MR. CHURCHILL IN THE AIR.
'&.HOW. HE FLEW; BY; HIMSELF;*^.; First'Lord'-of.' the"'Ad- : mirulty,-.niado an aeroplane flight of .heady an hour's duration at.Esstclmrcii on Saturday, December 1, and during most of tho ■ time ■ he- personally.., ■ took. control <jf the machine. ' v .-. :Tho- machine in. wdiich. ho ,flow i -'was;. i -a dual control Short biplanc.^of.thdjlatest ,'-';3lr. Churchill lias for'some time past;., been, taking lessons'.in the bandling'of '.-■flying machines, and- has -made, a- ssrics "pf-.■flights in ivatcrplau'es and-'aeroplanes ,attached-.,tb-tho.,Naval :*¥iiig : of' the Co-ps.:J ■ff.x:' ,';,.-■.■".!■; 5/ '"'■ ■ '.-On tho Saturday-morning tho';-First | Lord had'further-.lcssnns..-After lunch,. j donning a ■leather'"jacket. ,, nnd",an-- air-'! man's cap*' Mr. Churchill-took'his v soat I in'the .dual control biplane with Captain-! |; : Wildman-Lushiiigton,- R.M.L.I.v" : r;- -v^! siJAYhen tho machine'.'..had ' .reached' n" -.-height', of about' oOOffc^Mr^Churcbillj ,"took' over the' ean'trbl;;.V'Tho wind ,was blowing steadily but-strongly, .and;'''tho tbipland- took ■ neaFly. ; :Slialf anshouri to cover, tho'.ten' ;niilos : ' , 'whicli.' ■ separates sEastclnirch\flying-;-.'grdund- from, the-Ida. of'Grain;-:''S;'^'/;i,; : ;'...'!■,.; ■'.■,'.;';. -. „'.-. ■':;i-The First''Lord -remained at tho'.'controls for nearly .three-quarters '-■ of - an ''hour,.flying to.andffr'o.and accomplish-, .ing' V.a ,'djstanco'■ 0f..-from''thirty-fivo'■-to- ■ for^:tnilos.; ; i;Theiij;Ca]>tainSLushingtpn. .'agaih''fook : *cbarge;fiiui ;bi;ouglit^thp'jna- -.. .-■ |~S';An ;'r said : !,V.Mr..:.Oiurcbill.;:did;}:splendidly:,J; v The |',inacluno 4 . was. kept.;at; , ' , a. i ', , splondidV(inßle :'-t!iroughnu_t.-"-.-Ho..was;-.vofy eooLindeed." ;|^.The,Fii : st,,T,o'rd'3%actiyities : - are..well Viliown'.l'in .:the'following; ; list'of liis.'.trips '.by; hirship;Vaeroplane,".hnd/submarine' 'durin.g^-the.'pa.stHicv.'ymonths:'—'" : fi'':''fi pct;*3i;— lvjtho; airships'■* Beta '■' "'Oct;' .3().-^-Sulininrine'itrip' in "the Solent; ;oct3;2s;f-Acroplanp;';Jlight.j;fat> ; iEast-JOctS-23; in'..an.airship at.Shecrness;, .•■ ; .bcty;0? : :-Wateri)!ano;flight.at. i ■Opt/j2: i^wo < ~wateri^ane!!flight.S;^ ■;Se"pJ4 ; iik: LETTE R|ft l'L'? t AD! EstsH OU lB$ ■;f€lii!:'||lS: R ? A P ;, ,M ■;£? '■!■; ha" v;o" r-; Rcirth'&Soap : ;foT;myKelf.'aiid- , 'niy;.liit!pf/f;irr..(t';.yyai's;'«l(l),' : a'lid' as | ■iy'bll^is^'softcniiiß/aiidJ.promqlinß.growth : ■ , skiusiii l 'hcalthy i ./and-i , ex'cellcrit''condition'," writers MrsijiliSßlythe^ ; GO]-nrion; Slrect,; .Cavcrslmn!;ssipjiiic(lin;;jA»N.Z>;v;ff"Uii(lcr ■;troublwflnip""clini'atc3co'n<litioii's; l ?,b'ot : ''' and ■.c'ol(l^.itihnssfar-*exedwk;<l.-iny:|BM pe'ctationsraS:L'luiv!\;;us(sHl;so; ; iiuuiy;;yfirid-; '.Uos>f ,jS!miiar'laiticics;;>l^!t.ilimust.JioiK tst'y'aridjfn'ithfuUySatlniit^batsyaur^Kox-: ciia'.iSp.ipSVstaiHl.s/.iin/'qiii'ilhil,'^ n!L- ■slfcViiisciiMitip^Vsly^ ' rcadsjiyifvdSfewSHisf' s RristitudoCjaiui . i;ivcSi(ydi!r;^cx!mii| ; Hda jridiio jl rialjl^viir y*sif&£': J ■Bexona;f;Scaj>;ft;isy^sJswcct;Sv'holcEoni*," use; ■ it- foritho dailvjlnthJerJ-eveiv hanUs'i'aiid'i'ai'e^vit.hfcjt-ji.s'Mn^fi ■ski xi?;k) t hi'hijlfl i!jc,fl : i(n<l;;§i nt isejit ic/of ;;;iin-' ::. freshing ;.:'sgotlijnß,;'.'4KalnicV i Aia as; thpSfaWdiis-7Eexonai-.Ointmciiiv.;;i'ricc;a ~A^l\;t;j ? ; ■£ )<-^^t%Ji^
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 9
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296MR. CHURCHILL IN THE AIR. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 9
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