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DECEMBER 17, 1915. The Fatality at Hendoo. AN inquest was held on Monday on Flight Sub-Lieut. George Armitage, K.N.A.S., who was killed at Hendon on Saturday. Evidence given by Flight-Commander Busteed showed that the biplane, in which Sub-Lieut. Armitage was a passenger, was upset by a gust of wind and nose-dived to the ground. It burst into flames. He attributed the accident to the biplane being at an insufficient height to recover when it upset. Medical evidence showed that death was due to concussion and shock, following injuries to the head and burns on both legs, and the jury returned a verdict of " Death from misadventure." The Fatal Smash at Birmingham. AN inquest was held on the nth inst. on Lieutenant Cyril Talbot Burney Croft, 24, 8th Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed on December 8th, near Birmingham in an aeroplane accident. According to a statement made by the pilot, Lieutenant McDonald, who was seriously injured, he noticed lhat the engine was missing fire when he was at a height of 1,500 ft., and decided to land. He turned off the petrol, but did not switch off the electric ignition. Tne machine did not answer the control, and though he did all he could to get the machine into normal position, it crashed to the earth. He did not think the machine got into an air pocket; he was not a believer in air pockets. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." A Blue Armlet for R.N.A.S. Recruits. IT has been announced that the Admiralty have decided to issue an armlet of blue serge, bearing a red anchor, to those recruits in naval units, including the Royal Naval Air Service, who enlist under the Group System and are waiting to be called up. The armlet will also be issued to petty officers and men who have been discharged on medical grounds, since the commencement of the war. The armlets will be issued under similar conditions to the khaki armlets i sued by the War Office. Boys Wanted for the R.N.A.S. IT is announced that boys between the ages of 17 and 17 years and 6 months are required for training as wireless telegraphists in the Royal Naval Air Service. Written application should be made to the Wireless Offices, Clement-Talbot Works, Barlby Road, North Kensington, stating clearly exact date of birth, school, and further education received, and all particulars of subsequent employment. Flying from Toronto to New York. ON November 26th, Victor Carlstrom arrived at New York City in a Curtiss " R'" military tractor fitted with a " V-2 " 160 h.p. Curtiss motor, the start having been made from Toronto, Canada, the day before, when Carlstrom covered about 350 miles to Bing- hampton, N.Y. Owing to the head wind encountered, the balance of the trip could not be made before dark, but it was accomplished on the following day, making a total distance covered in the two flights of about 550 miles. Had Carlstrom been favoured with a westerly wind, which is the prevailing direction at this time of the year, he would have made the trip in one flight, but a strong south easterly wind was blowing, however, and although the machine was capable of 85 miles per hour, the wind prevented this being attained. The altitude during the trip ranged between 5,000 ft. and 8,000 ft. Testing a 160 h.p. Curtiss Motor. WE have received the following particulars of tests which were made on November 24th with one of the V-2 Curtiss 160 h.p. Motors. It was first put on a Sprague electric dynamometer at the Works, and starting at 8 a.m. was run for eight consecutive hours at 1,400 revolutions per minute. Then it was transferred to a testing stand and run for 17 continuous hours with a calibrated paddle attached, at a speed which developed always above 160 h.p. It was stopped to allow some slight adjustments in the magneto, but after a delay of only a few minutes, was again started, and at the same speed, run continuously for 66 hours and 30 minutes, then being stopped only to make some specified propeller tests. At the end of the 66.1 hours full power running, an examination showed the motor to be in perfect condition. More Zeppelins Reported Destroyed. ACCORDING to the Ribc Stiftstidende, which is generally very accurate in its news, three Zeppelins were destroyed during November. In addition to the "Z 18" which was destroyed on November 17th at Toender, the "Z 28," stationed at Fuhlsbuttel, near Hamburg, is stated to have exploded, while during the last days of November another Zeppelin, the number of which is un known, was totally destroyed at Bitterfeld, in Saxony. Four Killed in German Collision. A REPORT from Rosendael states that two German aeroplanes collided while flying at the military aerodrome at Etterbeck, near Brussels on December 6th. Both machines were smashed, and the pilot and passenger in each were killed. The "Wellcome" Photographic Annual. ONE of the newer arts which has proved of importance in the world war is photography, and it is not surprising to learn that the tabloid system of development, &c., has been in great demand. To those who have to do with photography, whether they are amateur or expert, a most welcome gift is the Wellcome Exposure Record and Diary—a little volume which stands pre-eminent as a useful guide to the art in its varied phases. A rich harvest of extensive experience and expert skill is stored in this wonderful little volume. It informs and advises on every thing—on photography by night and the correct quantities of flashlight powder ; on green, or sepia, or blue toning of bromides, or warm tones on gaslight papers ; on time and factorial develop ment, the intensification of colour plates, exposures for interiors, the speeds of bromide papers, the staining of prints, &c. Not one of the varied aspects of the art appears untouched, and besides all this there are instructive tables, simple formulae and a multitude of useful hints. Of especial value is the "Wellcome" Exposure Calculator, an ingenious rotary device, fixed to the back cover, which, by one turn of one scale, indicates the correct exposure of any plate or film at any time of day or year. For British, Colonial, American and Continental plates and films independent exposure factors are given. Of the " Wellcome '' Photographic Exposure Record and Diary three editions are published—for the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, and for the United States of America. The "Wellcome" Exposure Record can be obtained from all photographic dealers and booksellers. Price in the British Isles, one shilling. ® ® ® ® IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1914-1915. AEROPLANES, airships, balloons, and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures, see " FLIGHT" for January 25th, 1912; for 1912 and 1913, see "FLIGHT" for January 17th, 1914 ; and for 1914, see " FLIGHT " for January 15th, 1915:— Imports. Exports. Reexportation. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914- 1915- £ £ £ £ £ £ January ... 5,945 20,382 210 435 879 T3.7o6 February 28,132 380 106 138 441 18,823 March ... 27,731 280 1,934 7>2l8 1,440 5,090 April ... 11,384 2,189 1.175 23,986 1,473 27S May ... 17,062 178 4>°59 12,530 9,484 8>25° Tune ... 15,967 5.469 5,082 3,730 142 2,400 July ... 15.548 1,240 4,994 13.372 1,695 — August ... 52,448 664 630 36,276 910 247 September 4,859 536 — 4,908 — — October... 39,287 1,344 325 17,702 — — November 24,598 1,859 T4r 21,979 i°4 — 242,961 34,521 18,656 142,274 16,568 4&.791 SPECIAL NOTICE. CHRISTMAS HO LI DAYS.-Owing; to Christmas Day falling on Saturday next week, it is necessary for i FLIGHT to close for Press on December 22nd. All copy, Editorial or Advertisement, must therefore be at the Office, 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., not later than first post December 21st. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address: Truditur, London. Telephone: 1828 Gerrard. 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