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— STRAIGHT A LEVEL 75 YEARS AGO ••• Extracts from Flight, November 4,1920 The Somaliland Operations On January 21, six machines left Eil Dur Elan for the attack on Medishe... It is said by surviving Dervishes that die Mad .Mullah saw die approaching aeroplanes as a divine manifestation; by others that he wras informed that they were Turkish aeroplanes on dieir way from Stamboul to convey the Sultan's greetings. That may be; what is known is that the Mullah collect ed his people around him and awaited the aeroplane's coming under die white canopy used for state recep tions. Ln the subsequent bombing and shooting upon this day die total casualties amongst the Dervishes amounted to some twenty killed and twenty wounded. ••• Savage Civilisation On the recent screening of yet another air stunt film, it is hardly to be wondered that there are many who agree with Canon Alexander who the other day during a sermon at St Paul's Cathedral said that "the two favourite occupations of sav ages — dancing and looking at pictures — were also the two favourite occupations of what is known as modern civilisation." ••• More Air-Fooling From New York, another "air wedding" is reported, this time in a seaplane... The City Recorder was invit ed by telephone to perform the ceremony. The nov elty appealed to him, and he hurried to the aerodrome accompanied by the betrodied pair. High up the pilot shut off his engine, die nuptial knot being tied while the seaplane glided down in silence. The restarting of the engine was the sign to the gazing thousands on the ground diat the wedding was com plete. They rent the air with cheers. A pity the "rent" was not big enough for the foolers to fall through and get a rousing bump! ••• Silver for the Besieged One of the unexpected perils of the siege of Kufa in Mesopotamia appeared when a British aeroplane, endeavouring to unload its cargo at a prearranged spot, dumped bags containing sev eral thousand rupees close to the head of an astonished cavalry colonel, considerably dis turbing his charger and paving the town square with silver coins. • It says here that the Germans are going to use a satellite navigation sys tem to navigate their ASTRO-SPAS satellite, and that will be far more accurate than using nasty old mechanical gyros. Which is fine, except — what checks on the satel lites that the satellite checks on? Top Kneddy: "We have a policy of full and open dis closure on all matters per taining to air safety." J Burlington Widebody: "Can you talk to me about instant ETOPS, please?" Bottom Neddy: "Sorry, that's a JAA matter." Widebody: "OK... Why won't you the wrong airport?" Neddy: "Sorry, we can't discuss that. It's being investigat ed by the FAA." Blackburn Kipon, Brough, 1928 REGINALD S POTTER AWARDS of underlying suTl absolutely jamproof, all weather and all hour accuracy independence of underlying surface environmental purity and stulTsafety report also revealed that the Israelis were prepared to supplement Turkish-made Phantom F-16s with additional fuel-storage facilities, enabling them to have a longer range. Turkey has a total of 160 modern F-16s. Puff for a low-altitude X-ray altimeter... certificate this 30-year-old, FAA-certificated aircraft?" Neddy: "We're not in the habit of doing things just because the FAA do." Widebody: "All right, then... Was it one of yours that sent that DC-10 to • Remember that . Russian helicopter pilot Jew,sh Chronicle^ London who went missing with seven passengers last year with yea i >A six-hour flight from Lanseria enough gold on j \ ^P?rt to°k our King Lear Into board to oav the I' ^to-80uti °< jWa. The Red Oro8s uses Loblto as a distribu tion centre for the area. board to pay the Neddies' tea bills f for a year? "Nudge, nudge", they all "Done a Bunkski" said. Alas, Star, Johannesburg looks like the poor guy crashed in bad weather. They've just found it... • The first scheduled landplane service across the Atlantic (50 years ago last week, on 24 October) took the American Over seas Airlines Douglas DC- 4 23h 48min to get from New York to Bourn emouth, via Boston, Gander and Shannon. Now the plane takes 18h less, which the passenger spends in customs and immigration... Transatlantic flyer Cdr WStultz and "Miss Brown of the Lancashire Aero Club", 1928 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 1 - 7 November 1995
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