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August 1960

The club held its first open day on Sunday, 22nd May, at the South Marston Airfield. Miss E. C. Millin, the Mayor Elect of Swindon, made the inaugural flight of the new T-3J, watched by some 2,000 spectators. Brian Porter of the Parachute sub-section made four jumps and the visiting Olympia syndicate from Coventry delighted the crowd with aerobatics culminating in a beat-up which put Farnborough in the shade. After the departure of the Auster tug for Eastleigh the T-31 passenger flights were continued by auto tow until late evening. Eventually, the call of the bar and sausage and mash supper enticed the diehards from the airfield. We now hope to fly every Sunday and will be delighted to receive visits-intentional or otherwise.

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