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ART. 10. Landing and Distress Signals. — When a dirigible balloon is about to land it must: BY DAY, display a triangular red flag on the under side of the nacelle. BY NIGHT, wave a white light, or cause it to flicker, at the same time keeping the regulation lights burning. ART. II. a. In case of distress when above ground, as well as when above the sea, a dirigible balloon must— BY DAY, display a triangular red flag on the under side of the nacelle in addition to the two superposed black balls men tioned in Art. 9. THE CATASTROPHE ON SALISBURY PLAIN. FROM the evidence as clearly given by Capt. Brooke-Popham and Corporal Ridd at the inquest on the bodies of Capt. E. B. Loraine and Staff-Seijcant Wilson, who met their deaths in the smash on Salisbury Plain on the 5th inst., it would appear that the great bkill of Capt. Loraine had engendered an excess of confidence BY NIGHT, wave a white light, or cause it to flicker, and at the same time extinguish the side-lights. By day as well as by night it must, in addition, make use of an audible signal. b. A free balloon in distress must— BY DAY, display a triangular red flag on the under side of the nacelle, and BY NIGHT, wave a white light. It may, in addition, by day as well as by night, make use of an audible signal. ART. 12. Use of Ballast.—It is only permissible to use as ballast, materials which are not likely to cause harm to third parties, such as fine sand or water. s © © The late Capt. E. B. Loraine, who met with a fatal accident at Salisbury Plain whilst Hying last week. in his ability to control the Nieuport machine. It appeared that during a previous flight with Corporal Ridd, a similar incident to that which ended fatally occurred but then as the machine was at a height of 1,000 feet, Captain Loraine was able to correct it, and make a safe landing. After testing the motor, Staff-Serjeant Wilson took Corporal Ridd's place and the fatal flight was started. The monoplane was steered in the direction of Shrewton and at the end of Fargo Plain a sharp turn was attempted. The machine then side slipped and dived, and as the machine was only about 400 feet this movement could not be corrected in time. Lieut. Fox flew over to the scene of the accident and did what he could, and assistance was soon at hand. Staff-Serjeant Wilson died within a few minutes as he had sustained a broken neck, while Captain Loraine having fractured the base of the skull died ten minutes after admission to Bulford hospital. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned and the jury expressed their sympathy with the relatives of the aviators. Both Capt. E. B. Loraine, who was in the Grenadier Guards before his appointment to the Royal Flying Corps, and Staff- Serjeant Wilson were extremely popular on Salisbury Plain, and at the funeral of the latter at Andover on Monday all the regiments in the southern command were represented. Capt. Loraine's body was taken to his home atiBramford, near Ipswich, for interment, but it was conveyed from Bulford Hospital to the station with full military honours on Monday. Capt. Loraine learnt to fly on a Valkyrie monoplane at Hendon, but at Salisbury Plain he had piloted quite a variety of types of machines. ® ® @ © ROYAL AERO CLUB'S EASTCHURCH FLYING GROUNDS. THE weather has not been altogether that which could be desired for flying during the past week, owing to the incessant wind ; however, intervals have been snatched here and there for practice and test work. On Tuesday, Lieut. Grey with Lieut. Sheppard as passenger, put in some practice on the 70-h.p. Short Tractor Hydro-Aeroplane T 5, among the Destroyer Flotilla in the Medway preparatory to leaving for Portsmouth, where the Naval Aviators, Commander Samson, Lieuts. Grey and Malone flew on the Short machines, doing scouting and bomb-dropping work among the Fleet. On Wednesday, Commander Samson was out on School machine T 1 followed shortly afterwards by Lieut. Malone on T 2 which he flew from the aerodrome to H.M.S. "London," where she was shipped for Portsmouth. In the afternoon, Major Brocklehurst took out the Brocklehurst monoplane and while taxying rather fast, and at the same time making a sharp turn down wind, the machine turned completely over pinning Major Brocklehurst beneath it, luckily without personal injury, and except for a broken wing and damaged radiators the machine suffered no harm, the fuselage and landing chassis remaining intact. Thursday, Commander Samson and Lieut. Grey with Lieut. Trewin and Sheppard as passengers, flew Naval Tractor Hydro- Aeroplanes to Portsmouth from the Medway via the coast ; Commander Samson flew the 196 miles without a stop in a little over 3 hours, Lieut. Grey was obliged to descend at Newhaven for engine adjustments, and after a brief stay resumed the journey. Friday, what with adverse winds and absence of the naval machines no flying was done. On Saturday Captain Gordon took out the Henry Farman and and afterwards instructed Private Edmunds on the School biplane. Mr. Ogilvie out on N.E.C.-engined Wright. Sunday being a closed day for the Admiralty, no flying was done with the exception of a Wright machine being out, and taking passengers, Mrs. Morgan, and afterwards Mr. Searight; on Monday evening Lieut. Gregory was flying the Etrich monoplane several circuits. On Tuesday morning early, Captain Gordon put in some practice on the Short monoplane. 634
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