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Flight, June 8, 1016^ I'M First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER. A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. No. 889. (No. 23. Vol. VIIX)] JUNE 8, 1916. rWeeklr, Prtoe Id. L Poat Froe, ltd. Editorial Office: 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegrams : Truditur, Westrand, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom ... 6s. td. Abroad six. ad. CONTENTS. Editorial Comment: » The Justification of the Zeppelin Civilian Flying Schoolsi " Dilution " of Labour and Victory The British Air Services ... Constructional Details PAGE 477 478 478 48 i 482 Royal Aero Club. Official Notices The Roll of Honour ... Birthday Honours for the K.F.C From the British Flying Grounds Classes for Training Munition Workers ... ... Flying at Hendon Aviation in Parliament The R.F.C. Inquiry Armchair Reflections. By the " Dreamer " British Air Work Aircraft Work at the Front. Official Information Personals •• Correspondence Models « ... ... ... 4 4 4S.. 4' «* tig if 4 4V'. 4>r. 4V TO OUR READERS. The Supply of " FLIGHT." Important Notice. Order " FLIGHT " to be either delivered or reserved for you regularly. As the demand for " FLIGHT " is so great each week, it is of the utmost importance that readers should place their orders firmly for copies of " FLIGHT " at the bookstalls, their newsagents, or direct from the publishers, at 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., if they wish to secure a copy every week and avoid disappointment. The stringent Government restrictions in regard to the supply of printing paper necessitates this pre caution in order that only actual numbers required are printed, and all wastage by unsold copies may thereby be reduced to a minimum, if not eliminated. THE PUBLISHERS. have been The Justification of the Zeppelin. EDITORIAL COMMEHT. AST week's great naval encounter, in which, as everyone anticipated, Britain emerged doubly victorious on the sea, at the same time justified all the past work and expenditure by the Germans upon their Airship fleet. It is, we verily believe, largely due to the scouting of these craft, that the German Navy did not come nigh unto being exteiminated. Having regard to the unexampled fighting odds which the German Navy started the battle with, our small squadron should ^«».'*»—' easily disposed of by our enemies, and through their Zeps., in spite of the adverse weather, the German High (om mand were well informed as to the British units which they had to deal with. But nothing pleases our admirals more than an odds against fight, and in this case has it been once again demonstrated to the world that our naval fighting men take no count of chances against them so long as they can get to grips and inflict measurable injury upon their opponents. On the other hand, the German naval command has no stomach for a test of strength without they have an indisputable balance of ships on their side. They have for so long been voicing their anxiety to meet our Grand Fleet, that the ignominy of their hasty retreat is the more pro nounced, following upon the information of the close proximity of our battleships conveyed to the German admiral in charge by the airships up above. Had our admirals had the same means of espying the movements of the German fleet, we fancy the enemy squadron would have had less opportunity than eventuated last week for scuttling back to their base without a general f»gage- ment. Ample evidence is forthcoming of the helpful part played by the Zeppelins in scouting for their very cautious sea partners, and all that Britons can do is to lament this horrible handicap under which our glorious Navy is holding the seas. Sincerely we trust these unequal conditions may not prevail completely for very much longer. Although we can hardly expect to overtake at one stride the enormous start which the Germans have attained in lighter-than air supremacy, we may look for a gradual reduction, we trust in the near future, of the great flaw in this direction, which now exists in our power for offensive tactics. How their prey was snatched from our gallant sailors is vouched for by the special correspondent
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