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The secrets are coming out of the would have kissed me big bag at last! Fritz Wengel, who less nippy on ́my fest: only recently left a German High he used to say to me. School, flying the secret German you Eengleesh say, nozzings but zo gruff and sh Messerschmitt fighter, has clocked | shoutings!" 472 m.p.h. as an average over an of-- Then he would slip his arm through ficially-timed course.

mine and stand me vermouth. He General' Udet, Inspector-General of was so nice. The vermouth was nice, the German Air Force, has stated: too. "These flights show that Germany has Then the race came, and I won it. fighters 124 m.p.h. faster than any I met him afterwards. He looked foreign machines."

pretty thundery, but it was a hot day, Now the Supermarine Spitfire, pro-and he always went about bowed duct of my own old firm, and down with medals. So I asked him (except for a blasting armament) al- to come and have one with me to most identical with

my own old celebrate my good luck. His reply is Schneider racers, is credited with 362 unprintable! m.p.h.

Credited with it! But, you should see the little Spitfire going flat out! You would, of course, see nothing but a blurred speck zipping past in a hurry.

some

I remember, too, when I was in Finland demonstrating

of the world's fastest aircraft used for at- Finnish tacking battleships that the

wheri Government wanted to buy, someone else took me too seriously. But it has been disclosed that test We were invited to a State banquet pilots, trying out the Spitfire for ter-1 (after we had shown off the

aero-

by CAPT. H.O. BAIRD (Schneider Trophy Winner and Test Pilot)

minal

velocity stresses, attained planes) and I was placed between speeds between 520 and 550 m.p.h., some titled siren who spoke no Eng- diving with the engine full on at lish and the white-moustached Air about two miles high.

Chief Marshal of Finland, who also knew little English.

Let me tell you something. We don't need to talk of fighters when it comes to comparing speeds with the Messerschmitt which, I admit, is a very pretty little machine. We have a trainer which has flown faster than that.

every one of sounded gran To return to-day. The engined West mum's the w French allies that its speed 435 m.p.h. on

Then there have seen it f brown blur. been given rect; then In- going to mop ing torpedo can do.

There is an Messerschmid good because did its imp

flight stripped and streamlin aircraft coul teeth.

But these 1 with an arm; prise you-if

Eight mach plosive or in cond; or a sel plus the new throws 1lb. A incendiary or mixture of t close on 1,000 Armaments

The Air Marshal asked me present-speeds bu ly what we did in England when we raiders as we drank a toast. Well, of course, I I could keej could tell him that! I showed him and explained that we said whatever occurred to us, such as "Cheerio!" or

the latest dev nosed Blenhei bomber that t new ones into suit machines

There is th

Ever heard of the Miles Master? | "Wouf! Wouf!" Rather a wonderful aircraft. The

He liked that. He held up his hand pilots who are to handle the Spitfire and Hurricane and others of Britain's for silence, and then explained it all

to the guests. He said Finland must [ of a lovely ne quick ones (and who have to wear special canvas "corsets" so that they don't leave their tummies behind on quick turns, learn their job on the Miles Master.

The constructor's test pilot tried one out, doing a steep descent with engine full on when he was over Ox- ford, Exactly five minutes later he has over Farnborough.

Get out a map and check the dis- tance; 42 miles in five minutes? Right you are! Or, as we say up in the clouds-504 m.p.h., and Wouf: Wouf: to the Rolls Royce Kestrel engine that drove it.

We have some pretty stuff in the sheds round about.Britain waiting its turn if the bombers ever come. I re- member an Italian a bit like General Udet,, who underestimated British planes, I was out in Naples flying in SAILS SEPT. 16th at 1.00 A.M.

the Schneider race, I had a revised SEPT. 29th at 12.00 Noon

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wartime anjold English 1st at 2.00 A.M. OCT. "

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machine, but it had a lovely 15th at 2.00 A.M.

engine. The Italians had special up- to-the-tick machines built for the If with Government money. they won the Trophy that year (hav- ing held it the two previous years) they held it for keeps.

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Their papers announced, that they were going to get it. The Italian te- chnical chief was awfully nice to me, used to slap me on the back, and

A flight of Hawker Hurricanes.

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EAT

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INEXPENSIVE BATISFYING

Bringing Up Father

BY GOLLY - WE NEVER SEE JIGGS ANY- MORE SINCE HIS DAUGHTER ›

MARRIED A NOBLEMAN-

I SUPPOSE HIS WIFE'S GITTIN' SO HIGH-HAT SHE'S MAKIN”

JIGGS EAT WITH A FORK-

POOR JIGGS- WHEN HE ́. MARRIED – HE

STEPPED RIGHT INTO. THE FRONT LINE TRENCH-

LET'S GO OVER TO HIS.OFFICE AN' CHEER HIM UP-

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YES-AN' HE

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LOT OF THINGS WHEN HE'S WITH US-