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JULY 5, 1917. ¥ IKe Rocrcil £i[ero Clcz of the llixited Kizygdo. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS HE Club House. The following prices have been fixed for the present bythe Committee :— Bedroom (including Bath)Breakfast House LuncheonHouse Dinner .. 5s. each per night. .. 2S. 6d. .. 2s. 6d. Billiard Room. The Billiard Room is now open for the use of the Members. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB.THE Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the Royal Aero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the RoyalNaval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who are incapacitated on active service, and for the widows ailddependants of those who are killed. The fund is intended for the benefit of all ranks, butespecially for petty officers, non-commissioned officers and men.Forms of application for assistance can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club, 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street,London, W. 1. Subscriptions. £ s- d. Total subscriptions received to June 27th, 1917 11,832 15 1Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Forty- first contribution) .. .. .. .. 9138 Total, July 3rd, 1917 ., .. ., 11,842 8 9 B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary.3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, W. I. Prize Bounty for Naval Aviators. AN important decision Was given in the Prize Court onJuly 2nd, when the President, Sir Samuel Evans, in pro- nouncing judgment, said the officers and men in the aero-planes which assisted in the destruction of the German cruiser " Konigsberg " were entitled to share in the award.The description of the operations, taken from Admiral King- Hall's despatch, Was given in " FLIGHT " of December 10th,1915. It may be recalled that one aeroplane was piloted by Flight-Comdr. John T. Cull and the pther by Flight-Comdr.H. E. M. Watkins. Commander Maxwell H. Anderson, R.N., Who supportedthe claim, said the pilots and observers of the aeroplanes belonged to the R.N.A.S., and were lent to the ' Severn "and the " Mersey " for these operations. They Were on the books of the monitors, and he submitted that they formedpart of the crews of those vessels and were entitled to share in the prize bounty. Mr. Harold Hardy, for Mr. Mordaunt Snagge, on behalfof the Procurator-General, supported the motion, and said that he agreed that for the purpose of bounty the pilots andobservers of the aeroplanes Were to be included in the crews of the monitors. The President, in giving judgment, said: This is anapplication on behalf of the officers and ships' companies of H.M.S. " Severn " (Capt. Eric J. A. Fullerton, D.S.O.) and" Mersey" (Commander R. A. Wilson, D.S.O.) for prize bounty for the destruction of the German armed cruiser"Konigsberg" in the River Rufiji in the circumstances described in the affidavit of Capt. Fullerton and the reportof Vice-Admiral Sir H. King-Hall. The only new feature in this case is that application is made also on behalf of theofficers and men who were serving in the aeroplanes to be included among those Who are entitled to have prize bountygranted and distributed. The officers and men of the two aeroplanes belonged to the R.N.A.S., and it is admittedthat they Were attached to the " Mersey " and the " Severn " for these operations ; and it is clear from the report that theservices rendered by them were of a very valuable kind. I think that I am acting well within my powers in decidingthat the officers and men belonging to the two aeroplanes, for the purpose of section 42 of the Naval Prize Act, 1864,formed part of the crews of the " Severn " and the " Mersey," to which vessels they wep attached. I pronounce and declare, therefore, that the officers andships' companies of the " Severn " and " Mersey " and the officers and men of the two aeroplanes were present at andassisted in the destruction of the armed ship " Konigsberg," belonging at the time to enemies of His Majesty, and thatat the beginning of the engagement there Were on board the " Konigsberg " 384 persons, and therefore the amount ofthe prize bounty payable at the rate of £5 per head is £1,920. Advances in Aeroplane Workers' Wages. IT was stated on June 28th that the Arbitrator's awardregarding aircraft workers' wages has now been circulated to unions. It concedes 55. per week advance, dating fromApril 1st, boys and youths 25. 6d. Any "general advance since January 1st is to be merged in this award. Fatal Accidents.AT the inquest on Lieut. Jacob at Birmingham on June 25th, nfer Birmingham, a statement by Lieut. Villiers,who was injured and is in hospital, was read. He said that after climbing to 3,500 ft. they looped once, and -were pre-paring to loop again when he found the controls were jammed. The machine side-slippeci and fell 2,800 ft. He tried to breakthe fall by pulling into two trees, but failed. A verdict of " Accidental Death " was returned at aninquest at Plymouth on June 25th on Flight Sub-Lieut. H. L. Cowe, R.N.A.S., who was fatally injured through aseaplane nose diving from a height of 1,000 ft. A verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned at aninquest at Hounslow on June 26th on Capt. H. B. Hamber, R.F.C., Who died from injuries received through his aeroplanenose-diving into a field at Harlington. Air-Mech. Stanesau, who accompanied him in the machine,Was killed outright. It Was shown in evidence that the captain went With themechanic to the assistance of another pilot who had come down. After seeing him safely off, he reascended. Themachine was observed to turn sharply, fall for some distance, resume a level course, and finally crash to the earth from aheight of between 300 and 400 ft. Major ChadWick, R.F.C., stated that the Accidents Com-mittee had held an official enquiry, but could advance no theory as to the cause of the affair. 2nd Lieut. J. H. E. Barron, of the Royal Flying Corps, Wasflying a biplane at Hendon on June 25th when he fell about 50 ft. The machine was smashed and the officer killed.Lieut. Barron was 42. The accident is attributed to the officer trying to turn themachine as he w'as rising. An aeroplane fell from a considerable height in a field nearBristol on June 25th. Capt. G. W. T. Lindsay, R.A., and 1st Air-Mech. C. E. Sharman Were killed instantly. The Fate of Lieutenant Dorme. SUB-LIEUT. DORME, one of the most popular of French-airmen, Who left on a reconnoitring flight on May 25th and did not return, is now officially regarded as missing. Hehad brought down 23 enemy machines by May 18th, and had been decorated with the Legion, of Honour, the MilitaryMedal and the War Cross, Noted German Pilot Killed. A GERMAN newspaper states that the parents of Lieut.Allmenroder, one of the officers attached to Capt. Baron von Richthofen's air squadron, have received information thattheir son has been killed in an air fight. He was last men- tioned on June 6th, When he was credited with havingbrought down his twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth enemy machines.Letters and Parcels for the R.NA.S. IT is officially notified that letters and parcels for officersand men of the R.N.A.S. who are serving abroad should be addressed as follows: Name of addressee (stating rank orrating), unit in which serving (e..g, No. 4 Wing or No. 11 Kite Balloon Section), care of G.P.O. The words " B.E.F."should not be used. 667
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