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L/u^D AJ'RIL 26, 1913. FOREIGN AVIATION The L.N.A. Honoured. IT is announced that M. l'oincare, the- President of the French Republic, has consented to become Honorary President of the Ligue Nationale Aerienne, which is doing so much to keep aviation to the front in France. Daucourt's Paris-Berlin Flight. IN oar last issue we were able to publish brief particulars of the splendid record flight of Daucourt on his Borel monoplane from Paris to Berlin, and a few further details may now be given. Daucourt started from Villacoublay at 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday week, and, steering a course by Maubeuge, went on to Liege where he landed at 7.40, his time for the 340 kiloms. being 2 hours 34 mins. He was away from Liege again at 9.30 a.m., and reached I lanover at 1.45 p.m. The last stage was commenced at 3.38, and was completed at 6.33 p.m., when Daucourt made a tine landing on the Johannisthal ground, and was greeted by Major von Tschudi and officials of the Imperial German Aero Club. His flying time for the distance of 895 kiloms. was 7 hours 40 mins. The mono plane was fitted with a 50-h.p. Gnome motor and Rapid propeller. Audemars' Unsuccessful Attempt. A QUARTER of an hour before Daucourt left Villacoublay, Audemars on a Morane monoplane had started, and he made a fast trip to Mexieres, doing the 210 kiloms. in I hr. 25 mins. He started again at 7.30, and passed over the Ardennes at a height of 1,800 metres. He eventually landed at Wanne, in Westphalia, at 11.30, and during the last 100 kiloms. had to literally fight his way against the wind. It was on this account that he determined to stop for the night, and as the next morning was no better he decided to abandon the attempt. The Pommery Cup. Tut. splendid flight 0/ Daucourt places him first in the fifth half-yearly competition for the Pommery Cup. It is interesting to recall that the first prize in 1911 was won by Vedrines with his trip from Paris to Poitiers: 336 kiloms, in 3 hours 10 mins. The second iou prize was also secured by Vedrines with his Paris to Angouleme trip : 400 kiloms. The first prize of 1912 fell to Bedel tor his flight from Villacoublay to Biarritz : 645 kiloms. while the second 1912 prize was won by Daucourt for flying from Valenciennes to Biarritz, a distance of 852 kiloms. A German Aeroplane in France. THE neighbourhood of Luneville appears to have some special attraction for straying German aircraft, but the landing of a German aeroplane on Tuesday has not been regarded quite so seriously as the landing of the Zeppelin a couple of weeks previously. The aeroplane, which was piloted by Lieut, von Mirbach, and carried Capt. von Dewall, started from Darmstadt at 5 a.m. on a trip to Mclz, but owinp to a fog got out of its course in the neighbourhood of Dieuze. On landing to find their whereabouts, the aviators were very surprised, to say nothing worse, to find they were at Arracourt, near Luneville, and in French territory. They were at once interro gated by the civil and military authorities, and as the result of an official enquiry they were allowed to fly on to Metz later in the afternoon. FrancO'German Frontier Regulations. FOLLOWING the two incidents near Luneville, the French Government, through their Ambassador in Berlin, has drawn the attention of the Imperial Government to the repeated landings of German balloons and aeroplanes in France near the frontier, and to the serious inconveniences that might result from these regrettable incidents, M. Cambon has been instructed to request the German Chancery to take steps to prevent a recurrence of these events. Pourparlours have besides been entered into between the two Governments to reach as quickly as possible an agreement laying down the rules to be followed in case of any difficulties arising in connection with aeronautics. A French Officer in Switzerland. ANOTHER frontier incident occurred on Monday, this time to a French officer, which, although not greeted with delirious delight by the Swiss authorities, had not the significance which attaches to such little episodes in connection with certain other Continental frontiers. Lieut. Gaubcrt started from Is (Haute-Marne) and after making a landing at Dijon, went on with the intention of getting to Belfort. He, however, lost his way above the clouds and, after passing over the three Swiss lakes, Morat, Bienne and Neuchatel, landed at Wavre, near Neuchatel. After dismantling his machine, he returned to France the following morning by train. Russian Officers at Chalons. A PARTY of highly placed Russian officers visited Chalons Camp on the 15th and 16th inst., and were very much interested in the flying of the Henry Farman machines, there being a dozen of them in the air at various times. Several of the Russian officers were taken up by Lieuts. de Gensac and Damberville, and had a good opportunity of appreciating the value of aeroplanes from a reconnaissance point of view, as some artillery trials were being carried out on the camp. Long Flight bv Vidart. STARTING from Nevers on his Rhone-engined Morane mono plane, Vidart passed over the Cevennes, which are 1,500 metres high, and then making his way by Cluny, Digoin and Paray-le- Monial, reached Lyon. He made only a very brief stop there and then went to Amberieu, the total distance flown being about 300 kiloms. On the 16th, Vidart started from Villacoublay to fly to Marseilles, but had to give up at Savigny-sur-Loire on account of the bad weather. Eogllsh Officers at Farman School- . AT the Farman School at Etampes, on the 17th inst., the two British officer,-, Messrs. George and Frederick Leith each made in splendid style the three tests necessary to qualify for their certificates. They carried out the various manoeuvres with an ease and certainly which augurs well for their future careers as pilots in the Army. A Good Flight at Morane School. BY way of finishing up his period of instruction at the Morane School at Villacoublay, Lieut. Blanmont, on the 17th inst., made a flight of an hour and a-half's duration at an altitude of 600 metres. Champel Back at Juvisy. AFTER his record passenger flights at Orleans, Champel, on Saturday last, mounted his biplane, which has a 100-110-h.p. Anzani motor, and accompanied by his wife and mechanic, not to mention 50 kilogs. of baggage, flew back to his headquarters at Juvisy. More Deperdussin Superior Pilots. LIEUTS. GAUTHIER AND LAMOIE, on their 50-h.p. Deper- dussins, each made a 200 kilom. triangular test for a superior brevet on the 15th inst. over a course from Rheims to Mailly and Sissonne Camps. Capt. Roisin also made one test on a 50 h.p. Deperdussin, going from Rheims to St. Cyr. Lieut. Redelsperger completed his qualifying trials with a flight from St. Cyr to Rheims. Three on a Deperdussin. THE escadrille of Deperdussin monoplanes piloted by Lieuts. Brocard, Lalanne, Radisson, Rochette, and Sergeants Didier and Verdier, flew from Rheims to Sissonne Camp, on the 15th inst. The machine piloted by Lieut. Brocard was a three-seater, with lOO-h.p. Gnome motor, and had two passengers on board. A M. Farman Superior Pilot. AT Buc, on the 15th inst., Lieut. Moris, on a M. Farman biplane, made a test of an hour and a-half's duration for his superior brevet, attaining during the flight a maximum height of 1,800 metres. Fine Flight on a Clerget Deperdusstn. AT the Deperdussin school at Etampes, Duval was flying one of the monoplanes fitted with a Clerget motor for over an hour on the 15th inst. During his flight, which was mostly at a height of 1,500 metre*, he passed over Dourdan, Mereville, and La Ferte- Alais. Fine Flying at Pau. LAST week-end several of the officers at the Bleriot military school at Pau made good flights. Lieuts. Malherbe and Brule each went for long cross-country trips, and Sapper Thorel made the duration flight of an hour and a-half and the spiral vol plant test lor a superior brevet. Brindejonc Back In Parts. BRINDEJONC DES MOULINAIS completed his trip from Madrid on the 16th inst. He started from Ivry-la-Montagne at 7 a.m. and reached Auxerre at 8.20 ; after a rest of nearly an hour he re started, and at 10.45 landed safely on the Morane ground at Villacoublay. Flying over Longchamp. ON his M. Farman biplane, which is fitted with a De Dion motor, the Marquis de Larientz Tholozan, accompanied by the Prince de Ligne, made a fine flight above Longchamp, and then returned to Buc at a good speed. Honours after Monaco Meeting. AT the conclusion of the racing at Monaco, the Cross of a Chevalier of the Order of St. Charles was conferred upon M. Deperdussin and M. Breguet by the Prince of Monaco. 470
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