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-The greatest event in Prince Edward Island’s air history will
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 take place at the local Upton Airport flying field next
Monday afternoon, when the cream of Canacla’s aces will
V' , pay Prince Edward Island a visit in over ‘fifteen planes.
1i§oUT THE PAGEANT E A  - 4-
Even thouirh' flying goes back to over twenty years
hgo, and thou_i,»'h an enormous amolint was done during the
war, and immediately :iftei'\vards, to many it seems only to
have :\ctuall_v started within
Up to the war it was so
us. During the war it developed so rapidly as to terrify us.
lAnd in those years inlnlediatcly folloivingr the war we were
_tr_\'ing hard to f`or_u'et.
Then, three or l`our years ago. the government promised
that when two or three (or
gether in a\'iation's name, they should be assisted. The old 6
,war pilots trot together and
i'lyinp: clubs got togethel' and
the last few years.
experimental as not to affect
rather more) were joined to'
formed the flying clubs, the
foriui~d the (Tanadian li`lyini.r
ABOUT
PILOTS A
T. M “Pit” Reid, Official toil
leader who is flying the Imperial
il Lids Puss Moth, has made a Romeo vachon, pllotoftheSargo
Hume fOr 1111115011 flying Over the Cloud, learned to fly after the war,
ncharted routes of noithern Can gmlng which he se,-ved in comm” I
ndu- He has taken part in several cial aviation in eastern Canada..
cseue iiights, including those Of ehieily in connection with fores-
lt M0A1l’1ine Dafll’ in U10 n0l'i»h'° try, for several years before flying
rn Manitoba barrens and Ben Etc- the mail along the noi-tn shore of
n, in the .Artic. He served dur- the St. Lawrence. He became su
ing the war with the R»°vul Naval perinteniient. oi inainienanoe for
1' merclal aviation since.
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Clubs Association; and now the Association has got to- A
gethcr with the Government, the Royal Canadian Air Force- is
and the aircraft industry and formed-'l‘he 'l`i'ans-(.`anada W
..   .i _ . .rliiiiis-clliiiiu Ain Piitzinr
9. g the istlngu Canadian Airways at St Hubert
hed Flying Medal, and after- in 1930, and left that position to
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nrds was engaged in commercial become lot of the Holt a htl~ -_V
Air Paireant. aviation in England and in canada. bian for the 'ri-ans-canada tour. V
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W J-  » Fil0Mi~|LY AT TiillEE 0 CLUGK
The idea of an air tour or travelling pageant is not of
course, new. For the most part however, these have been
ith the 110th Squadron He was Canada at Montreal He was viii
The. "Inns-Caiiftdhn Air ing- both the industry and the pnbiie. the youngest pilot in the squadron. ner oi the canadian National sen Ceremony-Steady Pl`0g`1`eSSl0l1 Of Aerial I
cant h an entirely different propo~ It Will undvllbfvdly give a great
me only 17 at the time After the time me at Toronto iast yen H Acts Will Keep Spectators on Their Toes I
P* '"" PR06iiliM GETS UNDER WAY
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tend, including Raining lltltudo
while flying upside down, a. pull ot!
parachute Jump, an exhibition of
'crazy flying. an aerial display of
fireworks, beautiful beyond descrip-
tion. a special act by the Delisvi.
land Co., kept secret, an individual
display of nerobatics in a Biskin by
Bill Riddell, a. demonstration by the
autogiro; and a. group lorobltic act
by three Blskins, piloted by tho
cream_ of Canad.a's Air Force, that
will live in the memories of the
watchers for many A day.
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siilon. It is in no sense ri race stimulus to the aircraft industry war he quit flying but returned to held a commission in the Royal Air I _
moss cm” or a Conmmmctnny mms awmng from it Wm it and Alive With Amazement and Thrills _..._
in 1929 when he organized the Force before coming to Canafi
, . “J Sa derson, pilot of. Capt. C. R. Troup, pilot of the -._
in the nature of reliability tours, sponsored in the States the Stunting fleet plane. Joined the Bvllunca Peacemaker. is test Dllut '
and touching only a very few Canadian cities. Royal Flvine 'Come in 1917. servinz for the Belluncu Aimfafi 0°- °f Offigial Opening Will be Marked by 0fflCl3l i l S  E
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movement is the one tprotynimt de- ing clubs. These clubs have carried i
sire to demoiistrate to the Calm-y!ll¢i1‘ burduil Only by herculean
tion has made mid its now coin-llhc Canadian public 'for whose bell
parative safety. , icflt they operate and to whom they
“fd °f difecwls °f Fleet Alf' pilut Of Canadian MPWHYS Lid- the Can da Air Pa eant the fleet consists of ships of the Royal -
dlan public the rapid strides ytvin- efforts and deserve the support of craft of Canada, Ltd. IC. P. R. and`C. N. R. backed itvia- Cangdlllnr Air §0rce: consisting Of five SiSklIlS, fast power-I glands .uf mechamcal repairs' A" work quickly.
N011 °°mPHf\Y is °~ Splmdld ‘i'““i ful combat ships, with their mother-ship, an all metal tri- one'
G°°f'°Y 0`B'l°“ Chief l°ll°'* f°"'f1YC\'- HIS P@1'f°fm““°° in the rlotored Ford, of 1300 ‘horse power, carrying the mechanics
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*S i“S°1'“°i°‘”- Lest °h“ifm°“ °f the Curt- Bernard M”-“"“» "ack mai' In addition to club and private enterprise in the 'I‘rans~ We have 8 fu||y equipped pint for dom; an
Most of the individual meiubcrime always open the De Havilland Aircraft of Can- “crazy flying” number always and spare parts 'for the Si5ki||s_ They are agcgmpanigd by _
clubs of the canadian Flying clubs The idea of the Trans Canada ada Ltd., is well known in Van- brings the crowd to its feet. a Fai!-chud 71 carrying officials of the Department of ‘ '
Association have, ln the past two.Air Pageant was enormously non- convey-_ He has made two trans- N ti0na| Defence and De artment of Civil Aviatign.
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years, held annuiii air pogoiints lu‘0Ci\'ed und hfw been enterprlsinslv canada flight in his famous Puss Capt. Godfrey neon, pilot of the `
their own cities. 'Iliese pngeant:i|
have always been two-fold in thciri
purpose; firstly. to dcinonstrzitcltlic'
feasibility and safety of flying, and
iecondly, to provide ii. source oi
revenue to the club in order to
carried out on it vast and long- it
sigiited plan. There can be no d
'lot.li, and last summer made two Autgglro entered by the Fairchild
awn-to-dusk trips between TOY- Aircraft Co., Ltd., is ii well-know
doubt of its ultininte success. onto and W.nnipeg, a record that Montreal airman. He started sev-
has never been equalled. He ser' eral weeks behind the trans-Cam
The Trans Canada Air Pageant,
while presenting many interesting
sides, such as the number of ships,
(about 20). the variety ot the types,
ABOUT THE PLANES vcd with the Ruyul nil' Furce dllf' ada tour but overtook them in Re- the background of the personnel.
Peter and Prim, Flagship of the i
bontinue giving flying instruction
to the youth of Canada nt mtesllis a Saro Cloud amphibian, a Brit-
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within everyones reach.
Statistics havg shown that al- H
affair in any way. Behind theibu turiiud over to the various fly- ndon Flying Club and served as 'I'
bo
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TrausfCnnada Air Pageant fleet,
ng the war and has been ln com-A gina, - B
nd the availibility of many ships
i production, o\\ned by W. R. G.
olt of Montreal, Fitted as B. lux-
for passenger carrying. nevertheless
is centered around the show
that is conducted under the
most all of these pageants have,
been successful in their two ob-i
lects, and have been accorded tliciavailable for passenger cni‘i-yiiig,
lull support and appreciation oi
the general public. _ plane type _and is official mother
Unfortunately, however, the or- sl
zauizlng of these itlfalrs has been tl
1 hard strain on the personnel oiicommodation for sixteen passeng-
She various clubs mid the loss and ers.
risk undertaken by them has bcfn
[ar greater than the ultimate pro- ship` to the famous Columbia. used
n thc tmiis-Atlantic flight by Clar
[its @vc warrarited. Io
uvlous air yacht, it is equally ut
homo on land or water. It will be
The Ford Trl-Motor, it irgiisport.
iip for the R. C. F. Slskins on
ic ’I`ra1is-Caiizidit tour. lt has nc-
Thc llcllunca. >I’ai:cni:\ker, sister
leadership of Marshall M. Foss,
show manager.
fall
hour
club
the
Th; formation of the Canadian ence Chainbcilziin, was iviimer of
Flyili Clubs Association two yealsllie seaplnne race at the Canadian
ago Q rather its coming into activolN
life fi year ago with the ap `
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pomtgient of a permanent sccre- machine. It will carry passengers
tary 'ilnd pcrinaiient. hcadquoi-tcl's'wliile in Clii\i'lot.iet0wn.
at Oiawa-gave rise to a discuss-
ion R the last Annual Convention F. plane of the type used extin-
as tjfzwhether or not it would be S
advi$Jle for the association to various part of Canada. During the
shoulder the responsibility of tour it is used to transport officials
" na for the -‘take oil" of parociiute Canadian Press)-AS 11 result Of
umpcrg personal visits by members of the
The ross Moth. of which there Empire Marketing B°Brd'B Staffr
re two in the Trans-canada tour, 100 county or borough councils and
withg an appointed committee is a modern light cabin plane cap- mental 110SDltH1S hai,/9 amended
comrdbnced action iinmfdintely able of carrying three persona at their tender 1011115 S0 85 £0 SPECUY
30 miles an hour. It is the some that goods purchased shall be"Em-
Tig first step, of course, was to type as the Prince of Wales' per- pire" whereever p0SSibie- T119
obta. d the governme‘nt’s approval sonzll plane. Board’s officers have now visited
formiig a complete pageant and n
brinl';§ig it to each club in turn.j
Eve@delegste was in favor of thf
:Idea,ii“'5aiid the Secretary, working n
afterxhe convention. 1
of thg scheme. Not only was their
sanctthn obtained but their entlor- open cockpit plane is owned by n
satiol-li was shown by their promise Major General J. H. MacBrlen, pre a
to alfl`vw.the Royal Ciinadain Air slcicnt of the Aviation League of bout 1,250 lnsltiutlons in England
Forcolfsiskliis to accompany theVCanilda, who flew last summer on and Wales alone have been sent
Pageaflt throughout the length a.
and Ilifcadth of its tour.
th  number and variety oiian amazing performance both in i ‘
e acts, which never economy of travel and in aerbaticsi QEENNELL & CHANDLER FE l;
thrill the sprctatcrs, and soistuiitihg like higher powered ships.
the whole of n thrcci Boeing 40~B.-4-This isavancou-`t
,vcr built airplane built by Boeingi
nt opened in Hami1touIAir-craft oi Canada, Ltd. lt is the.
lst and after visiting evcrylsamc type of ship which is used ini
Canada, will end up in a T
at London, Ontario, flying the air mall rtnd passengers
llth. on the Canadian prairies. and on'
by the Domi-imont ol many oi the United states airi
Defence and endorsed by mall lines, It will be flown by Vim-_I
l League of Canada, tht' couver's own war ace Major D. R.;
warrants the support of MacLarcn, D. S. O., M. C. I
ationai Exhibition in ’l`o1'onto last.
ear. It is a speedy yet comfortable
The Fairchild "'71" 'is an R. C. A.
This show takes place at two
o'clock, before which time the field
is cleared and all passenger carry-
ing stops. It is opened by official
ceremonies, announcements, etc..
and goes on from that with a
steady progression of aerial acts,
that keep the spectators on their
toes and alive with amazement und
thrills. '
All ships perform, from the tiny
Aeronca. flivver plane of only 38’
horse power, to the powerful Biskin
fighters, which perform in group
formation. Opportunities to see aer-
ial feats never before witnessed in
-P. E. i. will be given to oil who at-I
BRUCE STEWART & 00., Ltd
STEAM aoinaas, ENGINES, “IMPERIAL”
c.AsoLiNii Morons, Po'rA'ro '
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IRON FOUNDERS
Manufacturers of
DIGGERS, ETC.
ivcly on photographic patrol in
The Gypsy Moth, the two place all
coast to coast tour. V to
Thc Flwif BlPl=tn0. w’hlch 11005 suggestions. All the local author-
Allfthe feiitlires that go to make stuiiting and inverted flying is n mes haveprovedrendyand anxious
B. suosfesslul pageant have been em~ two place open cockpit machine. to
bodlef in this epic '1‘i~ans-Cmiadii
tour. Firstly, the feature that im-,Junior are t\vo small low powered
doubtidiily pleases th; public niostlplfuirs for private use. They glvei
Th” -’\°l'°"°a and ""3 CUFHSS chase their supplies from the Em-
ot met a single refusal of cooper-
tion. Tender forms covering a-
STRESS “EMPTRE" GOODS
the local authorities and have
the Board for scruitlny and
do everything they can to pur-
.uua rwo Am PAGEANT .. 
Air Pa
YORK POINT F
2 P. M. M
Go by water to North River Bridge
on the
l Carvell’s Wharf, foot of Pownal Street at
` Return Fare 25c
ill
geant l
ERRY BOAT
onday.
FENNELL & CHANDLE
This
is a good tl
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practical pcfpie of horse-
. hold netls and
A HARDWARE
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FENNELIJ £4*
CHANDLER
Charlottetown
plrc at home and overseas. This
new stimulus to Empire buylns
LONDON' August 25 (By The through the “collective consumer”
is already being felt by the trades.
One large meat importer states
that there has been a definite ln-
crease in the consumption of
Australian frozen beef, and he st-
trlbutes this to the demand com-
ing from local authorities.
GIRLS WORK AS MINE
GUARDS
LEAD, S. D., Aug 28 (U. P.)-
By conducting tours- through the
Homestead Mining Company ‘this
summer, six girls have saved
enough money to psy e7UP°n59S ai'
college next winter. The girls make
three trips daily, expllininl the
process and answering questions.
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urine  ~ “ 'wanna
irc to i‘~.`lhlnd
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GEORGE BENNETT World’s Champion Parachute Jumper
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Charlottetown, Monday, August 31st l`
.The Thrill of a Lifetime `
Be One of Thousands in Attendance
Dare Devil BERNARD MARTIN
Crazy Flying and Acrobatics
-RAT CHASE-
' JEFF _ O’BRIEN .Sensational Aviator
Flying Puss Moth-Prince of Wales Plane
'JACK SAUNDERSON, Flying A not
More Than 1,000 Successful Descents
FLYING CLUB BOMBING STUNT.
Many Other Thrills
  Three Miles West of Charlottetown
Ample Free`Parking Spac¢ for Cars
'Admission 50 cents for Adults _ Children FREE
"L Duplicate Ticket System--So Hold Your Cheque and Avoid Emberassmenf _
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