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1947
1947 - 1617.PDF
SEPTEMBER I8TH. 1947 FLIGHT 333 lt.Ao.SL Garden Party fi.Ae.S. Members and Guests see the S.B.A.C. Display IllustAtedby ''Flight" Photographs Guests at the Party watch the Bou/ton Paul P. 108 put through its paces by Mr. Lindsay Neale. ANNUALLY the Royal Aeronautical Society arrangesi\ its garden party on the Sunday following the X JL S.B.A.C. exhibition, and this year the Handley Pageairfield at Radlett was again made available for the pur- pose. But for the welcome presence of wives and families,and the pleasant social atmosphere, the garden party is much like another day of the exhibition which precedesit; in fact, due to the tremendous increase in scope and size since the first S.B.A.C. display fifteen years ago, anextra day was welcomed by many members of the R.Ae.S. this year to enable them to complete their inspection. It seemed that the weather might mar the flying pro-gramme, but at midday rain ceased and cloud cleared sufficiently later to permit even the jets to show their paceswithout handicap. After the circus of large transports and the Brigand demonstration which had been consistentlypolished throughout the week, the jets took off in turn to entertain. The clipped Meteor IV, flown by S/L. Waterton,was outstanding, and by comparison with most displays this year distinctly " dicey." From one huge loop it pulledout at high speed with very few feet to spare, and in its passage across the airfield it produced not only an unusualsound phenomenon resembling small thunderclaps a few seconds behind it, but also turned up strange snakes ofdust from the dry earth. (Be/ow) The Halifax tug comes in over the Firecrest and Hastings after releasing the General Aircraft tailless glider. (Right) S/L. \V. A. Waterton flying the Meteor on which he put up such a thrilling show. Mr. Cunningham gave one of hisbest displays of the week on the 1) H 108, finishing up with very tightvertical-bank turns round the airfield. The Attacker, after one impressivefly-over, unfortunately had to retire because a wheel seemed unwilling tolock in the up position. The under- carriage lowered and Mr. Lithgowlanded the Attacker normally. Flights by military and civil aircraftand gliders followed the jets, and in spite of the competition the contra-prop Seafire 47 demonstration was
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