Thursday 16 May 1918 – First Day of Flying in Hampshire

With ground transport being arranged from Hursley Park to the aerodrome at Worthy Down, Greg took to the air again in an RE8 to practice aerial firing and photography with the Artillery & Infantry Co-operation School.

Date: 16.5.18 
Hour: 11.0 
Machine type and No.: RE 6616 
Passenger: – 
Time: 30 m 
Height: 1500 
Course: Aerodrome 
Remarks: Aerial firing (150 rounds)
Date: 16.5.18 
Hour: 1.45 
Machine type and No.: RE 2472 
Passenger: – 
Time: 1 hr 5 m 
Height: 2500 
Course: Photography 
Remarks: Camera jambed after 8th plate
Date: 16.5.18 
Hour: 3.40 
Machine type and No.: RE 2472 
Passenger: – 
Time: 1 hr 0 m 
Height: 3500 
Course: Photography 
Remarks: Eighteen plates exposed. Successful.

Second time lucky with the camera.

And at the end of the day it was back in the transport to Hursley Park:

From Hursley Park to Worthy Down
From Hursley Park to Worthy Down and back at the end of the day. Click or tap for a larger, zoomable image. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.

Greg’s next recorded flight would be on Tuesday 21 May 1918.

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