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BRITISH NOTES ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING). WAR OFFICE summary of work for week ending December 13th :— No. 1 Squadron.—The " Delta" was out on reconnaissance by day on Monday and by night on Thursday. No. 2 Squadron.—The flights carried out short reconnaissance flights during the week. Two of the sheds are now erected in the new aerodrome. No. 3 Squadron.—Machines were out each day of the week, with a total of 8£ hours. Capt. Herbert and Lieut. Stopford flew to Hythe. No. 4 Squadron.—Machines were out nearly every day of the week piloted by officers and warrant officers of the squadron. A total of 763 miles was flown during the week. No. 5 Squadron.—Cross-country flights were carried out on the 7th and 8th, and instructional flying took place on the other days of the week ; a total of 965 air miles being flown. Lieuts. Anderson and Gill flew back from Dover. Flying Depot.—The usual experimental and repair work was performed during the week. Naval Air Station at Devonport. IT is practically certain that early in the new year a naval air station will be established at Devonport, and although at first the equipment will consist of seaplanes and aeroplanes, it is believed thai an airship will be stationed there as soon as one is available. The Isle of Grain Air Station. THE Coastguards at the Isle of Grain having been transferred to Cliffe at Hoo, a few miles further up the Thames, their quarters, The Britannia Challenge Trophy presented to the Royal Aero Club by Mr. H. Barber. This trophy will be awarded by the Royal Aero Club to the British aviator who, in the opinion of the Committee, shall have accomplished the most meritorious performance in the air during 1913. DECEMBER 27, 1913 which consist of thirteen houses are to be utilized for the accommo dation of officers and men attached to the Isle of Grain Air Station. Col. Ssely at the Helm. DURING a visit to Farnborough on Friday last week, Col. Seely, Secretary of State for War, went up on a biplane piloted by Mr. Wingfield Smith, and it was stated subsequently that during a part of the trip, which was of about 15 mins. duration, Col. Seely manipulated the controls. An R.F.C. Appointment. IT is announced that Capt. R. K. Bagnall Wild, R.E., who some time ago was Secretary to the War Office Mechanical Transport Committee, and subsequently left the Army and was engaged in the heavy vehicle industry, has been appointed to the Royal Flying Corps as Inspector of Motors. Guns for Fighting Aircraft. IT is understood that the tests which have been made during the past few weeks at the'Needles Battery in the Isle of Wight, with a new gun produced by the War Office especially for fighting aircraft, have yielded satisfactory results. The range of the new weapon is said to be such that projectiles will reach an altitude beyond that at which aviators can ordinarily fly, and the knowledge of the possibility of this gun being used against them would cause aerial scouts to keep to such a height that they would be unable to obtain accurate details of the works over which they might fly. Mr. Hucks at Shoreham. LAST Saturday|and Sunday were red letter days at the Brighton- Shoreham aerodrome, Mr. Hucks giving very fine exhibitions on both days. On Saturday he flew up-side down for several seconds, and made eight loops, including a double one. On the following day he made a trip to Brighton in the morning and looped the loop again in the afternoon. On both days Mr. Cecil Pashley made flights on his H. Farman biplane with Mr. Clarence Winchester. Flying at Combermere. LAST week some good flying was seen at Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, among the pilots being Lord Edward Grosvenor and Mr. Gustav Hamel on Bleriot machines and Capt. Maitland. The notable people taken up by Mr. Gustav Hamel included Lady Helen Grosvenor and Lady Dorothy Browne. Chanteloup to Fly at Hendon During Christmas Holidays. LONDONERS are to have an opportunity of seeing more wonderful demonstrations of upside-down flying and " looping the loop" at the Hendon Aerodrome during the Christmas holidays. Arrange ments have now been made for Chanteloup, who was the first man to " loop the loop " on a biplane, to give demonstrations on Boxing Day, December 26th, and Saturday, December 27th, at 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. each day, weather permitting, of course. We under stand that M. Chanteloup's exhibition includes a remarkable descent while in an inverted position, during which he descends vertically with his Caudron biplane quite horizontal. M. Salmet to Go to Nice. ARRANGEMENTS have been made with M. Salmet to carry parcels of the Daily Mail Riviera Supplement on alternate days from Nice to San Remo, and from Nice to St. Raphael and Hyeres. M. Salmet will use an 80 h.p. Gnome-Bleriot, and will take up passengeis during the morning and evening. As M. Salmet passes the various towns en route, he will throw out a small parcel of papers attached to a parachute, which will carry them to the ground, where they will be taken charge of by men who will be waiting to distribute the papers. ® ® ® ® AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Official Notices. Elections.—Members: J. L. Lake and Hartley B. Pratt. Associate-Members : Lieut. G. J. Malcolm, R.F.A. and Hon. H. Lyttelton Pelbam. Student: G. T. Roland Hill. Meeting.—The fourth meeting of the forty-ninth session will be held on Wednesday, January 7th, at 8.30 p.m. Maj.-Gen. R. M. Ruck, C.B., will preside. Dr. W. N. Shaw, F.R.S., will read a paper on " Wind Gusts and the Structure of Aerial Disturbances." The Royal Meteorological Society will be the guests of the Society on this occasion, and the above paper will be followed by a joint discussion. Tickets for visitors may be obtained from the Secretary, II, Adam Street, Adelphi. BERTRAM G. COOPER, Secretary. I4I2
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