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1914
1914 - 1158.PDF
IfCHT NOVEMBER 27, 1914. IKe Royal £Iero Clu of the United Kiz^gda OFFICIAL MOTICES TO ME.MBERS IE Aviators' Certificates. , THE following Aviators' Certificates have been granted :— 970 Flight Sub-Lieut. Douglas Iron, R.N.A.S. (E.A.C. Biplane, Eastbourne School, Eastbourne). Oct. 28th, 1914. 2nd Lieut. John Eustace Arthur Baldwin (8tb Hussars) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Netheravon School, Nether- avon). Nov. 17th, 1914. 2nd Lieut. Erik Harrison Mitchell (Maurice Farman Biplane, Netheravon School, Netheravon). Nov. 17th, 1914. Francisco Carabajal (Grahame-White Biplane, Grahame- White School, Hendon). Nov. 18th, 1914. Oapt. Gerald William Huntbach (4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Netheravon School, Netheravon). Nov. 18th, 1914. Lieut. Alan John Lance Scott (Sussex Yeomanry) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Netheravon School, Netheravon). Nov. 20th, 1914. 971 972 973 974 975 Air Attack on Friedrichshafen. Members will be gratified to learn that the three Naval aviators, viz., Squadron Commander E. F. Briggs, R.N.A.S., Flight Lieut. J. T. Babington, R.N.A.S., and Flight Lieut. S. V. Sippe, R.N.A.S., who made the attack by air on the Zeppelin Airship Factory at Friedrichshafen on the 2lst inst., are Members of the Club. Royal Aero Club Burgee. Burgees, embodying the design recently approved by His Majesty the King, namely the Royal Crown with the Caduceus, can now be obtained by Members from the Royal Aero Club, price 6s. each. New Members. Members are reminded that according to the Rules, the Annual Subscription of any New Member they may propose, who is elected between November 1st and December 31st of this year, will cover the period up to December 31st, 1915. 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. THE BRITISH AIR SERVICES. Royal Naval Air Service. THE following were announced by the Admiralty on the 19th inst. :•— The following have been entered as probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenants, and appointed to the " Pembroke III," for Royal Naval Air Service, to date as mentioned : A. Q. Cooper (temporary ser vice), Nov. 14th. L. P. Upenshaw and C. E. Brisley, Nov. 16th. W. H. Wood, Nov. nth. F. J. Bailey, Nov. 12th. F. W. Gamwell and K. D. G. Sibley, Nov. 16th. E. Parker, Nov. 14th. The following was announced by the Admiralty on the 20th inst. : Mr. R. B. Pullin has been entered as probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenant and appointed to the " Pembroke III " for Royal Naval Air Service. To date Nov. 12th. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 21st inst. : Thomas V. Lister and Thomas F. N. Garrard have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, and appointed to the " Pembroke III," for R.N, Air Service. Nov. 20th. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 23rd inst. : Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants.—The undermentioned officers have been confirmed in the rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenants, and appointed as follows : B. C. Meates, with seniority of Aug. 14th, and T. H. England, with seniority of Sept. 12th, both to the " Pembroke III," for R.N. Air Service. Nov. 18th. The undermentioned probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants (for temporary service) have been confirmed in the rank of Temporary ® ® ENEMY Fiight Lieutenants, with seniority as follows : R. P. Cannon and E. R. Moon, Sept. nth; A. K. Robertson and R. E. Penny, Sept. 30th ; E. H. Dunning, Oct. 4th, and all appointed to the "Pem broke III," for R.N. Air Service. To date Nov. 18th. William G. Moore and Cyril N. Leeston-Smith have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieu tenants, with seniority of Nov. 16th and 19th respectively. George H. Reid entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, for temporary service, with seniority of Nov. 19th. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 24th inst. : Edward T. A. Chave and Thomas Hinshelwood have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, and appointed to the " Pembroke III," additional, for Royal Naval Air Service. November 23rd. Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). THE following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 19th inst.:— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants (on probation) : Percy Russell Grace. Dated Nov. 12th, 1914. Malcolm Grahame Christie. Dated Nov. 20th, 1914. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 23rd inst. :— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Sec. Lieut. Arthur V. Betting- ton is confirmed in his rank. PATENTS ® ® RELATING TO AERONAUTICS. LIST of British patents, which have been granted in favour of residents of Germany, Austria, or Hungary, specially compiled for FLIGHT, by Lewis Wm. Goold, Chartered Patent Agent, Enrolled Patent Attorney iq the United States, 5, Corporation Street, Bir mingham, who will supply full copies of any of the patents, price 8d. each, and from whom the latest particulars upon the Register of Patents can be obtained. Furnished in view of the new Patents Acts which empower the Board of Trade to confer upon British subjects the right to manu facture under enemy patents. No. 11948/08. Apparatus for propelling aerial machines or aerostats by means of valved planes, moving along hori zontal straight paths. Wisniewskie, V., Berlin. Dated December 9th, 1907. No. 25749/10. Flying machine provided with lifting screw pro peller. Mees, G., Berlin. Dated November 22nd, 1909. No. 886/11. Aerostats of the rigid type are constructed with a framework having as many tensile elements as possible. Stuhler, M., Germany. Dated January 17th, 1910. ® ® Fatal Accident on Salisbury Plain. WHILE flying near Upavon, on Salisbury Plain, on Tuesday, Second Lieut. H. R. Fleming, of the Royal Flying Corps, met with an accident, and received injuries which terminated fatally. No. 1551/11. Balloons for airships. Roth, E., Germany. No. 1629/11. Valved propelling blades. Wisniewskie, V., Berlin. (Addition to 11948/08). No. 1711/11. Propelling; balancing automatically. Rath, P., Austria. No. 1784/11. Planes, construction of; cars. Junkers, H., Germany. Dated January 29th, 1910. No. 2041/11. Propelling, steering, and balancing. Mees, G., Germany. Dated February 1st, 1910. No. 2636/11. Aerial machines, with aerostats ; military appara tus ; cars. Wankmuller, P., Berlin. 2904/11. Aerial machines without aerostats; cars; start ing ; steering and balancing; tanks, arrangement of. Mees, G., Germany. Dated February 15th, 1910. 2978/11. Parachutes. Maraviglia, J., and Banzet, H., Germany. No. 3882/11. Balancing; propelling; shock of landing, deadening. Mees, G., Germany. Dated March 5th, 1910. (Addition to 25749/10). No, No. ® ® Evidence given at the inquest on the following day showed that the machine dived almost vertically from 1,200 ft. up, turned on its back, glided a short distance, and then dived to the ground. A verdict of "accidental death " was returned. 1158
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