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1916 - 1070.PDF
Fortunately they had left after the death of Prince Mircea. On various occasions, and especially yesterday, enemy aviators flew over small towns and villages, descending very low with their machines, and fired with machine guns on the peaceable population in the streets or working in the fields." Bucharest, November 21st. " Yesterday the enemy again displayed aerial activity by bombarding the capital five times, killing and wounding several persons, especially women and children." Bucharest, November 24th. " Between Calafat Tjiu we captured an enemy aeroplane." German. Berlin, November 15th. " Balkans.—Bombs have been dropped by our airmen on the fortress of Bucharest." Berlin, November 16th. " Thirty-nine Belgians were the victims of an enemy air raid on Ostend. " During the past few days, as retaliation for dropping of bombs on peaceful villages in Lorraine, Nancy has been shelled from the ground and bombed from the air." Berlin, November 17th. " Both during the day and by night aerial activity was lively on both sides. " At 1 o'clock this afternoon an airman appeared over Munich and dropped seven bombs, causing only slight material damage, and no casualties. The airman disappeared in a westerly direction." Berlin, November 19th. " Last Thursday night German naval aeroplanes dropped a number of bombs, mostly of heavy weight, and of a total weight of over 1,400 kilogrammes (about a ton and a-half) with successful results on the town of Furnes (south of Nieuport) and on the flying ground at Coxyde (north of Furnes). At Furnes several conflagrations were observed. One aeroplane, by machine-gun fire, rendered two search lights unworkable near Coxyde." Berlin, November 21st. " Our air squadrons dropped bombs on communication establishments near Bucharest." Austrian. Vienna, November 24th. " Front of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.—One of our airmen, Lieut. Popelak,while on a reconnoitring flight north of Brody, was attacked by three Russian battle-aeroplanes. He forced them to take to flight, and drove them crashing to the ground behind their own lines." Bulgarian. Sofia, November 21st. " Our artillery brought down an enemy aeroplane, which fell in the Vardar Valley. We took prisoners the two occu pants. " On the ,#igean Coast there is a lull. Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on our positions near Orphano and the bridge near Buk, but obtained no result." FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week : Messrs. Fisher and Vivian. Straights alone: Messrs. Hall, Peat, Vermorel, Ross and Vivian. Half circuits alone: Mr. Allen. Circuits and eights : Messrs. Burry and Holland. Instructors : Messrs. E. Brynildsen and H. Smith. Certificates taken during the week by Messrs. Burry and Holland. A large crowd, including a great number of soldiers, visited the Bournemonth aerodrome on Wednesday afternoon and witnessed some very fine nights by Mr. Brynildsen, whose well-j udged bankings and daring nose-dives with a passenger were most interesting. Later in the afternoon Mr. H. Smith made a couple of very good flights on the 45 Caudron. H H H H Carlstrom Secures the Curtiss Marine Trophy. AT the close of the 1916 competition for the Curtiss Marine Trophy and $1,000 cash prize on October 31st, the leading performance was that of Victor Carlstrom, and he has now been awarded the prize. The winning flight was made on August 28th, when, on a J.N. twin Curtiss seaplane, Carl strom flew 614 miles in 8 hrs. 41 mins. over a 51-mile circuit from Newport News to Fisherman's Island, near Cape Charles. H H H H PUBLICATION RECEIVED. Aircraft. By " An Air-Pilot." London: George Newnes, Ltd. Price, 2s. 6d. net. SIDE-WINDS. OVER £1,065 ^as already been received by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in connection with the President's appeal for the Union Jack Club. Among the con tributions are £50 each from the Austin Motor Co. ; Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.; Daimler Co., Ltd.; Wolseley Motors, Ltd. £25 each from Brown Brothers, Ltd.; Rudge-Whitworth, Ltd. £5 5s. each R. W. Coan ; J. Gliksten and Son, Ltd. ; H. M. Hobson, Ltd. ; Simms Motor Units, &c. OIL and grease from aero engines is not easy to remove from the hands with ordinary soap, and a welcome will therefore be extended to " Duco " hand cleaner, a preparation of pumice and soap, which Messrs. Brown Brothers, Great Eastern Street, E.C., are introducing. Not only does it remove grease and oil very quickly and efficaciously, but stains, &c., also disapppear by its use, and withal the skin of the hands is not injuriously affected. The " Duco " hand cleaner, which is a British-made composition, is sold at 6\d. per lb., and is put up in a handy tin. THOSE who are using the American type E.M. Eisemann magneto should note that Mr. Stanley J. Watson, of Berners Works, 37 Sheen Road, Richmond, S.W., has just produced a price list of spare parts. It is illustrated by detailed photo graphs of the various parts, every one of which is clearly numbered, while the list also gives the correct designation for each individual part. With the aid of the list it should therefore be impossible for any misunderstanding to arise when ordering spare parts, especially if the simple directions set out on the first page are closely followed. BY the time these notes are in print the London Sheet Metal Working and Welding Co., perhaps better known by their euphonious Az-Nu mark, should be completely installed in the new Az-Nu works at 261, Church Road, Mitcham, S.W. They are much larger than the old premises, and altogether better equipped in every way for radiator lamp, tank and welding work, both new and repair, as well as sheet metal work of every sort. FROM the headquarters of the Shell Marketing Co., Empire House, Kingsway, W.C., comes a booklet which, besides explaining the reason for the temporary withdrawal of Shell No. 1, as recently mentioned in " FLIGHT," sets forth clearly the position with regard to the distribution of Shell and Crown spirit from January 1st next, when it will be entirely in the hands of the Shell Marketing Co., Ltd., the new company established and controlled by the proprietors of Shell spirit. Emphasis is laid on the fact that all purchases of Shell and Crown motor spirit for 1917 can be negotiated only with the Shell Marketing Co., Ltd., and that they alone can supply " Shell " products after December 31st, 1916. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study " FLIGHT'S " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week. 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. I s. d- 3 Months, Post Free.. 1 8 : 3 Months, Post Free 2 9 6 „ „ • • 3 3 1 6 „ ,,..56 12 „ „ .. 6 6 ; 12 „ ,,..110 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. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT " from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. IO62
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