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iJjjGHT] bar k with their machine to a torpedo-boat, which took them to Zeebrugge." Berlin, July 27th. : " A French biplane was shot down in an aerial fight near [out of kiicims)." lierhn, July 2Hlh. " One of our naval airships on July 25th executed an attack on the main base of tin Russian and the British submarines al M.m.-hamn. in the Aland Islands, successfully dropping on the liarbour works there 700 kilogrammes (1,540 lb.) of explosive bombs. Despite a heavy bombardment from enemy guns, the airship returned to her shed undamaged." Berlin, July 29th. • " An enemy aeroplane near Koclincourt, north of Arras, was shot down by a direct hit from an anti-aircraft gun. " Our aviators (with Marshal von Hindenburg's armies) repeatedly attacked enemy troops, transport trains, and rail way buildings with success. " A Russian aeroplane was shot down in an air fight south " On Thursday the Russian air station at Lebara-on- /.erel was again twice attacked by a squadron of our seaplanes, lust early in the morning and also in the evening. In spite ol a heavy fire from anti-aircraft guns, good results were obtained as the aviation station, on which hits and fires in the sheds were observed. One building belonging to the aviation station was burnt down. «' On July 26th, after an air fight over the Doiran Lake, an enemy aviator fell down." H H R.A.F. Employee in Trouble. AT Aklershot, on July 27th, Reginald Forester McDonnell was charged on remand under the Public Stores Act, 1x75, with being in unlawful possession of certain Government equipment, instruments and parts of an aeroplane. Origin ally there were four separate charges, two under the Army Art (i.ss 1). Section 156, but three wen- withdrawn. Mi Ivaree, who prosecuted for the War Office, said that at 1 In- outbreak of war the defendant was employed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, where for some time he had been a ' large hand. The police had recently discovered that the defendant had at three places a large quantity of Govern ment property connected with aeroplanes. The bulk of this was IOIIIK! in a shed at the back of the North Camp Hotel, Fftfnbbrongh, some at flu- defendant's house, and some at a room la- rented. When arrested the defendant said : " Whatever you find belongs to me. ll was given to me by the late Col. Fulton I of the Aeronautical Inspection Department) and Mr. Cockburn, one of the present A.I.D. inspectors, can vouch for it." Mr. I'earcc read a letter froni the defendant bearing 110 dale, bul received in April, 1915, asking Major Heckstall- Srmth (Assistant Superintendent, R.A.F.), for the loan of an obsolete 35 h.p. Anzani engine for use in connection with a baby biplane of defendant's own design, then almost com pleted, In the letter refusing this there was a warning to tin- defendant that Government property must not be taken, nor could ii lie lent for experiment. Major lleckstall-Smith identified several articles. He said Hi at even when lie knew from that letter that the defendant was building an aeroplane he did not suspect him. ( n.ss i xamined by Mr. Brandon (for the defendant), the witness said that he had many employees who were building aeroplanes or working on aeroplanes of private design without using Government material. Asked if it was not a fact that McDonnell was arrested when he returned from a meeting of tlu- K'.l'.c Inquiry Cemmittee, tin- witness said that he did m>t know that the defendant was at the Inquiry. Re-examined by Mr. Pearcc, the. witness said that he had been told that the defendant diil not in fact give evidence before the Commission. The defendant, giving evidence on oath, said that by an agreement which In- signed anything he designed became the property of the Government. Some of the material in court had lx;en given to him. ami some he had obtained permission to use One propeller lie bought from the late^Mr. Cody's son. One or (wo things had been left in the shed by other em ployees He had done nothing secretly. Most of the things lie had taken had come from the scrap heap. Tin- Bench convicted ami lined the defendant the maximum AUGUST 3, 1916. Berlin, July 30th. " Near La Chalade, in the Western Argonne, in an air fight Lieutenant Baldamus put his fifth enemy machine hors de combat. " Two other enemy aeroplanes were brought down—one on the eastern border of the Argonne, and the second east of Sennheim (in Alsace)." Berlin, July 31 si. " An enemy air raid on Conflans was replied to by a bom bardment of Pont-a-Mousson. " A French aeroplane squadron which was sent against Miilheim (in Baden) was stopped near Neuenburg by our Fokkers, put to flight, and pursued. The enemy leading aeroplane was brought down north-west of Mulhausen. " Lieutenant Hohndorf put his eleventh enemy machine out of action north of Bapaume and Lieutenant Wintgens his twelfth east of Peronne. A French biplane was brought down west of Pont-a-Mousson and another south of Thiaumont— the latter by anti-aircraft guns. Turkish. Constantinople, July 28th. " One of our aviators on Monday flew over Tenedos and successfully dropped bombs on hostile ships and boats in the roadstead. " On Monday the enemy, under the protection of guns, landed from some vessels over a hundred bandits north of Tuzla, west of Aivadjik. In an encounter between our troops and the bandits the latter lost some dead and wounded, and subsequently fled to their ships. Meantime, two of our aviators attacked the ships and boats by dropping bombs and firing machine-guns, inflicting losses on the enemy." a H penalty of £5, refusing to discuss the question of honest or dishonest intention. The " Triple Slide Aeroplane Calculator." ONE of the above instruments, which was described fully in our issue of July 20th, has now arrived at the offices of " FLIGHT," where we shall be pleased to demonstrate it to prospective purchasers who might wish to see it working before finally deciding to acquire one of these highly ingenious and time-saving devices. We might add that we have tried it on the calculations of several known examples of machines, and that it appears to tally very well with actual figures. H H E m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Hints for Flight Sub-Lieutenants, Royal Naval Air Service. By Flight Lieutenant. London : Forster, Groom & Co., Ltd. Price is. Arabic for Our Armies. By Frank Scudamore. London : Forster, Groom & Co., Ltd. Price 3d. " Sprechen Sie deutsch " and " Parley Voo " ! By Col. F. N. Maude, C.B. London : Forster, Groom & Co., Ltd. Price Ad. Aerial Russia : the Romance of the Giant Aeroplane. By Lieutenant-Colonel Roustam Bek. London: John Lane. Price 2s. 6d. net. D D D D [Owing to extreme pressure on our columns " From Other Sources " and many features of " FLIGHT " are unavoidably crowded out.—ED.J FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone : 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates :— UNITED KINGDOM. „ ABROAD. s. d. - s. d. 3 Months, Post Free 183 Months, Post Free 2 9 6 •• 3 3 I 6 „ „ ..56 "13 „ ,, ., 6 6hI2 „ „ ..IIO Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. 660
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