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1957 - 0923.PDF
Left, two Tiger Moths of the Surrey tiying Club en route to ners for the tenth rally of the Lower Normandy Aero Club. Above, the scene at Flers aerodrome, with a Stampe in the foreground and a Minicab overhead. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS A TOTAL of 65 aircraft participated in the tenth international•**• rally organized by the Lower Normandy Aero Club at Flers last month. They included 35 from the U.K., of which 23 werefrom the Surrey Flying Club. It therefore came as no surprise when Surrey were awarded the Claude Salle Trophy for the clubwith most machines present. The presentation (illustrated below) was made at a luncheon at Bagnoles. Among those who attendedthe rally were Monsieur C. Harel, president of the Federation Aeronautique de l'Union Francaise; M. Leportier, mayor of Flers;l'Abbe Amiard of the Flers club, Mr. G. H. M. Miles, chairman of the A.B.A.C., and Sir Alfred Le Maitre, of the M.T.C.A. "VAEADON Aero Club's At Home on June 23 attracted visitorsA from Sherburn, Newcastle and Rearsby. The afternoon's main contest was a bombing competition between YorkshireAeroplane Club and Yeadon Aero Club for the "Mailed Fist" Trophy. Yeadon managed to retain this for a further year by achased, following an increase in A.T.C. scholarship flying, and 23ft and 24ft. Prizewinners included Capt. Leetham, Auster Alpha(sealed arrival time); B. Barker of Yeadon (individual bombing competition); R. Parker of Yeadon (spot-landing contest); andJ. Harris Reed of Newcastle, Tipsy Trainer (smallest aircraft travelling longest distance). The prizes were presented by Mrs.Lawrence Dawson, wife of the chairman of Yeadon Aviation, Ltd. OVER 2,500 hours were flown during the first five months of1957 by Fair Oaks Aero Club, whose Open Day will be held on Saturday, July 13. This occasion will be a joint operation bythe Fair Oaks club, the Vickers-Armstrongs club and the London Transport club. One of the Fair Oaks members is Maj. Maunde-Thompson, who recently attained his 80th birthday—still holding a current P.P.L.—and who celebrated with a Chipmunk flight. A MARKED increase in the number of Transvaal flying clubs•**• was reported recently by the chairman of the Letaba Flying Club, which now operates from a field near Tzaneen. Supportfor the clubs is strong from the farming community, who helped by providing 30 tractors and 500 men to clear the Letaba Club'ssite, previously covered with dense bush. The South African Ministry of Transport, it is reported, has been asked to increasethe annual subsidy to the clubs from £22,000 to £45,000. T ANCASHIRE Aero Club completed 1,520 flying hours during-•—' the twelve months ending May 31, 1957, and their target for the coming year is 1,800 hr. A second Tiger Moth is being pur-chased, followed an increase in A.T.C. scholarship flying, and plans are being made to hire a Magister on a temporary basis.Recent events at Barton include a visit by B.B.C. cameramen for the television programme "Panorama"; and a "South Seas DanceNight" at which a free buffet was provided at 5 s per head (we quote from the club's recent newsletter). A NNUAL report of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club for 1956,**• recently published, describes "a quiet year but, nevertheless, a successful one." A total of 860 hours was flown and 35 licenceswere gained. Included in the flying hours total is an amount of aerial photography and "pay drop" work which brings in a usefulrevenue for the club. Last year's events reviewed in the report include the successful All-Malayan Air Rally, which was held inKuala Lumpur and which coincided with the club's silver jubilee. Officers of the club include V. Arunasalem, president; R. L. Akers,vice-president; A. E. Nichol, club captain; F/L. W. F. Burke, club vice-captain; and D. W. A. Blye, hon. secretary. YX/TNNER of a recent aerobatic contest organized by the Royal' * Aero Club of New South Wales at Camden, south of Sydney, was Dr. Dorothy Rutherford, flying a Tiger Moth. Second andthird places went to Mr. R. White and Mr. R. Green. ' I 'HE ninth Air Tour of Sicily was won last month by Robert-*- Goemans of Belgium, flying a Piper Apache. Carina Negrone of Italy (Piaggio 136) was second and Hendrik Burgerthout of theNetherlands (Bonanza 435) was third. NOW taking place at Pont St. Vincent are this year's FrenchNational Gliding Championships, in which eighteen pilots are flying Breguet 901 sailplanes. These pilots were chosen by aselection committee, and from their performance the new French single-seater champion will be determined. Also taking part, inthe international class, are other French and foreign pilots, includ- ing Dr. Brennig James of Britain. The Wassmar Javelot, Br6guet902 and Breguet 904 will also be flown in the championships, which began on June 30 and will end on July 13. The eighteenselected pilots are each designated "amateur" or "professional." Personalities Harel of the at the Flers rally: (left) Mr. G. H. M. Miles presents the Claude Salle Trophy to Peter Chinn of the Surrey Flying Club, with M. F.A.U.F. looking on; (centre) Father Dubois, Father Amiard, Mrs. Sproxton, and Surrey C.F.I. Alan Sproxton; (right) a group of Surrey members, Alec Bray, David Housden, William Hipperson, John Donovan and Miss Frankie O'Kane.
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