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SEPTEMBER 27, 1913. French Naval Aviation. THE French aeroplane mother-ship " La Foudre " on Sunday last arrived off Marseilles in order that experiments might be made by Lieut. Cayla and Ensign Delage with the Farman and Nieuport hydroaeroplanes which were carried on board. Three Good Bleriot Pupils. AFTER only 28 days of training at the Bleriot school at Buc, Capt. Boucher, Lieut, de Serre, and Sergeant Duran, each made, by way of finishing up, a flight or more than an hour's duration, the two first at a height of 500 metres, while the latter went up more that 1,000 metres. A Nlcht Flight by Guillaux. ON the afternoon of the 17th inst., Guillaux, on his Clement- Bayard, flew from Issy across Paris to Villacoublay, but was unable to start back owing to a very heavy rainstorm, until after dark. He knew the route so well, however, that he started off without hesitation, taking Sergeant St. Andre as passenger, and made a safe landing in the dark at Issy. Guilbux's Lead for Pommery Cup. THE French Aerial League has now received from the Army Geographical Department a report upon the distances flown by Brindejonc des Moulinais and Guillaux in the Pommery Cup compe tition. For his flight from Biarritz to Brackel, Guillaux is credited with i,386"oo7 kiloms., while the distance of Brindejonc's trip from Villacoublay to Warsaw is given as i,382"055 kiloms., so that Guillaux leads by a little over 4 kiloms. Fischer Tries for Michelin Cup. UNDETERRED by the magnitude of Fourny's 23 day flight for the International Michelin Cup. Fischer on a Henry Farman machine with 80 h.p. Gnome, commenced an attempt to try and beat it on Sunday morning. He was flying over the usual Etampes- Gidy course of ioi"2 kiloms. and on the first day completed seven rounds totalling 708*4 kiloms. Owing to indisposition he had to give up on the following day after covering four more rounds. Wind uersus Engine. ACCOMPANIED by his mechanic on his biplane, Sapper Irat, going from Montmedy in the direction of Havre, landed when it was quite dark, in the neighbourhood of Soissons, on Sunday. He started again the following morning, although there was a very strong wind blowing against them, and after being up 35 mins., they came down to find that they had only covered a distance of three kiloms. Across Country with Three Passengers. A GOOD Sunday afternoon jaunt was made by Champel on his new Anzani-engined biplane last Sunday afternoon. Accompanied by his mechanic and two other passengers, he flew from Juvisy to Montargis, and, after visiting some friends there, returned to Juvisy. A Borel Superior Pilot. BY way of qualifying for his superior brevet, Mouthier, on Monday, on his Borel monoplane with 50 h.p. Rhone engine, flew from Amberieu to Tournus and Lyon afterwards returning to Amberieu, a total distance of about 260 kiloms. Waterplane Meetings at Cherbourg. IN view of the proposal to hold a race for hydro-aeroplanes between Southampton and Cherbourg at the end of July or early in August next year, various high municipal and other officials of Cherbourg have been making enquiries at Southampton with a view to ascertaining what support they could rely upon trom this side. Moreau to Try for Bonnet Prize. ALTHOUGH very little has been heard lately of the Moreau automatic stability machine, it is stated that M. Albert Moreau intends very shortly to try for the Henri Bonnet prize, which requires a distance of 20 kiloms. to be covered, over a course not more than five kiloms. round, without any of the controls of the machines, other than the steering gear, being touched. Audemars Proposes Long Flight. WHEN his work at San Sebastian and at the Russian Military Trials is over, Audemars proposes to fly from Paris to Geneva and on to Berne. Subsequently he will probably join Garros in a trip to South America, where these aviators have been offered some tempting engagements. A Prize for Visitors to Spa. A CUP value ^1,000 has been offered by the firm of Dentz and Gelderman totthe town of Spa, and it will be awarded to the aviator who, during 1914, lands in Spa after flying from the centre farthest away. Crombez Joins Belgian Army. CROMBEZ who did such splendid work in connection with the aerial post at the Ghent exhibition has decided to accept an offer of the Belgian Government, and he is to be appointed to the Flying Corps, stationed at Brasschaet. JQ5H3 Fatal Accident in Belgium. FOLLOWING upon a fall with his m ichine at the Brasschaet Aerodrome', near Antwerp, the Belgian Lieut. Godefrey died from his injuries in the Antwerp hospital on the 18th inst. Herr Frledrich Back in Berlin. SATURDAY last saw Friedrich on the F.trich-Taube arriving safely at the Johannisthal aerodrome at Berlin. He started from Hendon on Wednesday of last week at a quarter to four, being accompanied by Herr Igo Etrich instead of Herr Rozendaal who was to have been his passenger. Passing by way of Folkestone, the Channel was negotiated, and a safe lanoing was made at Beaumarais, near Calais, at 20 mins. past five, the trip from London having taken I hr. 35 mins. After two days' delay, the two aviators restarted from Calais on the 19th inst. at 5.36 a.m. They were, however, caught in a mist between Vieux Dieu and Contrich, and were forced to land, but a little later they went on and reached Hanover. The next day, Saturday, they continued, and arrived at Johannisthal about the same time that the Zeppelin Li was floating over the aerodrome. The San Sebastian Waterplane Meeting. A START was made with the San Sebastian waterplane meeting on Monday, when some good flying was done by Renaux on a Maurice Farman, Cartery and Audemars on Moranes and Chemet and Divetain on Borels. Mlli'ary Aviation In Holland. AFTER a protracted inquiry as to the present state of military aviation, the Dutch Government has ordered from Messrs. Farman an escadrille of biplanes. Three of these machines were tested at Buc on the i6thinst.,by Bille, in the presence of a deputation of Dutch military officers, and with a load of 275 kilogs. the machines mounted 500 metres in 5 mins. 10 sees., 5 mins. 20 sees., and 5 min. 25 sees, respectively. Chevillard in Sweden. CHEVILLARD, who on Sunday week on his Farman, went from Copenhagen to Gottenberg, crossing Copenhagen Sound, on the 19th inst. went on from Halmstadt to Jonkoping, covering the distance of 270 kiloms. in I hr. 40 mins., his altitude being about 1,200 metres practically the whole way. On Saturday he flew on to Malmstatt with a passenger, taking 55 mins. for the 129 kiloms. Later he flew to Escilstuna in an hour, and on Sunday morning he went on from there to Stockholm, doing 100 kiloms. in an hour. Fatal Mishaps in Morocco. ON Tuesday night a French military aeroplane which had flown via Saffi from Casablanca fell into the sea off Mogador, and, although boats were quickly to the rescue, only the passenger, a private soldier, was saved. The following day Lieut. Souleillant was fatally injured at Ujda on the Morocco-Algeria frontier, his machine falling 150 ft. during a vol plani. Cross-Country in Russia. ON the 20th inst., Lieut. Poplavko left Moscow with the intention of flying to St. Petersburg. After 3 J hours in the air he landed at Sver, and then, after a rest of two hours went on to Vichnii - Volotchek. A New Russian Aerodrome. AT Marva, between Revel and St. Petersburg, the Russian Military authorities have decided to construct an aerodrome including an equipment for repairing machines. A searchlight will be installed for the purpose of notifying at night the whereabouts of the flying ground. A Russian Officer Killed. WHILE flying at the Sebastopol aerodrome, the Russian military pilot, Lieut. Fischer, fell from a height of 650 feet and was instantly killed. Public Funeral for Roumanian Aviator. A BUCHAREST message states that the funeral of the young Roumanian pilot, Vlaiclu, on the 17th inst., was attended by a crowd of about 100,000 persons. The Minister of War attended the funeral, and, after a speech in the name of the King and the Army, fixed a military decoration on the coffin. Three airmen flew over the cortege as it was making its way to the cemetery. Two Fatalities in America. ON the 16th inst., while flying at Galisburg, the machine of Max Lilliefell from a height, 450 ft., and the pilot was killed, while on the following day a Chicago pilot—Davis—was killed while flying at Wisconsin. Clerget and Blin Joined Together. IT is announced from Paris that under the title of Clerget, Blin et Cie., MM. Clerget and Blin, the well-known automobile and aviation engineers, have joined hands—a very valuable combination.
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