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NOVEMBER 23, 1916. Paris, November 19th " It is confirmed that on November 16th Warrant Officer Pore brought down his sixteenth German aeroplane The German machine fell near Marche le Pot (Somme)." Belgian. Havre, November i&th "Our air squadrons carried out night bombardments of the enemy works at Lokeren and on the aerodrome at Ghistelles." Italian. _ Rome, November 14/A. " Hostile aircraft attempted to make raids over our territory with great persistence, but were driven off by the tire of our anti-aircraft batteries and aeroplane attacks. In the Upper Vanoi valley an enemy squadron succeeded in dropping bombs on Canale San Bovo, killing two soldiers and some animals. " On the evening of the 12th enemy seaplanes dropped bombs on Ravenna, Pontelagoscuro, Polesella, Magnavacca, Ariano, and Polesine. There were no casualties or damage'. Air raids on Romans, Vermegliano, and Doberdo yesterday were equally fruitless. An enemy aeroplane attempted to attack one of our observation balloons, but was hit by our artillery, and fell in over the enemy's lines near Nabresina." Rome, November 1 %tk. " During the night of November I4th-15T.I1 enemy seaplanes dropped bombs round Aquileia, killing two soldiers and wounding four women and children. After this Italian air- [/ycHT craft promptly attacked the floating hangars of the aggressors at Prosecco and on the pier at Trieste, both of which wan bombarded with marked success. Enemy aeroplanes were active in the Gorizia area, but no damage was done by their bombs." Rome, Novtmbrr ittth. " On the Carnia front enemy aircraft dropped bombs on Stazione Carnia without causing harm, and on Moggio I Idinese, killing two women and wounding three. " Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs in the Vallone (Carso) without doing damage." German. Berlin, Novtmber 14**. " During the month of October our flying corps, with great success, has splendidly carried out its heavy and mani fold duties on the Western front. Special recognition and thanks are due to the airmen engaged in artillery end Infantry observation. Their effective protection was assured by the battle airmen, who also splendidly carried out their special tasks, and by the fire from our anti-aircraft guns. " We lost 17 aeroplanes, while our enemies in the West, the East, and in the Balkans lost 104 aeroplanes. Of these 83 were lost in aerial fights, 15 by being hit by anti-aircraft guns, and six by forced landings behind our lines. Sixty enemy aeroplanes are in our possession. On the other side of the line 44 can be seen which have fallen to earth." H H m SIDE-WINDS. " IT'S a way they have in and the R.N.A.S. is imbued C.P.O. Bullimore, who put in such good work organising the R.N.A.S. concert which raised £100 for the Flying Services Fund. the Navy," as the old song says, with the same spirit, whether at work or play, as the recent Conceit at Lime Grove Hall bears witness. Organised by the ratings at the White City and Wormwood Scrubbs Depots, a sum of no less than /186 4s. gd. was raised, £100 going to the Flying Services Fund, administered by the Royal Aero Club, and the remainder to the Trafalgar Orphan Fund. C. P. O Bulli more was the leader in the organising, and the result is eloquent testimony not only to his own labours but also to the enthusiasm with which he in spired his band of helpers, while splendid assistance was given by the ladies from the Administration offices in the selling of programmes. The full band of the R.N.D. was in attendance, and was much appreciated. SINCE acquiring their new premises at 170. High Road, Kilburn, the Central Aircraft Co., which is the aviation branch of the old-established firm of R. Cattle, Wybert Street, Stan hope Street, N.W., have gone ahead in remarkable style. Although it is only a matter of weeks since the place, then a builder's yard, was taken over, work is in full swing in the various shops, and the constant humming of the many spindles and the buzzing of the saws witness in most con vincing fashion to the amount of work in hand. All the shops are light and airy, and a steam boiler, which was used by the previous occupiers for power generation, now provides the steam necessary to heat all the various departments. A doping shop is nearing completion, and excellent results are confidently expected from the new scheme of ventilation which is being employed. Visitors to the works cannot but be impressed by the very fine workmanship of the woodwork turned out by the Central Aircraft Co., a fact which is evi dently becoming more and more widely known among British aircraft constructors, judging by the orders on hand. What particularly impressed us on a recent occasion was the high quality of the spindling ; such parts as I-section wing spars being so neatly spindled that the wood was absolutely smooth at both ends of the spindled portions and not torn up and left ragged where the cutters had gone against the grain. Again in the matter of struts, it was noticed that practically all the shaping was done by machinery, leaving practically nothing to be finished off by hand, The advantage of this is obvious. Since, once, the cutters are right, all Struts will be identical, which cannot be the case where a great portion is worked up by hand. Mr. A. Cattle, ably assisted by his works manager, Mr. C. Borthwick, are to be congratulated, not only on the extension of the business, but oh the quality of the work turned out, and manufacturers with sub-cmitrac.ts to place for wood parts such as wings, skids, struts, or spars, should get into communication with the Central Aircraft Co. SOME very interesting possibilities are on the boards— drawing boards—at the Wells Aviation Co., Chelsea, a firm which, under the direction of men of enterprise and broad vision, long ago loft behind its small, very small, beginning and is rapidly mounting to a place of considerable importance in the industry. With a firm belief in the future of aviation those in charge of the company's destinies are determined to keep going ahead, and they will be well worth watching. Already they have built up an enviable reputation for work manship, and as the designing department includes several men with ideas, some business on original lines may be looked for. THE gallantry of Mr. M. G. Smiles in his plucky attempt < to rescue the boy who was unfortunately drowned in the Silk stream at Hendon on September 6th is not to be forgotten, the Royal Humane Society having awarded their honorary testimonial inscribed on vellum. FOLLOWING on the marriage of Mr. Sydney Pickles and Miss A. R. E. Marks, as reported in last week's " FLIGHT, comes a letter from Devonshire where the pair are spending their honeymoon. It is to be hoped that the weather in that sunny county is something better than that which we are experiencing here at the present moment. By the way, what a lot of converts that fabulous deity Hymen is discovering amongst aviators these days. IT came as a surprise, the news that Marcus D. Manton had left the Grahame-White company after so many years at Hendon, and had joined up with J. Samuel White and Co., of Cowes, as test pilot for the machines of their manufacture. His many old friends will miss his cheery personality, but one and all will wish him success in his new position. Testing machines .must be far more interesting than instructing pupils in the art of flying, though there certainly must be many scores of pilots now on active service who owe their skill to the patient and painstaking tuition of their former instructor. IO37
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