The Quirister , issue 2 , July 1935 , edited by AW Griggs and HAG Blackwell . Cover designed by GG Goodall
Includes an article about the formation of the Old Quirister Association in May 1935 and the presentations made to the retiring Q master , EG Williams , who had been in post for 43 years .
Visit to Worthy Down On Tuesday 9 th July we journeyed to Worthy Down Air Force Station . As we approached , we saw ‘ Heyford ’ bombers practising for night landings .
We divided into groups to look over one of these bombers which are more powerful than the old ‘ Virginia ’ type . We were shown the controls and how the ‘ dustbin ’ ( an armoured cylinder for a machine gunner ) was lowered from the fuselage . As we crossed to another hanger , we saw a small trolley hauling a giant ‘ Virginia ’. We then inspected one of these old planes which are being replaced by ‘ Heyfords ’. On the ‘ Virginia ’, the bombs are exposed to the slip-stream and thus reduce the speed .
While we were there , a flight of ‘ Gauntlets ’ dropped in to refuel . These planes are similar to those used in the Fleet Air Arm . They were closely followed by two ‘ Hawker Harts ’ – two of the fastest machines in the service . stamp he sees , and the other , who collects merely to fill his spare time . The first generally gets good stamps by comparing them carefully , in order to discern any difference in colour or design ; while the other goes about it lazily and does not try for rare stamps . He frequently tries to obtain the brightly coloured stamps which are seldom of any great value .
This hobby is not very expensive . A good album can be obtained for about 12 / 6d . Small albums can be had for 6d or 1 / - , but these are seldom very serviceable .
Fish notes , by CHEE We obtained an old accumulator case which we have turned into a very good aquarium . In it we have crayfish , minnows , loach , bullhead and tadpoles . When the tadpoles grew into frogs , the crayfish and loach ate the frogs . To provide fresh water we use siphons and these are also used to drain off the dirty water . We are always on the watch for new specimens .
As we made our way to the bus at the end of the visit , we passed the remains of several old ‘ Virginias ’, who , too old for present service , now waited only to be flown to the scrap heap .
Stamp Collecting , by KJM Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby and provides a great deal of amusement as well as improving your geographical knowledge .
There are two kinds of collector , one the genuine enthusiast who tries to get every
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