Omission of Mrs. Kirby-Green Name Un-British The biggest rumpus in the history sports flying has broken out mong air men and women in Britain over the failure of the Royal Aero "lub to incorporate the name of Mrs Betty Kirby-Green as ce-pilot for the Ticial recognition of her recent "ape-and-back record flight with ing Officer "A, E. Dou Victor Burnett in the "ress.
Leading members of the club, T understand, are demanding a full xrlanation of the action, which they escribe as unfair and unsportsanlike.
The Royal Aero Club is the gov-"ming body for sporting flying in his country.
When a record has been made by a Briton in a British machine the club sends the facts to Federation Aeronautique Internationale for ofi-[cial recognition in its lists, The FAI. only takes this information officially from the club.
If a record is not on the FAL list it is not recognised, Jim Mollison said to me last night: "I shall seriously consider resigning from the club if something is not done. 1t most un-British and an sporting.
Mrs. Kirby-Green, with tears her eyes, said to me: "It's a rotten shame, I did do my fair share of the flying.
"Tve made practically nó money out [of the flight. and I don't care a flag for the publicity, But I thought I had got I wanted—the honour of staring the record.
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