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The Heston Spring 1930 Flying Cruise to Germany
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Edith Chalmers, Adelaide Cleaver, Sir Sefton Brancker, Rosalind Norman and Connie Leathart before the start
[Sir Sefton Brancker, the Controller of Civil Aviation, was killed in the R101 crash a few months later].
"The tour, which started from Heston on Thursday morning, April 17, merits quite a large amount of thanks from the British Aircraft industry because probably there is nothing which could have been done at the present time which will so successfully bring before all those interested on the continent, the fact that our aircraft are eminently suitable for journeys of comparatively long range.
The entire party had lunch on board the Graf Zeppelin at Friedrichshafen, and were shown over the Dornier Do. X. The visit to the Wasserkuppe Gliding School had to be cut out owing to the weather."
"the Easter party from Heston ... was received with the utmost cordiality and friendliness during the recent tour of Europe. Whatever may apply to the general public, the aviation folk of the different countries entertain nothing but the greatest goodwill towards each other, and that is why we welcome sincerely and enthusiastically such visits as that of the Graf Zeppelin [it appeared over Wembley Stadium, to less-than-universal acclaim], and such tours as that of the Heston party. The more we have of that sort of intercourse with each other, the less likelihood is there of any traces of unfriendly feelings remaining."
l to r: Rosalind, Harald, ?, Nora, Adelaide, John, Sefton, Ivor, Valentine, Geoffrey, Edith, ?, Harry, ?, Philip, ?, Archibald, Walter, Connie (click to enlarge)
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Pilot |
Passenger |
| G-AALX |
DH.60M Moth |
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Jack Cantrill |
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R. A. Williams (Mechanic) |
| G-EBYK |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth
Hubert Broad flew it in the King's Cup, 1928
 This aircraft belonged to Violet Baring (so I hope Valentine asked before he borrowed it).
It (and Violet, and Philip Noble) crashed at Arborfield on 18 Jul 31
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Valentine Baker |
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| G-AAKE |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth
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Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton |
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| G-AACO |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth
First Reg Nov 1928 Crashed nr Malton 24.6.34
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John Chalmers |
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Edith Chalmers |
| G-AAVY |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
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Adelaide Cleaver |
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D. Cameron |
| G-AAVS |
 Klemm L26 aII |
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Roderick Denman |
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Dr. E.W. Reid |
| G-AAHI |
 DH.60G Gipsy Moth
First Reg May 1929. Canc 8.1.47 pts used on G-AAWO restored 9.6.93
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Nigel Norman |
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Rosalind Norman |
| G-AALV |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
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Archibald Downes-Shaw |
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| G-AASA |
DH.60M Moth
This is the aircraft that Oscar Garden flew to Australia in October/November 1930.
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Harry Selfridge |
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| G-AAHU |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
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John Shand |
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Susan Slade |
| G-AAAA |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth, registered Jul 1928. Impressed 6.2.40 Used as decoy. |
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Ivor McClure |
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| G-AATK |
Desoutter I
First Reg Jan 1930 to National Flying Services, Hanworth. Impressed 31.8.41 Scrapped East Cowes 6.42
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Alan Muntz |
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Mrs. Mary Muntz |
| G-AAUU |
Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV
First Reg May 1930. Sold abroad 6.35
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Harald Peake |
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Richard Atcherley |
| G-AABI |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
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Geoffrey Ambler |
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| G-AALF |
DH.60M Moth |
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John Turner |
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| G-AAAL |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth
First Reg Aug 1928 to Winifred Spooner. Crashed on takeoff Lea 21.8.39
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John Bryans |
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| G-EBOI |
DH.60 Moth |
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Philip Wills |
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| G-AASY |
DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
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Robert Perkins |
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| G-EBRT |
DH.60X Moth. 'Peridot I'
First Reg 31.5.27 to ACM Jackaman.
Crashed into and remained in tree at Canute Air Park, Ashingdon, Essex 20.6.36. Regn cld 9.36.
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Walter Macpherson |
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Miss Macpherson |
| G-EBWT |
 DH.60X Moth
First Reg. Mar 1928 to Alan Muntz.
Crashed Nazeing, Essex 24.3.34; passenger Norman Bartholemew killed.
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Walter Runciman |
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Connie Leathart |
| G-AAIB |
D.H.60G Gipsy Moth |
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Nora Trevelyan |
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| G-EBRO |
Westland Widgeon III
First Reg Mar 1927. Wfu 23.3.38 scrapped
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Ralph Cochrane |
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