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[/ycHT dirigibles, successfully passed the examination for his aviator's certificate. Incidentally he is said to be the first French non commissioned officer to pass the tests. Training for the Manoeuvres. MANY of the French officers have been very busy training for the forthcoming manoeuvres. On Saturday morning Lieut. Remy arrived back at Chalons, after being absent eight days. During that time he had covered, on his Henry Farman machine, 500 kiloms., his flights including stops, among other places, at Vendeuil, Douai, Arras, Longpre, Amiens, and Soissons. On Sunday Capt. Marie, during a flight which lasted I hour 2omins., twice made a circuit over Buoy, Cuperly, St. Hilaire, Suippes, and Mourmelon, while Lieut. Fequant flew over to Verdun with an officer on board, with a view to taking observations en route. Fatal Accident to Lieut. Pasqua. BY the fatal accident to Lieut. Vivaldi Pasqua last Saturday morning after a flight during which he had traversed about 130 kiloms., the Italian Army has been robbed of a very promising flyer. He and Lieut. Savoia had arranged to carry out a series of comparative tests with their respective aeroplanes, and the latter officer, mounted on a Henry Farman machine, left Centocelle and flew to Ladispoli and back, coming to earth after being in the air a little under two hours. A few minutes after he had risen from Centocelle, Lieut. Pasqua started off in pursuit on a Maurice Farman biplane. Returning to Centocelle he continued his journey to Civita Vecchia, and it was while he was making his way back from there that the motor stopped, and the machine fell from a height of about 130 metres. The unfortunate aviator was killed instantaneously, and his machine smashed. Accident to de Baeder. ALTHOUGH it was at first feared that the injuries sustained by de Baeder as the result of his accident on theopening day of the meeting at Cambrai on Saturday last would prove fatal, the later reports are re assuring. After mastering the Voisin biplane, de Baeder took up the Farman, while recently he had been using a Breguet biplane with which he had made many successful flights. For some time he had been at Douai, and wanted to fly from there to Cambrai. The elements, however, rendered this out of the question, and on his arrival at the aerodrome, de Baeder found the weather conditions all against flying. He nevertheless promised to go up at six o'clock, and although the wind was then very strong, he started off. The machine swayed a good deal, and it had just got past the crowd when it dived suddenly to the ground. The machine was badly broken, but de Baeder remained in his seat. He was rendered unconscious, and subsequent examination showed that one of his wrists and one of his ankles were broken, and his skull fractured. At first the doctors gave little hope of recovery, and the injured Some interesting views of the Swiss-built Dufaux biplane which has been constructed by the Dufaux Brothers of Geneva. In No. 3 M. Henry Dufaux is in the pilot's seat, in No. 4 M. Armand Dufaux is in charge, and in Fig. 6 the machine is in flight. No. 1 is a Voisin machine, with M. Nigg at the wheel. The photographs, which are from the Suisse Svortive, were taken at the Viry Aerodrome, near Geneva. AUGUST 27, 19101. man did not regain consciousness until the following day. It is now reported, however, that he is out of danger, although it will be a, very long time before he is quite well again. Among the Telegraph Wires. WHILE flying above Versailles on his monoplane on the 17th inst., M. Garros found his motor stopping. He attempted to glide down to the Place d'Armes, but failed to notice some telegraph wires which caught the machine and caused it to drop to the ground, a distance of about 10 metres. Fortunately the aviator escaped unhurt, but the machine will need extensive repairs before it can soar in its- element again. Spanish Royalty at Buc ON their way home through Paris, the King and Queen of Spain> paid a visit to Mr. Maurice Farman's School at Buc. After Mr. Farman had explained the mechanism of his machine to their Majesties, short flights were made by the pupils, Capt. Duperron. and Lieuts. Byasson, Cheutin, and Binda, and subsequently by- Mr. Maurice Farman himself. On his descent the aviator was warmly thanked by the Royal visitors, and invited to pay a visit to Madrid in his aeroplane. Paulhan Now Teaching. DURING the past week or so, Paulhan has been giving lessons to M. A. Caille at Buc, and last Saturday this new flyer successfully made the necessary tests to qualify for his pilot's certificate. Subsequently he indulged in a short flight over the surrounding, country. Sommer at Douzy. Two very satisfactory trials were made by M. Sommer on- Saturday at Douzy with his new two-seater biplane. During the- first trip Mme. Sommer was the passenger, while in the second Mme. Benoit accompanied M. Sommer. In each trip the altitude varied between 60 and 100 metres, while each voyage lasted between 30 and 40 mins. Two days previously M. Sommer was testing a biplane destined for the Italian Government. He made one or two flights with, passengers, and altogether covered about 60 kiloms. during three quarters of an hour. Count Robillard Flies for an Hour. USING one of the two-seated Antoinette monoplanes designed specially for use in the French Army, Count Robillard Cosnac, accompanied by Lieut. Clavinad, flew for an hour at Mourmelon on the 17th inst. During most of this time he was over the country. He has been actively engaged in teaching the one Army and one Naval officer to fly the two military monoplanes which are now- ready. Flying at Mont Saint-Michel. A FOUR days' flying meeting had been arranged to start on Saturday at the Beaviour Aerodrome, situated on the foreshore at Mont Saint-Michel. A strong south wind precluded any flying before 7 o'clock,, when Pischoff made a circular flight which lasted "~ eight minutes. Strong winds also interfered with the flying on Sunday and Monday, but each day both Pischoff and Busson made short trips. Flying Across Vienna. USING a Vindobona biplane, Warchalowski flew across Vienna on the 18th inst. at an altitude of 700 metres. Altogether he covered about 90 kiloms., flying from Vienna-Neustadt to Stefansturm and back. Across Long Island Sound. USING the Henry Farman machine which Paulhan- left behind in America, Mr. Clifford Harmon flew across the Sound from Gaiden City to Greenwich (Connecticut), a distance of 25 miles in 30 mins. on Saturday night. There was a strong breeze blowing, at the time. Aeroplanes at French Manoeuvres. AT the French Army manoeuvres, which com menced at Verdun on Monday last, reconnaissance work was carried out both by the veteran dirigible " Ville de Paris" and Lieut. Fequant on his Henry Farman biplane, accompanied by Lieut. Sido, and both types, of craft rendered valuable assistance. 696
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