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MAY 22, 1914. Guillaux Beats a Record. BY cable it is reported that last week at Sydney, N.S W , Guillaux on a Farman-Gnome machine succeeded in improving the height record for waterplanes by going up to an altitude of 2,133 metres. Verrier Secures the Pommery Cup. ALTHOUGH it appeared that the period for the first of the new series of Pommery Cups would pass without any contest, five machines were entered at the last moment, these being a H. Far- man by Verrier, two Bleriots by Pierron and Lenoir respectively a Nieuport by Bonnier and a Borel by Chernet. Bonnier started from Villacoublay on the 13th, but he had to stop at Angouleme after covering 400 kiloms. The next morning he went on to Bordeaux, and after replenishment continued in the direction of Spain, but had to give up at Caudes after covering another 70 kiloms. Verrier started from Buc on his Henry Farman, and after a stop at Noyon flew to Genthin in Germany. Lenoir was the only other competitor to start, and he landed at Tours. Verrier thus secured first place with his flight of 830 kiloms. Aeroplanes at French Review. AT the review at Satory on the 18th inst., in connection with the King of Denmark's visit to Paris, flights were made by two escadrilles, one composed of six Bleriots, and the other of six Caudrons, while the dirigible " Eugene Montgolfier " cruised over head. From Paris to Sweden. LAST week Dr. Thulin succeeded in completing a.journey from Paris to Landskrona in Sweden on his 80 h.p. Rhone-Morane. The journey of 1,200 kiloms. was completed in 15 hours' flying time, and stops were made at St. Quentin, Brussels, Cleves, Bremen, and Lubeck. Bobba Flyino: Again. BOBBA, the well-known French pilot, after having given up flying for a year, has decided to return to it, at any rate while doing his period of military training. He is at present practising at the Morane military school at Villacoublay. Last Sunday at Buc. THE attraction arranged for last Sunday at the Bleriot aero drome at Buc was a series of matches between Legagneux on his 80 h.p. Clerget-Nieuport and Prevost on a 80 h.p. Rhone-Deper- dussin. In the speed test Prevost won easily in 10 mins. 12? sees., while Legagneux's time for the 20 kiloms. was 11 mins. l6g sees. In the landing competition Legagneux was first—320 metres from the mark,beating Prevost by 121 metres, while in the 15 kiloms. handicap Legagneux had a walk-over, Prevost's machine being upset by a gust of wind as it was starting and breaking its propeller. During the afternoon a display of fancy flying was given by Cuendet, a chef pilote at the Bleriot school. An Aviator in the French Chamber. THE French Chamber of Deputies now includes an aviator among its members. M. Pierre Flandin, who qualified on a Maurice Farman at Juvisy in March, 1912, having been elected to represent Avallon. A Long Reconnaissance. STARTING from Angers on the 17th inst., Lieuts. Volmerange and Gabriel and Sergeant Clement 1 made a reconnaissance over Poitiers and the neighbourhood. The outward journey took 1 hr. 24 m. and the return 2 hours. Flying to Orders. IN response to orders from his superior officer, Sergeant Mouilleres started off from Chalons on his M. Farman on the 16th inst. His first call was at Amiens, the 200 kiloms. being covered in 3 hours 5 mins. He then went on to Buc, taking 2 hours 10 mins. for the 150 kiloms. Covering another 180 kiloms. in 2 hours 55 mins., Troyes was reached, while the return journey to Mourmelon was made in 2 hours. Three New Loopers. AT the Bleriot school at Buc, on the 13th inst., Barault looped the loop four times. The Italian pilot Dal Mistro, who was taught by Pegoud in Italy, was also practising looping. On the 14th inst. Lord Carbery looped at the Morane school at Villacoublay, while in Italy, A. de Dominicis looped on a Caudron. The Sanchez-Besa Back at Issy. THE Sanchez-Besa biplane, which paid a surprise visit to Hendon on the 3rd inst., returned to Issy on the following Friday. L/DCHI .CRAFT The round "trip from Paris, :id Boulogne, Eastchureh, Hendon and Boulogne, represented a distance of about 650 miles, throughout which the machine was piloted by M. Laporte, who carried M. Sanchez Besa as passenger. Woman's Parachute Descent from Aeroplane. AT Nevers, on Sunday last, Mme. Cayat de Castella repeated her exploit of descending from an aeroplane by means of a parachute designed by her husband. She made the ascent suspended by a a belt under the fuselage of a Goupy biplane, piloted by Pelletier, and jumped off when the machine was at an altitude of 800 metres. A Trip by Crombez. SERGT. CROMBKZ, who is now attached to the Belgian army, on the 16th inst. on his new monocoque machine, went from Taintignies to Brasschaet, covering the 165 kiloms. in I hr. 15 mins. 600 Kiloms. in Sweden. ON the 15th inst., Dr. Thulin, on his Rhone-Morane mono plane, flew the 600 kiloms., from Malmoe to Stockholm, it> 4 hours 20 mins. Sweden to Denmark by Aeroplane. BY the aid of Dr. Thulin's Morane, Lieut. Blixen Finecke was able to ride in races in Sweden and Denmark on the 17th inst. After a race at Gothenburg, he left at 2.15, and, piloted by Dr. Thulin, flew the 135 miles to Klampenborg racecourse, near Copenhagen, arriving ten minutes before his race was timed to start. Four German Officers Killed. ON arriving at Halberstadt from Doeberitz on the 17th inst. ( a monoplane capsized when at a height of 300 metres and fell to the ground. Both the pilot and the passenger, Lieuts. Kellinger and Wiegand were killed instantly. While taking part in the Prince Henry competition on Sunday, the machine piloted by Lieut. Walz fell near Pforzheim. The pilot was seriously burnt, while the passenger, Lieut. Mueller, was killed on the spot. Also on Sunday, another Prince Henry competitor, Lieut. Kolbe, met with disaster at Hechtsheim, near Mayencc, while flying from Cologne to Frankfort. The monoplane was apparently caught by a gust of wind and capsized when at a height of 400 metres. The pilot was severely injured in the head, while the passenger, Lieut. Rohde, died from his injuries in hospital the following evening. Fatal Accident in Russia. WHILE flying at the Sebastopol aerodrome on the 15th inst., the Russian military pilot, Semichkura, fell with his machine and was killed. An Exhibition at Turin. ALTHOUGH it is not very large, the exhibition of flying machines, engines and motor boats which was opened at Turin on the 17th inst. is very interesting, and it should do a great deal to quicken public enthusiasm in aviation matters. Italian-built Farman, Bleriot and Nieuport machines are included among the exhibits, as well as Gnome, Rhone and De Dion motors, while the Italian military authorities have arranged a comprehensive display. The exhibition was opened by the Mayor of Turin in the name of the King. A Farman Waterplane in Australia. A DESPATCH from Sydney, N.S.W., which has been received by MM. Farman Freres, states that some tests have been carried out successfully at Sydney with a Farman waterplane piloted by Guillaux. The tests were witnessed by representatives of the naval and military authorities. Heipht Record by New Zeppelin. DURING her trials at Friedrichshafen on the 16th inst. the new Zeppelin lor the German Navy, " L 3," having 17 persons on board, ascended to a height of 3,125 metres (10,253 ft.), which is claimed as a world's airship record. Previously the record was held by the French airship " Conte " with 3,080 metres. A Voyage by ''Victoria Louise." THE Zeppelin liner, " Victoria Louise," started from Frankfort on the 9th inst., at 5 a.m., and went to Oos, Baden, where she will be stationed for a week or two. The trip occupied 3 hrs. 35 mins. Three'Hour Trip by "Eugene Montgolfier." ON the 13th inst., the P'rench military dirigible, " Eugene Montgolfier," made a voyage of over three hours' duration from Issy. She was commanded by Capt. Precheur, and carried a crew of eight. The following morning a 4j-hour voyage with 11 persons on board was made over Rambouillet, Mantes and VernoD. 555
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