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DECEMBER 6, 1913. Wednesday, Miss Sophie d'Elsa out on Caudron with Hall in charge, rolling and straight flights. Dr. W. C. Moriarty four straights and four circuits, J. L. Hall piloting Thursday, Miss S. d'Elsa three straights and four circuits, J. L. Hall in control. W. May one circuit as passenger. Dennis Ware flying high for quarter of an hour. Friday, in morning, Allen one circuit as passenger with J. L. Hall. Then Miss d'Elsa and Dr. Moriarty four circuits each in passenger seat studying controls. J. L. Hall Saturday morning tested air conditions with Mr. Meredith as passenger. Later Dr. Moriarty four straights on Caudron, and Miss d'Elsa four straights alone in machine. Then J. L. Hall a few circuits to wind up morning's work. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—Weather unfit for tuition on Monday, last week, and Wednesday morning. In afternoon Voigt made a trial, but found too windy for tuition. Later another trial and then Lieut. Marsh went for his brevet, which he passed successfully, maintaining his height throughout very well. On Thursday, Voigt made a trial and then took for tuition Capts. Fell and Walcott. Jullerot also took Capt. Fell for tuition. Capt. Hay executed a solo 011 the biplane. Mr. Tod did short flights on the biplane and tandem monoplane, but weather became too bad for him to attempt more. Jullerot made a trial on biplane on Friday, and afterwards tjok Lieut. Gilligan for tuition. No further tuition was possible on account of quickly rising wind. No flying possible on Saturday. Jullerot made a trial flight on Monday evening, but found much too windy. Shoreham Aerodrome. BOTH the 35 h.p. and the 45 h.p. Green-Avros have been requisitioned a good deal during this and last week, and some progressive school work has been accomplished. Elliott has been out every day testing and putting up some fine flights at five or six hundred feet. Cannon has been doing straights nearly every day, and has now passed to the curve stage, while Lusteed has accomplished many steady straights. A new pupil, Purnell, joined on Wednesday of last week, and for first time out showed good judgment. On the whole, a very satisfactory period has been reached, and two more pupils are expected next week. Lieut. Lucas has returned, and is again practising on the 35 Green. Upavon. Central Flying School.—During the week the following instructors have been at work. Capt. Webb Bowen with Mechanic Clarke 70 mins. and 50 mins., Lieut. Stodart 26 mins. and 60 mins., and Lieut. Bone 10 mins. Lieut. Shepherd with Mech. Darke 32 mins., Mech. Warren 50 mins., and Lieut. Hepper 12 mins., 33 mins., and 17 mins. Lieut. Carmichael with Mech. Warren 54 mins., Sergt. Gardner 45 mins., 40 mins., and 30 mins., Sergt. McCrae 20 mins., Mech. McDonald 10 mins., and Lieut. Empson 25 mins. Major Gerrard with Lieut. Robin Grey 10 mins., Lieut. Empson 40 mins., Lieut. Lewis 15 mins., Lieut. Breese 25 mins., 25 mins., and 20 mins., and Mech. Sharpe 40 mins., 30 mins., and 25 mins. Capt. Salmond with Lieut. Dalrymple Clark 15 mins. and 28 mins., Lieut. Mapplebeck 15 mins. and 20 mins., Lieut. Nanson 10 mins. and Capt. Griffith 45 mins. and 20 mins. Lieut. Waldron with Lieut. Nanson 7 mins., Lieut. Brock 30 mins., Mech. Power 25 mins., 40 mins., and 20 mins., and Mech. Joel 20 mins. ® ® ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING). WAR OFFICE summary of work for week ending November 29th :— No. 1 Airship Squadron. Farnborough.—The "Delta"has • been out several times during the week, carrying out instructional flights. Free balloon ascents were made for training purposes. No. 2 Squadron. Montrose.—Several long cross-country flights were made during the week. On the 27th ult. Capt. Longcroft flew from Montrose to Farnborough, and then on to Portsmouth and back to Farnborough, a non-stop flight of 630 miles (7J hours). The squadron has been carrying out revolver musketry training. No. 3 Squadron. Netheravon.—There was a considerable amount of flying in the B.E. and Bleriot flights throughout the week ; 1,461 miles in all were covered. No. 4- Squadron. Netheravon.—The officer and N.C.O. pilots of A, B, and C flights carried out reconnaissance flights daily ; 1,051 miles in all were covered. No. 5 Squadron. Farnborough.—The B.Es. and Maurice Farmans of this squadron were flown each day. The officers who have recently joined obtained a considerable amount of practice. The detachment at Dover carried out reconnaissance flights over the surrounding district. Flying Depdt.— Much work was carried out in the workshops during the week. Experiments on various lines were continued. V The following passengers were carried : Lieut. Waldron, Mech. Butt, Mr. Codrington, Mr. Savory, and Mr. Dobson by Capt. Salmond ; Sergt. Vagg by Lieut. Waldron ; Lieut. Carmichael twice by Major Gerrard. During the week, several cross-country flights were made : Lieut. Robin Grey to Lark Hill, Amesbury, and Bulford, taking 45 mins. ; Lieut. Lewis to Everleigh and back, 40 mins. ; Sergt. Wright to Netheravon and back, 25 mins., and to Andoverand back, 50mins. ; Sergt. Jarvis to Amesbury and Tidworth, 40 mins. ; Lieut. Bone to Andover and back, 75 mins. ; Lieut. Chambers to Salisbury and back, 56 mins. ; Lieut. Waldron, with Mr. Beach as passenger, to Farnboro' and back, 85 mins. ; Major Gerrard, with Lieut. Hepper, to Fargo Wood and back ; Lieut. Cogan to Portsmouth and back. Practice flights were made by the following officers :—Lieut. I laird, 3 hours 55 mins., in all nine flights ; Lieut Bewes, 3 hours 20 mins., eight flights ; Sergt. Tarvis, 45 mins., two flights ; Sergt. Wright, 45 mins., two flights; Lieut. Collett, 6 hours 10 mins., thirteen flights ; Lieut. Bone, 3 hours 28 mins., eight flights ; Lieut. Penn Gaskell, 2 hours 5 mins., six flights ; Capt. Webb Bowen, 5 mins. ; Lieut. Shepherd, 60 mins., six flights; Lieut. Robin Grey, 1 hour 5 mins., three flights ; Lieut. Lewis, 57 mins., two flights ; Lieut. Hoskin, 59 mins., four flights; Lieut. Williamson, 53 mins., two flights ; Air-Mechanics Savill and Copper, 13 mins. and 20 mins. ; Sergts. Stafford and McNamara, 15 mins. each; Capt. Kilner, 1 hr. 45 mins., four flights ; Lieut. Humphreys, 25 mins. ; Lieut.-Col. Cameron, 1 hour 16 mins., three flights ; Lieut. Bower, 20 mins. ; Master Mechanic Scott, 8 mins. ; Sergt. Fairer, 12 mins. ; Sergt. Porter, 18 mins. ; Capt. Salnioud, 30 mins., three flights; Lieut. Waldron, I hour 52 mins., eight flights; Engineer Lieut. Randall, 15 mins. ; Capt. Griffiths, 40 mins., two flights; Lieut. Mapple beck, 48 mins., three flights ; Mech. Smith, 39 mins., two flights ; Lieut. Wanklyn, 44 mins., three flights; Assistant Paymaster Lidderdale, 54 mins., three flights ; Sergts. Robins and McCrae, 37 mins. and 30 mins. ; Sergt.-Major Levick, 38 mins. ; Master Mechanics Scott and O'Connor, 8 and 24 mins. ; Mechs. Collis and Butt, 32 and 15 mins. ; Chief Mechanics Case, Pack and Grady, 10, 14 and 20 mins. ; Capt. Ellington, 3 hours 17 mins., twelve flights ; Lieut. Stodart, 3 hours 25 mins., nine flights ; Lieut. Chambers, I hour 44 mins., six flights; Lieut. Nanson, 2 hours 25 mins., eight flights; Lieut. Dalrymple Clark, I hour 30 mins., seven flights ; Lieut. Brock, 2 hours 31 mins., ten flights; "Sergt. Vagg, 45 mins., two flights ; Mech. Dismore, 45 mins., two flights ; Sergt. Patterson, 65 mins., three flights ; Sergt. Gardner, 25 mins., two flights; Major Gerrard, 35 mins. ; Lieut. Carmichael, 45 mins., three flights; Lieut. Mitchell, 4 hours, eight flights; Lieut. Empson, 3 hours, six flights ; Lieut. Lewis, 3 hours 15 mins., six flights; Lieut. Breese, I hour 45 mins., five flights; Lieut. Cogan, 3 hours 10 mins., six flights. Two brevets were obtained during the week, Master Mechanic Scott on a Maurice Farman, and Sergt. McCrae on a Short propeller biplane. Scrgt. Mitchell flew for brevet, but failed at the landings. On Tuesday, Lieut. Conran, with Lieut. Stopford as passenger, arrived from Netheravon on Bl£riot No. 292, returning later in the day. The machines in use during the week were : Avros, Nos. 406, 430, 432, 433, and 448 ; Maurice Farmans, Nos. 403,415,425, 427, 428, 450, 451, and 458 ; BEs, Nos. 417, 438, 441, 447, 453, 454i and 457 ; Henry Farmans, Nos. 440, 445, 455, and 456 ; Short propeller biplanes, Nos. 401 and 402. ® ® The Paris to Berlin Airway. APART from the work of the Association Generale Aeronautique, who it is understood are proposing to mark out the landing places, starting with those on the Paris Bordeaux route at Tours, Poitiers, Angouleme, and Bordeaux, it is understood that the French military authorities intend to mark a route from Paris to Nancy. Should this prove successful, the German Government may continue the marking to Berlin. Experiments have been carried out at Villa- coublay with signs visible at a distance of i\ miles from an altitude of 3,000 ft. It is hoped that by the adoption of some such marking of various routes aviators may be'Uble to avoid passing over forbidden zones. The Work of the "Victoria-Louise." SOME interesting figures regarding the work of the Zeppelin liner " Victoria-Louise" have recently been published by her owners, the Delag Co. On March 4th, 1912, she cruised from Friedrichshafen to Frankfort, and between that time and June 23rd, 1912, she made 100 trips. Another hundred voyages were made during the ensuing four months, while up to July 30th last the number was 300, and on November 26th the record was 400 trips, during which the airship had covered 47,364 kiloms., being in the air for 852 hours. She carried during that time 8,551 passengers, and used 84,323 litres of petrol, 432,756 cubic metres of hydrogen, and 8,782 kilogs. of oil.
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