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MAY 3, 1913. (/jjCHf] VIATION NEWS, Military Aviation In France. AN order has been issued by the French Minister of War giving particulars of the new scheme for the organisation of the French Army Flying Corps. In future the various aeronautic units will be under the control of the military governors or commanders of army corps on the ground at which they are stationed. The duties of the Inspector-General of Aeronautics have also been rearranged, and in future he will not be concerned with the purchase of machines, but will deal with the technical inspection of personnel and mattritl, and the technical questions regarding the training of pilots, &c. A New Passenger Height Record. ON Monday, Lieut. Broccard, of the Deperdussin centre at Rheims, made a new French height record for pilot and two passengers during a flight which lasted 1 hour and 35 mins., the height attained being 2,300 metres. The machine used was a Deperdussin monoplane, fitted with Gnome engine and Rapid propeller. The world's record stands at 3,580 metres, and to the credit of Lieut. Blaschke. The Trans-Mediterranean Trip Postponed. AFTER waiting lrom day to day for some weeks for a favourable opportunity to fly from Marseilles to Algiers, Seguin has definitely decided to postpone the attempt for the present. The four torpedo- boat destroyers which had been appointed by the French Naval Minister to patrol the Mediterranean during the attempt have been ordered back to Toulon. Fast Flying by Bathlat. ON Sunday, Bathiat, on his Bathiat-Sanchez monoplane, started from Mourmelon and flew to Peronne, a distance of 185 kiloms., in 1 hr. 7 mins. Later in the day he returned to Mourmelon in I hr. 20 mins. Cross-Country Work on Farmans. QUALIFYING for a superior brevet, Capt. Voisin, on a H. Farman biplane on the 25th ult., flew from Chalons Camp to Etampes. Lieut, de Gensac, on the same day, took an 80-h.p. H. Farman from Etampes to Buc, while Lieuts. Pierra and Halle, on similar machines, covered the circuit, Chalons, Mailly, and Sissonne Camps. Non-commissioned officers Marc and Corbeil flew from Etampes to Pithiviers and back. Mr. Corbett Wilson at Buc. DURING last week Mr. Corbett Wilson was al Buc, trying out his new 80-h.p. Bleriot. On the 23rd ult., both he and Mrs. Wilson were taken for trial flights by Domenjoz. On the succeed ing days he made several fine flights on the machine, occasionally being accompanied by Lieut. Loftus Bryan, and on Sunday the two were flying over Paris at a height of 1,200 metres. Mme. de La Roche Flying Again. AT Buc, on the 22nd ult., Henry Farman was testing a new school machine, on which he took his brother Maurice for a trip. Subsequently he gave a lesson to Mme de La Roche on the double control machine. Fine Flying on Deperdussins. FROM the Dep. School at Betheny, on the .23rd ult., Capt. Roissin made a round trip to Vouziers and Mailly Camp and back, while Lieut. Mortureux went to Mailly and Sissonne Camp and back. Lieut. Devienne arrived from Toul, and Lieut. Lalanne from Sissonne, while Lieut. Adrian went over to Mourmelon. A Parseval Biplane. TESTS have been recently carried out by the Parseval air.-hip firm with an all-steel biplane fitted with a 100-h. p. motor. The machine is said to be exceptionally fast, and as soon as it has completed its trials it will be sent to Doeberitz to undergo official tests. Spanish Officers see Bathiat Monoplane. A PARTY of Spanish army officers headed by Captain Herrera visited Mourmelon on the 24th ult. and saw Bathiat fly the new Bathiat-Sanchez monoplane, fitted with a Clerget motor. - They watched Lieut. Morel on one of these machines mount 1,500 metres in 7 mins., and they also witnessed delivery tests of two monoplanes piloted by Tetard and Labarre respectively. An Escadrille of M. Farmans at Work. ON the 23rd ult., an escadrille of Maurice Farman biplanes, piloted by Capt. St. Quentin, Lieuts. Battini, d'Abrantes, Grezeaud, Gignoux, and Sergeant <>ennehen flew, under orders, from Kpinal to Chalons Camp, where they have been engaged in taking observations of anil lery practice. The distance of 190 kils. was covered in 2 hrs. 20 mins. Duval Tries for the Michelin Cup. THE first attempt for the International Michelin Cup this season was made on the 24th ult., when Duval, flying a Deptrattnia monoplane, fitted with so-h.p. Clerget motor and Integral propeller, started to fly over a course from Etampes to Gidy, near Orleans and back, a distance of 108 kiloms. Under the rules a stop must be made on each round in order that the pilo: may sign the control sheet. Starling from Etampes at 8 a.m., Duval made eight rounds of the course at an average speed of over 104 kiloms. an hour, and then decided to finish the day's work. He intended to continue his task on the following morning, but the gale that was then blowing rendeted that out of the question, and so the first attempt stands to the credit of Duval, with 864 kiloms. He intends to make another trip at the first favourable opportunity. Bosano's Attempt for the Jeton d'or. ONE of the prizes offered in France which is specially attractive to new pilots, is the Jeton d'or, offered by M. Anzani, which is awarded for the best flight exceeding 500 kiloms. in a straight line, the winner securing 25 francs a day until his performance is lettered. An attempt for it was made, on the 22nd inst., by Bosano, on his Caudron biplane, which is fitted with a 40-h.p. 6-cyl. Anzani- motor. He started from Issy at 7 a.m., and an hour later landed at Chauny, whence, having replenished the fuel and oil tanks, he started for Brussels at 10 o'clock, and landed on the Etterbeek ground there at half-past twelve. At 5 p.m. he continued his journey in the direction of Holland, and eventually reached Haarlem, landing there after having covered 450 kiloms. Irom Issy. During the trip the engine used 72 litres of petrol and 14 litres of oil, which shows that it is well on the economical side. Etampes to Chalons on Farmans. Two Henry Farman biplanes, intended for a new cscadrille which is being formed at Chalons Camp, were flown over to that place frcm Etampes on April 23rd by Lieuts. Remy and Pierra. Fatal Accidents. Two accidents which ended fatally, occurred at Johannisthal on the 24th ult. The first occurred to a Wright biplane, which was being piloted by Princess Schakowskaja, with her instructor Abramovitch as passenger. While the machine was about 30 ft. from the ground, the Princess apparently tried to make it rise too steeply with the result that it capsized. The pilot sustained slight injuries, while Abramovitch was so badly hurt that he succumbed during the night. About a quarter of an hour after this accident another Russian pilot, Dunetz, was making a very steep vol pique, when at a height of about 250 metres the wings of his monoplane collapsed, and he was killed on the spot. On the 22nd the mono, plane of Lieut. Eblers fell from a height of 40 metres at the Doeberiiz camp and the pilot was instantly killed. Interested watchers in the proposed Marseilles - Algiers flight. — Mdme. Seguin (mother of the pilot), Mdlle. Seguin (sister), Mdme. Fischer, and Mrs. Holt Thomas. 495
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