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1914
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NOVEMBER 27, 1914. FROM THE BRITISH Brighton-Shoreham Aerodrome. Pashley Bros, and Hale School.—Dual control with instructor last week, J. Morrison, A. Goodwin, G. Charley, J. Sibley. Instructor behind pupil, Menelas Babiotis. Figure eights and circuits alone C Win chester, J Woodhouse, T. Cole. Machines in use Pashley and H. Farman biplanes. Eastbourne Aerodrome. INSTRUCTORS during last week F. B. Fowler, R C Hardstaff, on E.A.C. biplane. Pupils with instructor on machine, Flight Sub-Lieuts. Barnes, Pullin, Travers, Teesdale, Openshaw, Wood, Sibley, Gerrard. Flight Sub-Lieut. Iron, Mr. Bass-Sutton figures of eight or circuits alone. During week, Flight Sub-Lieut. Iron completed tests. Mr. Bass-Sutton passed tests A and B. London Aerodrome, CoIIindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame - White School.—Sunday, last week, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Cooper, Dalison, Ffield and Driscoll straights with Instructors Manton, Russell and Shepherd. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Groves and Hodsoil straight nights alone. Wednesday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Barnes, Breese, Cooper, Dalison, Driscoll, Ffield, Livock, Wakeley, Watson, Young and Mr. Greenwood straights with Instructors Manton, Shepherd, Russell and Winter. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Bray and Groves solo straights and half circuits, Hodsoll and Mr. Carabajal circuits, &c, and Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Watson and Price solo straights. Mr. Carabajal brevet tests, which he passed most satisfactorily and secured his certificate. Thursday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Cooper, Dalison and Driscoll straights with Instructor Manton. Friday, Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Bray, Groves and Hodsoll solo circuits. Probationary Flight Sub- Lieuts. Cooper, Watson and Price solo straights and half ® ® l/QGHf] FLYING GROUNDS. circuits. Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. Barnes, Breese, Dalison, Driscoll, Ffield, Livock, Wakeley and Young straights with Instructors Manton, Shepherd and Winter. Beatty School.—Monday, last week, weather very bad so no school work was possible. Pupils receiving in struction during the week with Instructors Mr. Geo. W. Beatty and W. Roche-Kelly, on " dual "-controlled 50 h.p. Gnome biplane and 40 h.p. Wright biplane. Tuesday, Messrs. Virgilio (15), Parker (1a), White head (5), Anstey-Chave (5), and Wainwright (5). Wednesday, Messrs. Virgtlio (15), I^eeston-Smith (15), G. H. Moore (15), Anstey-Chave (15), Donald (15), Wainwiight (15), and P. E. Cornish (new pupil, 15). Thursday, Messrs. Leeston-Smith (10), G. H. Moore (15), and P. E.Cornish (15). Friday, Messrs. Virgilio (15), G. H. Moore (15), Newberry (10), Anstey-Chave (15), Donald (15), Wain wright (1 s), Perrot (new pupil, 1 o), and P. E. Cornish (15). Week end weather so bad that no school work possible. British Caudron School.—Monday, last week, too windy for school work. Tuesday morning, R. Desoutter half-hour's test flight on 60 h.p. two-seater Caudron biplane, preliminary to handing over to Admiralty. Wednesday, school out at 7.30 a.m. Messrs. Barfield aud Stevens doing right and left hand half circuits. Mr. Williams rolling well. Probationary Sub-Lieut. Bird doing very good straights. Thursday, weather very bad. Friday, school out at 8 a.m. under the instruction of R. Desoutter. Messrs. Barfield and Stevens doing right and left hand half circuits in good style. Sub-Lieut. Bird right and left hand circuits, making very good pro gress. Saturday, windy. Hall School.—The instructor of the week, J. Rose. Pupils going straights alone, Lieut. Sandys 1 z straights, and A. Davy 2 straights, W. J. M. Connochie 15 straights ® $ AIRCRAFT AND THE WAR. IN a despatch from Nancy on November 18th, describing the operations in the Nancy district from August 22nd to the second week in September, a Times correspondent wrote :— " Meanwhile, as they suspected, the Germans were placing their heavy guns in position. On September 4th German airmen flew over the plateau at a great height, and once they had made out the whereabouts of the French artillery the men working it had little rest. Four German batteries opened fire upon them, and the shells fell thick and fast, with a deafening din. At one time the fire was so severe that the French took refuge in the village. But here as well they were quickly detected by the enemy warplanes and captive balloons, and followed by a volley of shells which sent '.he villagers scuttling to their cellars or flying over the fields." The Morning Post correspondent in Belgium wrote on November 18th ;— '' German superiority in heavy guns, in air service, and in what may be generally described as ' Staff' work, has been marked in the early stages of the war. In all other particulars the Allies have proved superiority. With better heavy guns, better field artillery, better cavalry, better infantry on the side of the Allies, the Germans can be left superior in the air without much disquiet—especially during the winter months." Writing from Paris, under date of Nov. 18th, to the Daily Chronicle, Mr. G. H. Perris, said :— " The aeroplane ha« enormously succeeded in scouting work ; and here, again, the Allies probably now have a definite superiority, which will steadily increase." " The throwing of bombs from aeroplanes has not often been very effective." In the German " wireless " news sent out from Berlin on the 19th inst. was the following :— "A German aviation squadron encountered some entmy aviator* making a reconnoitring flight, and caused them to descend, one of them falling. One of our flying machines is missing." An official announcement issued in Paris said :— " On Wednesday afternoon a German aeroplane alighted in the French lines near Rheims. The two officers on the machine had lost their way. They rushed, revolver in hand, upon a peasant woman to question her as to the locality ; but at the name moment a group of horsemen belonging to army headquarters intervened and captured the two airman and their machine. According to the Frankfurter Zeitung a German airman had flown over Cronstadt, the great Russian fortrew. Mr. Alec Rutherford, writing to the Daily Mail under date of November 19th, and dealing with the fighting round Ypres, said :— " At daybreak the enemy were observed advancing in thousands, and they were met by the heavy artillery in front and on the two flanks. They were mowed down in hundreds and could not ascertain the position of our guns, despite the repeated recon naissance of the aeroplanes." In a later message, dated Saturday, he wrote:— " It was victory all along the lines of the Division, who now occupy the German positions. Throughout this fighting the Germans were using an old stationary Zeppelin to ascertain the position of the British troops, and at times it was distant only 800 yards. But orders were given not to fire upon it—a wise precau tion, as it would have disclosed the position of the troops to the enemy, whose guns were in close proximity, and had they opened 1163
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