^100; and fifth, £50. Additionally there will be a special prize of £300 for the fastest time, and the remaining ^150 will be spent on souvenirs lor all pilots com- pleting the course. Competitors are reminded that entries close next Saturday, though late entries at double fees may be taken until June 4. The Isle of Man Entries A LTHOUGH entries for British-built machines may still be A accepted—until May 30—the list for the Isle of Man Air Races, given below, may be considered as being virtually complete. Racinj No. *+ 1 *+ 2 *t 3 »+ 4 * r> *t o *r 7• 8 •t n+ 10 +n •+12 13 J14 *f 15 flft •J17 •J18 •tan• 21 » + .)•) *J23 +24 •t26 t27 t28•J2!l Entrant Viscount Wakefield Giles Guthrie W. Humble S. "I. LoweC. H. Tutt Major Hans Seide- manti.Mrs. R. H. Dent .. B. Bradv F/O A. K. Clonston H. Buckingham ...Misses Sheila and Mabel Glass.A. H^nshaw F. Dawson Paul ...Czecho-Slovak Aero Club.Czecho-Slovak Aero Club. A.J.WalterTanis Vitols C. G. M. Alington... Antoine GazdaCapt. I. Poolev ... F Lieut. H. R. A. Edwards,j. M. Barwick Lt.-Col. Joseph Kalla.German Aero Club A. R. Ward ' ... Pilot F/O G. R. de Havilland. Entrant ,• .F ,. (. RushTommy Rose.. Entrant ... F J.J.Novak ... Dr. V. Miklenda P. B. F.hvell ...P. A very Entrant John Kirwan .. Entrant • j '. -• E. Cerbrecht ..F. W. Clausen.. Pasquay RoedersWohlenhein ... R. I.. Porteous Machine. T.K.2 Me* Gull Sparrowhawk . ComperCornper Swift AGO 6 Hawker TomtitHendv Heck... B. A. Eagle ... D.H. DragonflyGipsy Moth ... Mew Gull ...Dart Kitten... Benes and Mraz Beta Minor.Bibi-Be 500 .. Tavlor Cub ..V.E.F. J.12. Desoutter FairchildStinson Junior Avian IV Miles Hawk Trainer.B.E.51 Focke-Wult ...Klemtn 35 ... Messerschmitt M.E.10R. Ch'i'lton D.W.I Engine. Gipsy Major. Gipsv Six. Gipsv Major. Gipsv Major.Pobjov. Argus 10c. Mongoose 11.Gipsy Six. Gipsy Six. Gipsv Major.Gipsy 11. Gipsy Six R.Aeronca lap. Walter Minor. Walter Mikrou. Continental.Cirrus Minor. Cirrus Hermes. Ranger.Lycoming. Hermes II. Gipsy Major. Walter Minor. Siemens 14a.Hirth H.M. 504. Argus 10c. Cardeu Ford. * London-Isle of Man race, + Manx Air Derby % Tynwald Air race. It will be noticed that the list includes six machines from Germany, three from Czecho-Slovakia (including one from the Czech Air Attache in London, Lt. Col. Joseph Kalla), one from Latvia and one from Switzerland. Gen. Wenninger, the German Air Attache in London, will be flying over. The Island course is the same as that for last year's races. In addition to the trophies which have been presented by-Mr. VV. Cunningham and by Germ Lubricants, Capt. G. Olley has also presented a cup for the Tynwald race. During the after- noon of June 6 Herr Kronfeld will be giving a soaring ex- hibition, and Herr Zollinger will give an aerobatic display.
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