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MARCH 14, 1914. to obtaining materials. His first essay in this respect was to build an Avro type biplane, plans of which he got in America, but the engine at his disposal was not powerful enough, so he had to store his machine whilst awaiting events, which proved to be the burning of the building and the entire destruction of his machine. He has now built a small monoplane with a three-cylinder Humber engine which he says is ® 1/ycHf] " Flight" at Olympia. Stand No. 38. f- -"FLIGHT" stand at the Olympia Show, which opens on Monday next and remains open until Wednesday week, will be No. 38, the same place as at all previous Aero Shows, immediately to the right after entering the building by the main entrance facing Addison Road Station. We shall be pleased to have a call from any of our many supporters. THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. THE following announcement appeared in the London Gazette of the 10th inst. :— R.F.C.—Military Wing.—Maj. John D. B. Fulton, C.B., R. A., Chief Inspector, Aeronautical Inspection Department, is appointed to the Reserve. December 17th, 1913. The following appointment was announced by the Admiralty on the 10th inst. :— A. Corbett-Wilson has been appointed Probationary Sub Lieuten ant in the Royal Naval Reserve, with seniority of March 15th, and to " Pembroke," additional, for the Farnborough Naval Airship Station, same date. ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING). WAR OFFICE summary of work for week ending March 6th, 19141— Flying Depot. S. Farnborough.— Experimental work, repairs, and assistance given to the Inspection Branch occupied the per sonnel of the squadron throughout the week. No. 2 Squadron. Montrose.—The major portion of the week was devoted to packing up portable sheds and occupying the ntw permanent hangars. Some long reconnaissances were carried out towards Dunbar and Aberdeen. No, 3 Squadron. Netheravon.—Rain and low clouds have interfered with flying in the squadron, but some useful experiments were made with photography and range-finding. No. A Squadron. Netheravon.—Rain curtailed flying on several days. Several reconnaissances were nevertheless made by the officer pilots and training continued. No. 5 Squadron. S. Farnborough.—The weather has been unsuitable for much flying, but the officer -pilots of the squadron were frequently out. No. 6 Squadron. S. Farnborough.—Machines newly handed over to the squadron were tested and some reconnaissance flights were accomplished. R.F.C. Base at Dover. IT is stated that in view of the successful work accomplished by the detachment of the Royal Flying Corps, which was stationed at " working fine " and on which he hopes to learn a lot in the way of pilotage. He concludes by saying " I have had a lot of bad luck, and it is hard to get people interested in aviation over here." Never mind friend Clarke, get your back against the wall and stick to it. You are evidently made of the right British material, and we are proud to have you as a reader. "WILL O' THE WISP." ® ® THE WEEK. Dover last autumn, it has been decided to make a permanent base there for the corps. ,£45,000 is to be spent on the formation of the base and the provision of accommodation, of which ,£41,000 is included in this year's Army estimates. And at Portsmouth and Orfordness. IT is also intended to form a base at Portsmouth for the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, and the Army Estimates contain a provision for the expenditure of .£15,000 out of a total of ,£45,000 for barracks, Ike. The Estimates also include an item of ,£10,000 towards the 45,000 which is being spent on the base at Orfordness, New British Height Record. AT Kastchurch on Wednesday, Engineer-Lieut. Briggs, R.N., succeeded in improving the British height record by attaining an altitude of over 15,000 ft. on a biplane. At this altitude it was terribly cold, and on returning to the ground the officer's face was found to be severely frost-bitten, so that he had to retire to sick quarters. Fast Flying on Short Seaplane. DURING a test flight at the Isle of Grain on Wednesday, one of the Short seaplanes, carrying pilot and passenger and five hours' fuel, attained a speed of 78 miles an hour and climbed 4,000 ft. in 7i mins. The machine was also fitted with a wireless telegraphy apparatus. An Aviation School at Cambridge. IN the last issue of the Cambridge Magazine, some information is given with regard to a flying school which is to be started in the close vicinity of Cambridge. It is stated that the equipment of the school will include three Vickers machines, and that an expert pilot-instructor of over three years' experience in teaching, and a complete staff of efficient mechanics, have been engaged. The British-built Curtlss Engines. IT is with pleasure that we are able to record that the two too h.p. Curtiss motors which will be fitted in the big Curtiss flying boat to be entered by Messrs White and Thompson, Ltd., of Bognor, in 'the Daily Mail circuit of Great Britain, are to be built by the Austin Motor Company, Ltd., Longbridge Works, Northfield, Birmingham. New Works for Green Engine Co. WE are pleased to learn that the Green Engine Co. have now taken works at Twickenham, where all engines supplied by them to purchasers will be thoroughly tested before delivery. These premises, which will supplement their existing arrangements, are fully equipped with suitable testing apparatus, including a Heenan and Froude water dynameter. ® ® ® ® THE FATAL ACCIDENTS ON SALISBURY PLAIN. IT is with the greatest regret that we have to record the two accidents on Salisbury Plain this week, whereby three officers of the Royal Flying Corps lost their lives. The first mishap occurred early on Tuesday morning, when, according to the evidence given at the inquest on the following day, Capt. Downer, after a short flight on a B.E. biplane, at a height of 2,000 ft., made a very fast descent, resulting in the breaking of a wing. A verdict of "Acci dental death " was returned. Capt. Downer secured his certificate on a Vickers biplane at Brooklands on August 29th last, and joined the Central Flying School for a special course of training on January 27th. The second smash occurred on Wednesday morning to a B.E. biplane, piloted by Capt. C. R. W. Allen, and carrying Lieut. J. E. G. Burroughs, both officers being attached to No. 3 Squadron of the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps. Apparently while making a turn at a height of 300 ft., something went wrong with the rudder, and the machine dived to the ground. Both pilot and passenger were instantly killed by the smash. Capt. Allen secured his certificate on a Bristol biplane at Brooklands on November 14th, 1911, and was appointed to the Royal Flying Corps, in which he was graded a Flight Commander on July 1st, 1912. Lieut. Burroughs secured his certificate on a Maurice Farman biplane in France, on January 31st, 1913, and was appointed to the Royal Flying Corps on April 17th, 1913. In both cases the accidents will be fully investigated by a military court of enquiry and also by the Accidents Investigation Committee of the Royal Aero Club, and it will be as well to await the report of the latter as to the cause of the accident rather than to discuss the vague and varying reports as to what occurred which are current. In the meantime we can but express our deepest sympathy with the relatives and friends of the deceased officers, and deplore the great loss which our Air Service has sustained. In the House of Commons on Wednesday, Col. Seely expressed the sympathy of the Government with those bereaved by the unfortunate accidents. 28l
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