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1947
1947 - 1107.PDF
•JULY IOTH, 1947 FLIGHT F/L. Whitehead keeps his Hornet below the cloud base. His was but one of the remarkable individual demonstrations by Service pilots which saved the day on July 2nd. R.A.F. and Royal Navy versus Low Cloud on Opening Day of Pageant : The Meteor Makes a Splash : Fine Static Display [Illustrated by "Flight" Photographs] THE organizers of the Air Pageant at Squire'sGate, Blackpool, now entering the secondweek of its three weeks' run, had little to be thankful for on the morning of the inaugural day (July 2nd). Rain clouds scudded low over the Tower, often blotting out the top, and a broadcasting van,' heralding the great event along the Prom, aroused little passion for aviation in the water-proofed breasts of Wakes WTeek visitors. Neverthe- less, as A.V-M. Sir Geoffrey Bromet, Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man, addressed his opening speech to a few dripping stalwarts there was one good reason for congratulation; the pre- sence of F/O. Carter and his Vampire. Without a jet demonstration the drastically pruned pro- gramme would amount to little, and if anyone could give one it was he. A.V.-M. Sir Geoffrey Bromet, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Lieutenant- Governor of the Isle of Man, declares the Pageant open. An untouched photo- graph of the Meteor IV creating one of the most spectacular aerial phenomena yet witnessed. This had been proved during the Soviet visit to Halton earlier this year. As things turned out it was possible not only for Carter, but for several kindred spirits, to put on a show which ensured that the limited number of visitors who braved the weather during the afternoon had their full money's worth. Notwithstanding a determined performance by a few pilots, there was many a regretful perusal
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