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Flight, August 31, 1916 First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER. A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice and Progress ot Aerial Locomotion and Transport. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. No. 401. (No. 35. vol. vni.i] AUGUST 31, 1916. l*^7*.^*"' l£*li*^B"fc# The Flying Services ruml Ailmiuisi.-red l.\ ih>'Ko\.il .\«-i,> Clul> .. 738 ff Ugllti Flying at Hendon 73 Editorial Office: 44, ST. MARTINS LANE, LONDON, W.C. Super-Zeppelins Telegrams : Truditur, Westrand, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1826. "X" Aircraft Raids .. .. 741 „ • J v J Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. Correspondence 74' United Kingdom .. 6s. oa. Abroad .. .. .. us. oti. A 1 • i> ,, . 1. 1 u»-. * - Armchair Reflections. By the' Dreamer 74- CONTENTS Aviation in Parliament .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. 74; Editorial Comment : 4) PAGE Lord Montagu on New Zepoelins 747 The Banning of Aeiial Navigation 73, Airisms from the Four Winds ,, « Further Honours for the R.F.C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 732 Personals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74V The British Air Services 734 Answers to Correspondents fjp The Roll of Honour 7 Aircraft Work at the Front. Official Information jpjt TO OUR READERS. Important Notice. either delivered or The Supply of "FLIGHT.' Order "FLIGHT*" to be 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 Govern ment restrictions in regard to the supply of printing paper necessitates this precaution 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. The Banning of Aerial EDITORIAL COMMENT. JUSTIFYING note of his views appears in our Correspondence column this week from Mr. Prevost Battersby, in reply to our editorial comments a fortnight back, upon his Counsel of Perfection, to be attainable by the total suppression of flying after the present war has run its course. Whilst repeating the fact that we have the very highest admiration for Mr. Battersby's journalistic work notably in connection with the trench work of the British and our Allies, and that we in every way sympathise with the high human ideals which he has set out to engender in the civilised nations, we are afraid his present com munication carries us no further, any more than his* letter to the Observer Navigation, of August 20th supplied a point which, followed to its finality, could be said to carry conviction with it, as to the possibility of his views being accepted. As we have already stated, human nature is the crux of the whole business, and so long as that very mixed quantity remains at its present standard there can be not the remotest hope of such a far-reaching and vital weapon as aerial navigation being ruled out of consideration as a factor in any future conflict between nations which the world will have to suffer in the life of coming generations. Its very effectiveness to inflict dire mischief and swift disaster upon the enemy, will he ever the justification for its elaboration by those very barbarians wnose uncivilised and unlawful use of it in war is the main cause of Mr. Battersby's campaign for its suppression. What we claim is that whatever laws, international or otherwise, are made, tin \ would be unhesitatingly trampled upon by Germany the moment it suited her. Of this self-evident fact the civilised world has had, we think, over-sufficient and convincing evidence during the past two years. For example, take Mr. Battersby's own point as to the banning of explosive bullets by international agreement. Germany, by authoritative accounts to hand, has not hesitated to employ these, not only in the African campaigns, but also against her European enemies. Again, there is the initial and great crime of all, the sacredness of Belgium's neutrality, which was solemnly agreed to, but blatantly violated the moment occasion arose to the presumed advantage of Germany. As to the sug gestion of our correspondent, in support of the possi bility of his argument being sound, that if we used D
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