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Rippon Photograph Album                                                                          Page 12

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  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

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20. Inside of 13

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24. Posed picture with Max Coote on left and Rippon in centre

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17. Inside of 13

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21. Again - Appears to belong to Smallcombe

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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

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22. Inside of 21

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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

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​RIP launching his "Push me-pull me" model. (LR)

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