SPELL-BINDING FEATS
R.A.F. Display at Hendon
PILOTS’ UNCANNY SKILL
(Rec. June 26, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 25.
The thirteenth Royal Air Force display at Hendon was witnessed by 200,000 people, who were fascinated and spell-bound by the feats of the Empire airmen who took part. Among the new items the spectators relished was a gliding display, in which three moths towed three motorless aeroplanes and released them at a height of about 1200 feet. The gliders came to the ground prettily, while the moths flew to another aerodrome.
Flight-Lieutenant G. H. Stalnforth, reputed to be the best .revolver shot in the R.A.F., besides the speed champion, figured in balloon-bursting ’tests, in which gas-filled bags of weird and monstrous shapes were brought down. Pilots showed uncanny skill in spectacular air fights. The destruction of a store-house and a kite balloon in which six squadrons were engaged brought a thrilling display to a close.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 232, 27 June 1932, Page 9
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