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27, 1917. TURIN TO LONDON NON-STOP. A NOTEWORTHY achievement in the way of cross-countryflying was Capt. the Marquis Guilio Laureati's fine non-stop trip from Turin to London on September 24th, the distanceof 656J miles (1,100 kilometres) being covered in 7 hrs. 22 min. 30 sec. Piloting an S.I.A. machine, with 200 h.p. Fiat motor, and carrying as passenger Air-Mech. Michael Angelo Tonzo, and two^machine guns, Capt. Laureati left Turin at 7.28 a.m. this part of the journey he kept an average height of about 7,500 ft. He crossed the Channel in 15 minutes, dropped to 2,000 ft. to pick up his bearings at Lympne, and completed his journey to Hounslow without misadventure en route, except for a slight detour made in error over Hendon. •Among the matter carried on the machine was an auto- graph letter from the King of Italy to King George, and letters to Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Derby, Mr. Balfour, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, and the Lord Mayor of London, as well as current copies of .the Gazeta del Popolo. Capt. Laureati Sketch map of the route taken by Capt. the Marquis Laureati in his Turin-London non-stop flight. bondon TURIN-LONDON NON-STOP FLIGHT.—Capt. Laureati and his machine-gun mechanic, Michael Angelo Tonzo, who, leaving Turin on an S.I.A. machine on September 24th at 7.28 a.m. Greenwich time, arrived at the Hounslow Aerodrome at 2.50 p.m. the same day, without a stop, a distance of 656£ miles. •(Greenwich time) and followed the railway to Susa on the Italian frontier. Crossing the Alps by the Mont Cenis at an altitude of nearly 12,000 ft., he passed over Lanslebourg and rejoined the railway at Modane. During the crossing of the Alps, which took 1 hr. 40 mins., instead of the 50 mins. as originally planned, he encountered rough weather, and throughout the whole of the journey he had to face a strong north-westerly wind. The maximum altitude in passing over the Alps was 11,700 feet. From Modane, still following the railway, a north-west course was shaped to Culoz, which was reached in 1 hour 40 min. from Turin. Continuing he passed over Verdun-sur- Doubs, crossed the Cote d'Or, and by way of Flavigny and Bussy, proceeded across the Seine and the Marne. Keeping to the east of Paris, his trip across France was completed by way of Compiegne, Amiens, and Cap Gris Nez. Throughout 8<S> 8 The Italian Cross-Country Record. SOME figures are now available regarding the flight of Capt. the Marquis Laureati from Turin to Naples and back. Its appear that the total time was 10 hrs. 10 mins., the outward journey of 480 miles from Turin, via Rome, taking 4J hours, while on the return journey, which by a detour was lengthened to 518 miles, the time was 5* hours 40 minutes against a strong wind. Captain Guynemer Missing. •*> CAPTAIN GUYNEMER, the famous French pilot, has been missing since September nth, and it is much feared that the was met on arrival by Admiral Mark Ker, on behalf of the Admiralty, Major Gerald Tharp, representing the War Office, and Major Stonor on behalf of the Air Board, Colonel Mola, Italian Military Attach^, Princess Potenziani, the Duke and Duchess of Mondragone, Marquess Theodoli, Baron Mayor des Planches (Italian High Commissioner), Prince Borghese, and other members of the Italian Embassy staff, and a number of Italian officers. Unfortunately when the machine landed at Hounslow, at 4 p.m., the.re was a slight mishap owing to the pilot having to pull the machine up suddenly to avoid the crowd. Neither of the occupants was hurt and the pilot was honoured by being carried shoulder high by Italian and British officers. Capt. Laureati received a congratulatory message from the King and one from Viscount French. During his stay in London he is being entertained at luncheon by the Air Board. ultimate news may be worse than " missing," While making a reconnaissance over the Flanders front, in giving chase to some enemy planes he got separated from a companion machine and has not been seen since. Captain Guynemer headed the list of French " aces," having 53 German machines to his credit. Mr. Bonar Law's Son Missing. , IT is with great regret that we learn that Capt. J. K. Law, R.F.C., the eldest son of Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is reported missing. He was wounded in July, 1916, but the wound was not serious. IOOI
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