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1910
1910 - 0490.PDF
JUNE 25, 1910. (/fclGHT] FOREIGN AVIATION AND AIRSHIP NEWS. French Trade Associations and the C.A.M. MORE trouble is brewing for the C.A.M., which was formed with such a flourish of trumpets about a couple of years back with the idea of ruling aviation throughout the world, by coercing the Aero Club of France into submission to its will. It has not only failed in its wide scope, but apparently its powers are practically gone, even in France, and the latest phase is the resignation from the C.A.M. ranks of the Chambre Syndicate des Industries Aero- nautiques, which body was last week amalgamated with the Association des Industriels de la Locomotion Aerienne, M. Robert Esnault-Pelterie being president of the unified bodies. It will- be remembered it was the C.A.M. and its associates which unsuccess fully tried last autumn to leave Great Britain entirely out in the cold in regard to international aviation meetings for 1910. Aeronautique Club de France Meetings Proclaimed. OFFICIAL notice has been issued by the Aero Club of France that in consequence of the Aeronautique Club de France refusing to place its race meeting of May 15th under the regulations of the F.A.I., that club is disqualified from holding meetings for one year. This means that any aviators, officials, timekeepers, &c, who take part in or assist in any meetings arranged by the Aeronautique Club will be disqualified from taking part in any authorised meetings throughout the world. Those interested should therefore make careful note of this edict. Prizes for French Military Officers. M. LAZARE WEII.LER, who it will be remembered was largely instrumental in introducing the Wright Bros, to France, has offered a sum of 25,000 francs to General Brun, the French Minister of War, to be utilised for prizes to be given to military aviators in a despatch-carrying competition which it is suggested should be from Chalons to Verdun and back, the distance being 75 kiloms. each way. The conditions will be drawn up later, but two provisos will be that the officers must be on the active list and make the qualifying flights in Uniform and be accompanied by another officer. French Officers Honoured. ON Thursday of last week the Aero Club of France gave a banquet in honour of the French military officers who are studying aviation and aerostation, and the banquet was graced with the presence of the Minister and Under-Secretary for War, General A snap of Chas. K. Hamilton just before New York to Philadelphia. 488 Mr. Charles K. Hamilton at Hempstead (U.S.A.) executing one of his sensational "trick" flights. The lower machine is Captain Baldwin's biplane. Brun and M. Albert Saurraut. It was announced that these two Ministers had been made honorary members of the club, and it was also intimated that the gold medal of the club will be given to Lieut. Fequent and Capt. Marconnet for their cross-country trip. For their services in connection with aviation at Chalons Camp Lieut. Hugoni has been promoted to Captain, and Capt. Sacormes has been made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Lieut. Bleriot Flies from Issy to Vincennes. HAVING commenced his thirteen days training as a Lieutenant of the reserve, M. Louis Bleriot was ordered by Lieut.-Col. Estienne to fly from Issy to Vincennes, and place himself at the disposal of the commanding officer. Mounting one of his two-seated machines fitted with a Gnome engine, he left Issy at 4.15 a.m. and arrived at Vincennes in about twenty minutes, receiving a great ovation there from his brother officers on the success of his novel exploit. Lieut. Fequent Flies to Issy. ON his Henry Farman machine, Lieut. Fequent duplicated M. Bleriot's trip, although in the reverse direction, by flying from Vincennes to Issy. Leaving the former place at ten minutes to six, he landed safely at Issy a quarter of an hour later. Flying from Satory to Issy. CAPT. ETEVE, who, by the way, is the only French officer to possess all three of the Ae.C.F. pilot certificates, for balloons, dirigibles, and aeroplanes, flew on the 15th inst. from Satory to Issy. His machine is a Wright biplane which has been modified by himself, a tail being now fitted as well as wheels to render the starting rail unnecessary. Leaving Satory at 20 minutes past 5 he reached Issy at a quarter to six, having traversed the 19 kiloms. in 25 minutes. Capt. Eteve has a Tumble. WHILE practising on his Wright machine at Issy on Friday, Capt. Eteve fell from a height of 20 metres. He had previously had a slight mishap, but the result was not serious, only a wheel being buckled. He flew for 12 minutes on the following day. Doings at Mourmelon. The Antoinette School.—Labouchere has made several good flights during the past week, and on the 16th, when some Japanese officers visited Mourmelon, he took one or two of them for trips. On the previous day he flew over Vadenay against a wind blowing
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