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I/DCHT) Farman, mos'ly with passengers, whi 1st the Handley Page monoplane marie about six passenger flights, and Sydney Pickles, on the 6o-h.p. Caudron, five (four with passengers). Desoutter was up twice on the 50-h.p. Gnome-Bleiiot, as usual flying very high, and later in the evening Mrs. Stocks took the same machine up for about six mins. in tine style. Lieut. Porte was also making The Airship Over Sheerness. , FURTHER questions were put to the First Lord of the Admiralty in the House of Commons last week regarding the reported visit of a foreign dirigible to Sheerness, and Mr. Churchill said that he had caused inquiries to be made, and had ascertained that an unknown aircraft was heard over Sheerness about 7 p.m. on the evening of October 14th. Flares were lighted at Eastchurch, but the aircraft did not make a landing. There was nothing in the evidence to indicate the nationality of the aircraft. In reply to another question, M r. Churchill said that we had not any airships equivalent in size and power to the Zeppelins or any airship capable of travelling at 60 miles an hour. With regard to aeroplanes, he was happy to say that we had many Naval flyers who could fly over sea or across country at speeds approaching 70 miles and upwards. A Message from Count Zeppelin. COUNT ZEITELIN, who was in charge of " Li" during her 30-hours' cruise, has made a statement that none of his airships approiched the English coast on the night of October 14th. Memorial to Army Aviators. ON Wednesday last a granite obelisk which has been erected in memory of Capt. Patrick Hamilton and Lieut. Wyness Stuart, two of the Army aviators who lost their lives in the recent army maniruvtci, was unveiled at Willian, midway between Letchworth and llitchin, on the road to Wymondley. The ceremony was attended by Major Brooke-Popham, representing the Royal Flying Corps, as well as representatives of the Royal Aero Club. Mr. J. L. Hall at Sheffield. DURING last week Mr. J. L. Hall m de a number of very fine flights on his BleViot monoplane from the Redmires Racecourse near Sheffield but met with a mishap on Friday. Mr. Hall was flying in a gusty wind, when the machine side-slipped, and as it was only a short distance from the ground he was unable to regain control of it. The pilot was thrown out and escaped with a severe shaking, but the machine was severely smashed in falling. Earlier in the day Mr. Hall had the novel experience of taking two performing chim panzees, Hans and Greta, for a short trip round the Aerodrome. On the previous day Mr. Hall had given two good flights although the wind was very strong. NOVEMBER 30, 1912. seen to pass every now and again. ® ® ® ® BRITISH NOTES OF Codv to Lecture at Dover. . ON Tuesday, December 17th, Col. S. F Cody is paying a vis* to Dover and will give a lecture in the Town Hall on The Progress of Flight during the Fast twenty-five years. 1 hrougn the activity of the Dover Aero Club the town takes a great interest in aviation matters and the lecture is sure to attract a good audience so that early applications for tickets is desirable. They can be obtained from Capt. Marley, Secretary, Dover Aero Club. Work on the Dunne. . MR. PERCIVAL, lately, has done much commendable flying on the Dunne automatic stability biplane on Salisbury Plain. A point that, accidentally, was not included in our last week's issue was that he had flown over, on the 16th, to the Central Flying School at Upavon from Lark Hill, reaching en route an altitude of 1,500 ft., and descending there by a particularly well-executed spiral vol tlani. He returned to his depot later on in the day. Col. Cody Goes a Hunting. ON Saturday, Col. Cody enjoyed the novel experience of attending a Meet of the Aldershot Beagles at Eelrr.ore Bridge, Lsffan's Plain, on the Government Cody biplane. Col. Cody descended quite close to the meeting place, and after a chat with the Master, Capt. Sankey, he remounted his machine and after circling above the hounds, followed the pack for a short distance across the Plain. A Balloon Adventure. Two members of the Royal Aero Club, Mr. Arthur Turner and Mr. Nolan, had a very perilous experience last week. They left the Battersea Gas Works, London, S.W., in a balloon at half-past twelve on the 22nd inst., intending to come down on ihe South coast. A first landing was made at Buxted, and finding they were some thirty miles from the sea, it was decided to go on further. Shortly afterwards, however, the aeronauts lost their bearings and then found themselves drifting over the sea. Darkness came on, and to add to their difficulties the balloon became so heavy with moisture that do what they would the aeronauts could not prevent it gradually sinking. Fortunately, through the striking of three matches, their position was conveyed to the crew of a fishing smack who picked up both men and also S3lved the balloon. The 200-h.p. " Hydro-aerobus" that has lately been turned out of the Voisin works M. Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe. Its Clerget motor drives a 4-bladed propeller at 600 revs a wing spread of no less than 74 ft., and has been designed to carry 6 people! IIl6 to the order of per min. It has
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