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AUGUST ao, 1910. ijm HT French Military Aeroplane Competition. IT is reported from Paris that the French Minister of War proposes to start a competition among officers for a new military aeroplane which shall supersede those at present in use. One of the chief points to which attention will be directed will be the facility with which the machine can be taken to pieces and re-erected. Military Flyers in France. THERE was an unusual amount of activity among the French military flyers on the nth inst. Lieut. Remy flew from Mourmelon to Douai, a distance of 170 kiloms., stopping midway at Ihe fort of La Fere. Early in the morning Lieut. Fequant, with General Maunoury on board, and Lieut. Cammerman, with Lieut, Villerme beside him, set off from Nancy, and flew to Moucel on the German frontier. After circling above the town they returned to Nancy. Later in the day Capt. Marie and Lieut. Fequant on one machine returned to Mourmelon, stopping at St. Dizier ; while Lieut. Cam- merman, accompanied by Lieut. Villerme, flew along the frontier to Mezieres, landing en route at St. Michiel in order to repair a slit in the covering of one of the planes. On the previous day Lieut. Mailfer, with an artillery officer as companion, received orders to reconnoitre a position 12 kiloms. from Mourmelon, where it was supposed that the enemy had a battery. After a flight of 25 mins., mostly at a height of 500 metres, the officer landed, and gave a most satisfactory report, which would have enabled the artillery to have defeated the enemy. French Aerial Commander-in-Chief. No doubt inspired by all he has seen and experienced, General Brun, the French Minister of War, is rapidly getting the flying branch of the French Army thoroughly organised. He has just appointed General Roques to be Commander-in-Chief in regard to all that has to do with aeroplanes, and has also decided that in the next budget ^80,000 will be asked for to purchase new machines. In addition to the three present military aviation centres, three more will be added, at each of which there will be a school of instruction. Ehrmann at Pordenone. HAVING satisfactorily repaired his Bleriot monoplane, Ehrmann made a flight of 20 kiloms. over the country round the Pordenone aerodrome, near Milan, on the 9th inst. He also made several flights on Thursday week before the Duke of the Abruzzis. Cagno was also flying on his Henry Farman machine, and carried a couple of passengers. Doings at Mourmelon. BEYOND the cross-country flying of the military aviators, there has been little doing at Chalons Camp, except the tuition of various pupils. At the Antoinette school, Count Robillard has qualified for a pilot's certificate, as also has See and Ravetto at the Voisin school, and Glorieux at the Sommer school. Wynmalen Among the Trees. LEAVING Mourmelon with the intention of flying to Nancy on the loth inst. on his Henry Farman, Wynmalen was overtaken by the fog and rain when flying at a height of 750 metres. He descended to 50 metres, with the intention of landing, but finding the ground unsuitable, determined to go on. Before he could get up again, however, he found himself entangled in the top of some poplar trees. Fortunately, he was seen and soon rescued, without having a scratch. Later, the mechanics arrived and took the machine to pieces, and transported it to Chalons on a motor car. Bielovuclc Flies to Amiens. ON Monday, Bielovucic, mounted on his racing Voisin, flew from Mourmelon to Amiens, stopping at La Fere on the way for lunch. Lieut. Bellengir is Tripp2d Up. WHILE preparing to fly on his Bleriot from Verdun to Nancy on the 10th, Lieut. Bellenger smashed the chassis of bis machine through colliding with a stake fastened in the ground over which he was taking his preliminary run. The wheels and the propeller were broken, but the aviator escaped unhurt. De Zara Flies before Royalty. BEFORE an audience which included the Prin?ess Lxiitia Bonaparte and the Duchess of Aosta, Sig. de Zara made a flight 01 40 minutes on his Henry Farman machine at Padua on the nth inst. He also made two trips with passengers, Count Fossati and M. Raineri, the latter being carried for 20 kiloms. at a height of 100 metres. Cross-Country Flying by Latham. LATHAM also decided to try and improve on his record for the Daily Mail prize, and starting off from Chalons on Friday, he flew to Issy, passing en route over the French capital. He completed the 180 kiloms in 3 hrs. 10 mins. On the following day he flew to Chartres, and on Sunday went on to Deauville, and from there to Havre. Not being able to get near the leaders in the Daily Mail contest, he was back at Issy on Monday, and the next morning at six he left for Amiens. ' He came down at Breteuil for lunch. Starting off again he had to stop 27 kiloms. short of his destination owing to trouble with his propeller. This was not put right until too late to continue the journey to Amiens that day, but early on Wednesday morning he was off again and landed safely at Amiens. He then proposed to fly on to London in stages, but after making three rounds of the aerodrome, by way of a trial, he collided with a tree and smashed his machine. Brookins has an Accident. WHILE descending from a height of 700 ft. in his Wright biplane at Asbury Park, New York, Walter Brookins met with a serious accident on the 10th inst. He had got to within 40 ft. of the earth when in endeavouring to steer clear of a group of photographers, he turned sharply, and caught by the wind, his midline capsized. It fell on to some of the spectators, who were hurt, and Brookins was picked up unconscious and badly injured. Henry Farman and his three pas sengers with whom he recently flew. Henry Farman during his recent flight on his biplane with three passengers besides himself. 673
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