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SEPTEMBER IO, 1915. his passenger, Lieut, v. Kade, are, I have no doubt, proud. Leaving Lemberg on a Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock they flew, according to Flugsport, via Cracow to Breslau, where they landed on the military aerodrome at 2 p.m., having covered the distance of 600 kilometres in six hours. After refilling the tanks, the journey was continued at 4 p.m., and, flying over Gorlitz-Dresden- Leipzig, the estate belonging to v. Trotha's father was [/DGHT] his plane from Paris to the front, and just as he arrived the German machine flew over the aerodrome. Gilbert went up in pursuit immediately, and as the Boche saw that his enemy flew faster than he, he made a dive behind a cloud. So did Gilbert. As he did not see the German anywhere, Gilbert switched off, and managed lo locate him by the noise of the engine. He then succeeded in approaching his quarry in a favourable position, and fired TWO SMASHES.—A German Aviatlk gone home to roost on the roof of a Russian farm-house, and, on the right, the remains of a French machine, the pilot of which was killed by a German aviator, with the result that the biplane crashed to earth throwlrg both occupants cut. reached at about 7 in the evening. After spending the night here a start was made the next morning and Johannisthal was reached 1 hour 5 minutes later. The total distance covered was 1,050 kilometres, and the two officers intend to make the return journey shortly. XXX From a correspondent in Holland the following trans lation of a report in a German paper is to hand: " A big German biplane had for some time dominated that part of the front where Gilbert was on duty. This plane was so big, and flew and climbed so rapidly, that, although it had only one motor, this must have been of 200 h.p. In front and behind the pilot were mounted two machine guns. It had brought down several French Avions. and was looked upon as unconquerable. Even Gilbert had been obliged after a fight with this machine to descend with holes in his petrol tank. He went back to J'aris in order to get a new mount, a Morane-Saulnier monoplane with a 90 h.p. motor and a machine gun. Gilbert flew a few rounds at him, which seemed to reach his objective, as the German began to descend very steeply. Gilbert's motor was also hit, so that it ceased business. Both machines then came down with a terrific speed, firing all the time. The German hit the ground first, smashing his chassis, Gilbert following with a landing quite close to him. The German pilot is said to have been Victor Stoeftler, of the Aviatik works." The same correspondent reports that, according to Flugsport, the Russians are using Deperdussin mono- coques, single seaters and two-seaters, the last mentioned being fitted with machine guns. If this be correct it would seem that the Russians are using not only their Sikorskys, but also various French monoplanes such as the Deps. mentioned in this report, besides the Moranes referred to by the same correspondent some little time ago. Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of War, who was respon sible for Turkey joining with the Germans, In specting aeroplanes at their base before going to the Front. 68l
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