AIR NAVIGATION

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1932, Page 9

AIR NAVIGATION

TROPHY FOE CHICHESTER

PRESENTED BY PRINCE

(From "The Post's" Representative.) . LONDON, 27th November.The Prince'of-Wales'spent some tun* with the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the British Empire, at the guild's annual meeting last night a' Mercers' Hall, E.C., and presented to Mr.-F.'C. Chiehester the Johnstoa .emorial Trophy for the best feat of. air navigation during the year, L . -, . Mr. Chiehester was", awarded the tro- > phy for his foat in flying from New ~ Zealand to Norfolk; Island,; purely by,' solar observation, and for flying from V Norfolk Island to Lord Howe Island. ■ Over a hundred airmen were;:present, ' many of them; being ' distinguished, ? Guests included:- Mai-quig of/London* " derry, Secretary of State-'for.Air; Sir t . Philip Sassoon, TJuiler-Secret'ary; Sir 5 John Simon, Chief of ' Staff, ' E.A.I?.;' Lord Trenchard; Colonel- Sheimerdine, Director of Civil Aviation; Lie.ut.-Col-one! J. T. C. More-Brabazon,«M;.P.; Sir A. V. Eoe, Sir Alan .Anderson, and Colonel the Master: of Sempill. '. Captain the Hon; F. E. Guest/ Deputy '^ Master, in welcoming"the Prince;'said ' that they wanted the -"British 5 standard '"'■' to be the highest for pilots.in the civi-.. lised world. Their.aim; vras to raisa '« the. standard both of commercial and-;-civil flying.: : ... .' V.-,.," ,' > _/. r In his reply, the Prince said:- • rr - "It is more-than fitting that the lat-: est form of transport;'the transport of : the future, should-Have' a guild-of its own. I have sufficient experience of ' flying in different parts of. tlie .world■' to knoiv^ how great is.the-responsibility; i of air pilots and navigators', for, mora'\ ■ than at sea, the safety of .the craft,: the'!-' passengers,- and .the cargo; deprnds-'upoa^ i the pilot. . Yours is a greafeprpfc'ssion,, ■: a profession, that give.s.i ;valu&blo and-■-■ conrageous service. I welcome:tne existence of this guild,; because I kiiow of the very valuable service it caii Vender-: to aviation." ■ •;:-;',■? .:-.-'■-,-• ~ > Eeferring to, the loss bf Kipi,: " tbo- [ Prince said: "In that disaster' ytfu lostv. both the master and the ;'deputy!^ma^ter.."j;" of guild, towhom:its 'eiiist'eii.te" was 1' chiefly, due. ; I am very gla.d^inUecd,- : that their task has been so ably ; carricd: on, and I think the work' the guild is. : doing is the most fitting tribute to theit; methory." ■•' .-' .',"' :■■■• • -'■■-;":'-..■.; " .;.'.- :,;:' . •The Johnston Memorial: Trophy i« given annually for the :best: feat -of ; ' navigation in honour of the .late Squad-roa-Leader ,;E. .t. Johnston, f Qundex?o£' L the guild, who went down in-EiOL The "Daily Telegraph'? aviatipnes--pert recognised in the- company who have. flcwn more thau;« a million' ■*• miles. .Of these he met W. lEogers. H* ' H. Perry, F. Bismore, all of-! the pre-r---war generation but still flying everyday; A. L. Lawf ord; the firstVto fly j5 a regjilar cross-Channel serviep; 0./ P« '. Jones, and A. ; L. Eobinson;;:,Gaptaiii . Lawrence Hope,.-winner, of King ?s Gupair. racw,,:chief i i;amqng..'.''-'"tp«rerBi'-;in«l^ emergency flyers. .-,,.;:1 "'■.' ~':. . .:.'.