These images show the cover and first page of Athol's 'Pilot's Flying Log Book'.
The Log Book sets out key information for all his flying excursions as a trainee pilot. It details the date, wind direction, machine type and number, the instructor, length of flying time and the height achieved. It also lists the number of landings and if the flights were dual control or solo.
By the end of his first week of pilot training, 19 January 1917, Athol had flown 1.5 hrs under the instruction of Lt Matheson, including 5 landings. By the end of Athol's second week (26 January 1917) he had flown an additional 2 hours with 17 landings.
Lt Matheson and Athol flew in 2 aircraft in these sessions - Maurice Farmans with aeroplane numbers 365 and 4126.
I have found an image of one of the Maurice Farman Shorthorns being used for training on the
Royal Airforce Museum website. Ref: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk
Maurice Farman Shorthorn, RFC, Aboukir, Egypt, 1917
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