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1913
1913 - 0989.PDF
SEPTEMBER 13, 1913. l/LfCHT< An R.F.C. Station to be Moved. IN all probability the Royal Flying Corps station at Cromarty will be removed to Fort George, which is about ten miles south east of Cromarty. Here the ground is level and the Firth is open on both sides for the operations of the Corps. The Cromarty waters, it is reported, have proved unsuitable for the training of aviators, and Fort George is considered more suitable for service purposes. A point for the erection of the hangars has been selected on the shore of the West Bay. The First Lord's Wife in the Air. THAT Mr. Winston Churchill's recent experience on a water- plane was convincing is evidenced by the fact that Mrs. Winston Churchill followed his example on Tuesday of last week, when the First Lord of the Admiralty also repeated his experience under the pilotage of Lieut. Spenser Grey, using the Navy 90 h.p. Austro- Daimler Sopwith tractor. Mr. Churchill was up, starting from Brown's Field, Hamble, for a quarter of an hour, followed by Mrs. Churchill for about ten minutes. Japanese Naval Officers at Upavon. PERMISSION has been granted to the officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who are making aviation a study, to visit the Central Flying School and the Squadron Barracks of the Royal Flying Corps on Salisbury Plain. G. L. Temple in France. LEAVING Issy les iMoulineaux, Paris, at 11.30 a.m., on Sep tember 4th, George Lee Temple, on his two-seater B16riot, flew to Valines, near Le Crotoy, a distance of 104 miles. Three landings were made during the journey, at Beauvais, Laboussaire, and'near Abbeville. It was his intention to reach London, but during the last few miles a dense fog and some rain were encountered, whilst throughout the journey the wind was directly against him, his total flying time being 3 hrs. 4 mins. For the time being the voyage has been suspended, as Mr. Temple is laid up with a bad chill. Mr. Glen Curtiss' Flying Boat in England. FOLLOWING our recent announcement of Mr. Glen Curtiss' visit to Europe, during the week he has been in England and is arranging for demonstration flights of his air boat for those who are interested in this important section of aviation. In all probability Mr. Curtiss* machine will be located at Shoreham near Brighton, during next week, where no doubt it will create a considerable amount of interest. Sale of the Cody Effects. WHEN the aeroplanes, engines, and working material of the late Col. Cody were brought to the hammer by Messrs. Kingham and Kingham of Aldershot, in the wooden workshop of Col. Cody on Laffan's Plain, on Monday of this week, a good sprinkling of the public were present, although bidding was confined to a very small number. The sums obtained for the various lots—some 200 odd— were quite inadequate, and, judged by the amount they represented, to the late Col. Cody, the prices were almost heart-breaking. Amongst those who helped to keep up the prices were Mr. Claude Grahame-White, of the Grahame-White Aviation Co., Mr. Fred May of the Green Engine Co., and Major Maitland of the Royal Flying Corps. The aggregate amount realised was about' £joo, the shed and workshop going for .£90, and Col. Cody's very ingenious cable cart, which he used for his war kites, being knocked down for £4 10s. Fellow-Scholars Fenwlck Memorial. MANY of our readers will be interested to know that the fund (amounting to about ,£35,) subscribed by a few admirers of the late Mr. Fenwick has been utilised in founding a " Fenwick Memorial Prize " fund at the High School, South Shields (where Fenwick spent a couple of years before going to Jersey) ; and in erecting an oak and bronze tablet, suitably inscribed, in the same school. A set of photographs framed illustrating Fenwick's short but enthusiastic career has also been given to the school by a personal friend, Mr. W. R. Binks. Scarborough may have Flying Meeting. THE visits of Mr. Salmet and Mr. Hawker to Scarborough have had the effect of awakening a good deal of interest in things aeronautical in the district. The Townsmen's Association is negotiating with a view to getting some of the Hendon aviators to pay a visit to the town. An Aeroplane for India. IT is announced that an aeroplane has been presented to the Indian Central Flying School by the Maharaja of Rewa. Capt. S. D. Massey, the chief of the school, will procure the machine in England. The Astra-Torres Airship makes Renewed Trials. ON Monday evening the new airship built for the Naval Wing of the R.F.C. was again under test at Aldershot. It will be remem bered during her first outing a slight hitch occurred by the lowering of the pressure in the envelope. Since then some alterations to the steering and elevating gear have been made, and some good demon stration flights were made during the evening under the guidance of M. Hugon and M. Roussell, the pilot and assistant pilot respectively. The official observers on behalf of the Naval Wing on board were Commander Schwann and Commander Masterman, in addition to Lieut. Usborne, R.N., who will be the pilot of this dirigible. After further trials during the week, if satisfactory, the airship will be formally taken over by the Government. The Manchester staff of A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., taken in front of the offices. IOI5
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