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1910 - 0937.PDF
ZNOYWUBER 12, ICIO. AIRSHIP AND BALLOON NEWS. The Willows airship well away on its voyage to France. The Willows Trip to France. IN view of the way in which foreign aviators are treated when they happen to land on British soil, it is instructive to note the treatment meted out by our neighbours across the Channel when a Britisher happens to land there. On Mr. Willows coming down at Corbehem, near Douai, in order to discover his whereabouts, he was rather surprised when three gendarmes mounted guard over his ship, and an officer demanded the payment of about £30 Customs duty. Matters were eventually smoothed out by the Aero Club of France, who explained that the incident arose simply owing to the fact that notice had not been given to the Customs authorities, who were bound to act as they did. The airship was brought out from the Daily Mail garage at Wormwood Scrubbs on Friday afternoon, and, with Mr. E. T. Willows piloting her, assisted THE WILLOWS AIRSHIP'S VOYAGE TO FRANCE.—Wishing Mr. E. T. Willows and his companion, Mr. Goodden, hon voyage as the airship rose from Wormwocd Scrubbs. [515] by Mr. W. Goodden in charge of the engines, a start was made at 3.25 p.m. Steering straight across London, the aeronaut then made for Bexhill, and at 6.35 the English coast was left behind. Two hours later the French coast was in sight. At 10 o'clock the vessel was taken to a height of 5,500 ft., in order to enable Mr. Willows to steer by the stars, as the clouds prevented him picking out the places passed over. Later, the weather became very foggy, and at 2 o'clock in the morning Mr. Willows decided to bring his craft down. Mr. Willows had no idea where he was, but when the two aeronauts had got the machine on the ground safely anchored they found a peasant and sent him off to the village to get help. The framework of the car was somewhat damaged in the landing. M. Breguet, whose flying ground at La Brayelle is not far off, motored over to render what aid he could to Mr. Willows, and afterwards, when making a second visit, he flew over in his aeroplane. 935
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