Rippon Photograph Album Page 12
1. It appears Rippon attended this meeting. W. S. Smallcombe was a driving force at Reading/Woodley
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2. Boreham was well known for rotary wing experiments. Lt. Cmdr. A Greenhalgh was the person who amassed the collection used for this website.
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3. Nothing known.
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4. The Reading Club aeroplanes. (LR) Model marked R-DMAC on the table is the Willis Skyrover, and hanging above it is the ever present Resurgam. (Also shown in the photo below).
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5. Anyone recognise anyone?
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7. The Reading Club?
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8. Curtis?
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9. Nothing known.
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10. (LR) Semi scale Miles Hawk designed and built by M Chandler of the Reading and District Model Aero Club, powered by a 15cc Grayspec engine.
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11. As 10. (LR) This model won first place in the Concours d'Elegance (power section) at the Northern Heights Gala at Fairey's aerodrome on 21st June 1936.
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12. No info.
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13. Assumed to belong to Smallcombe. Inside pages follow ....
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14. Inside 13
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15. Inside of 13
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16. Inside of 13
20. Inside of 13
24. Posed picture with Max Coote on left and Rippon in centre
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17. Inside of 13
21. Again - Appears to belong to Smallcombe
25. (LR) A very early RIP designed rubber pusher with a flexible drive from the rubber motor to the prop.
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18. Inside of 13
22. Inside of 21
26. Another small photo. (LR) RIP's Duraplane.
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19. Inside of 13
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27.(LR) RIP's Farman Pusher.
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28. I assume the young chap is the 'Sproule' in 29.
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30. Centre is D.W. Rowe of Gogalming. His 'Red Lightning' Team Racer was a plan in 1950 Model Aircraft magazine. Thanks to Martin Dilly for the information.
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31. Martin Dilly knew D.Posner quite well and tells me this is not Dave Posner - but it is his design, "Dream Bogey" low aspect ratio sailplane published in Aeromodeller, August 1949.
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32. Another small photo
RIP launching his "Push me-pull me" model. (LR)
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