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MAY 1917. Berlin, May 22nd, " One of our raiding echelons ignited five enemy captive balloons in a simultaneous attack at Bouvancourt (north-west ofRheims)." Berlin, May 24M. " Yesterday 10 enemy aeroplanes and one captive balloon were brought down. Lieut. Schaefer shot down his 28th and 29th opponents. Lieut. Voss reached the same number of air victories by bringing down a machine. During the '•2ist and 22nd instant the English and French lost five aero- planes in aerial battles and through anti-aircraft guns." Berlin, May 25th. " Yesterday the enemy lost 10 aeroplanes, which Were brought down in aerial battles and by the fire of our anti- aircraft guns." Berlin, May 26th. " Yesterday the enemy lost 20 aeroplanes in numerous aerial engagements, and one other machine was brought down by our anti-aircraft guns. Lieut. Allmenroder brought down his 19th and 20th opponents." Berlin, May 2jth. " On May 26th 15 enemy airmen were shot down. Lieut. Voss has gained his 30th victory over opponents in aerial encounters." Berlin, May 28th. ' " Our airmen shot down 12 aeioplanes and two captive balloons." Austrian. Vienna, May 2Xsi. " Our aviators brought down five Italian aeroplanes in aerial battles." Bulgarian. Sofia, May 21st. " Thirteen enemy warships bombarded Kavalla between 5 and 9 p.m., while 12 aeroplanes dropped bombs on the town. Several houses were destroyed, but no military damage was done. An enemy aeroplane was shot down." v Turkish. Constantinople, May 25th. " Two Turkish airmen landed with their machine near Salmore, 90 miles south-west of Gaza, and destroyed the telegraphers and the British Army's water supply pipes. In spite o^^he attacks to which they were subjected by several reconnoitring patrols of enemy cavalry they returned safely." A ~ "*" SIDE-WINDS. AEROPLANE GENERAL SUPPLIES, LTD., have struck upon a really convenient point next door to Chancery Lane Tube Station, and the company are evidently working on up-to-date business lines, judging from their stock list and general infor- mation pamphlet just to hand. Manufacturers of aircraft who have not already received this little journal should send their name to the firm to be placed on the mailing list, for here are the hundred and one things required when building, which have an exasperating way of being short by just half a dozen or so at the last minute. In the A.G.S. list, there are " overs " from tire orders of other customers. All are passed A.I.D., and catalogued under numbers and sizes precluding any mistake in ordering or failure to fit when received. Speed is everything, so note the 'phone number— Holborn, 4959. Call, or ring them up. It is more than probable that they have got just what you are short of and can deliver from stock. IN answer to several enquiries which have been made regarding the Turnbull-Feary note pad, we can now state that it is being placed on the market by Messrs. Dunhills, Ltd., of 359-3C1, Euston Road, N.W. 1. Two photos, which The Turnbull-Feary Note Pad in Use. are reproduced on this page give a general idea of the con- venience of the little device, but in the latest model the pad consists of a series of cards in a frame, instead of a tear-off scribbling block. THERE is a pleasure and a sense of satisfaction in knowing that sucli firm believers in the commercial future of aviation as Messrs. R. F. Mann and Robert P. Grimmer, who have already done so much on the experi- mental side of aeroplane building, are in process of coming together again, in association with Mr. Harley Bell of " Nonflamoid " fame. Early workers in the industry, dating back to iStfi, Mann and Grimmer put in their early training in construction as model makers, and in the course of time their factory at Surbiton was one of the chief centres of this brapch of the industry. From these works the " Mann " model aeroplanes, flown and tested, with Mr. Mann's signature on the wing-tip, guaranteeing that each had flown a quarter of a mile, were despatched in great numbers throughout the world. Then came the work on full-sized machines, finishing for the time being with the twin-propeller pusher that was such a feature at Hendon during its trials. The construction of this machine, together with the troubles and trials besetting its makers, formed quite a romance, as may still be judged from the " story " which appeared in " FLIGHT " by Mr. Grimmer. The untime fate of this machine is no doubt still fresh in the minds of many. Stress of circumstances, the war, and the calling up of men for the Army prevented the rebuilding of this fighter, or, rather, a second edition in better form, and incorporating the immense amount of valuable data gained. Messrs. Mann and Grimmer both joined the Army, from which, after six months' service in the Artists Rifles, Mr. Grimmer has now been liberated to again take up his work in aircraft construction. Mr. Grimmer has already joined forces with Mr. Harley Bell, and we understand Mr. Mann is likely to be soon in touch with them in the Designs Department. The Aircraft Construction .Co., whose present works are at Becton Road, Plaistow, are undertaking for the moment the construction of parts only, and would be glad to hear from any firm who can make use of the power at their disposal. ' Both Mr. Bell and Mr. Grimmer are firm believers in the commercial future of aviation, and it is not part of the policy of the Aircraft Con- struction Co. to drop out- of the industry at the termination of the war. Large extensions in the - neighbourhood of Hendon are contemplated, where output both of parts and complete machines will be on a very large scale. Mr. William Gray, late works foreman of the old " Mann Grimmer "• firm, and under whose supervision the " Mann " machines were constructed, will be in charge of the new firm's production, •which in itself should be a guarantee of excellent workman- ship. The Aircraft Construction Co. is going to specialise in very prompt deliveries of practically any aeroplane part, and its 'phone number is " East 1300." The nearest railway station is Custom House (G.E.R.), and there is an excellent train service b@th from Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street. MESSRS. JOHN REMER AND CO., LTD., announce that their address is now Cunard Building, Liverpool, and that their "telephone number is " Bank 9004." R. \V. COAN, the popular and well-known founder of the Aluminium Foundry, 219, Goswell Road, E.C., has recently had fresh honours bestowed upon him by the residents of Clacton-on-Sea, where he has his summer home, Mr. Coan having been elected President of the Clacton-on-Sea Advance- ment and Adertisement Association. This appointment is in a great measure due not only to Mr. Coan's reputation for benevolence and fraternalism, but also because of his success in letting the world know that " Coan casts clean crank cases." In accepting the honours thrust upon him, Mr. Coan said that he intended settling down 547
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