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JULY 24, 1914. [/UGHT More Records by Laporte. ON his Voisin biplane, fitted with 130 h.p. Salmson-Canton- Unne motor, Laporte beat the records for speed, distance and dura tion for pilot and two passengers, at St. Petersburg on the 19th inst. memory of Capt. Ferber, the French pioneer, in the square on the Quai des Brotteaux, at Lyon. Paris to Pau on a Bterlot. ON his Bleriot-Gnome, Lieut. Brule, on the 16th inst., made his return journey from Paris to Pau, the trip taking 7 hrs. Lieut. Brule was again disappointed in not being able to make a non-stop flight, but, as on the outward journey, he found it necessary to land at Poitiers. Martinet Flying Again. AFTER enjoying a long rest, Martinet has taken up flying again and returned to his old love, the Henry Farman type of machine. He has just purchased one of the latest models, and last week gave exhibition flights at Nantes and Angers. On the conclusion of his THE NEW WORLD'S HEIGHT RECORD.—On the left, Oelrich standing by the record-breaking D.F.W. biplane, with its laurels, while on the right is a photograph of the barograph records duly attested. He flew continuously for 9 hrs. 5 mins., and covered a total distance of 980 kiloms., his average speed working out to 108 kiloms. an hour. A Japanese Record. DURING an exhibition of looping, &c, in Japan on the 13th ult. Liger, on his Morane-Saulnier-Gnome went up to a height of 2,300 metres, beating the previous Japanese height record by 600 metres. A Monument to Capt. Ferber. UNDER the auspices of the Aero Club du Rhone a movement has been started with the object of erecting a monument to the flying at Angers, Martinet flew with a passenger to Buc in two hours. Nice to Marseilles in Two Hours. LEAVING Nice at 6 a.m. on the Sunday morning, Maicon on his Caudron waterplane flew to Marseilles in a couple of hours ; his average height during the flight was 2,000 metres. Hirth and Garros Return to Paris. ON Friday last, Hirth and Garros on their Morane-Saulnier monoplanes flew back to Paris in company. Starting from Hendon after lunch, they landed at Hardelot at 3.10 p.m., and after resting till 4.50 p. m., fle w over to Villacoublay in an hour and forty minutes. Q^O The D.F.W. biplane, fitted with 100 h.p. Mercedes engine, on which Oelrich last week beat the world's height record by going up to 7,860 metres. 191
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