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1918
1918 - 0023.PDF
JANUARY 3, 1918. CHRISTMAS, 1917—From the R.N.A.S. " Somewhsre up North." IT is to be hoped that the Kaiser appreciates the attentiongiven to his movements by our air-raiding squadrons. Last week he was in Ghent when our pilots were payingparticular attention to St. Denis Westrem aerodrome, close by, and the " All-Highest " only missed our little demon-stration over Mannheim by a matter of about 30 minutes. He would have surely remained for such an opportunity toperpetrate some new blasphemy, had he only known. A QUAINT suit of kultured greeting on Xmas Day wasaccorded to some of the German trenches on the Western Hesse was put up for an attempt tooutdo this fine British performance. His little " mee too " journey wasfrom Berlin to Mosul, the junction on the Tigris to the north of Baghdad,which has recently been a somewhat prominent object of the landscapeat the scene of our operations out yonder. The distance, which is.1,000 miles more or less, " a 10-day railway journey," is said to havebeen covered in " 34 hours of flight," and is claimed by the German pressas " a world record." A QUITE admirable suggestion, theiixing of arrows, in the direction of raid shelters, to the nearest publiclamps, emanating from Scotland Yard, is being carried out in someparts of London. UNDER the title of the R.F.C.Auxiliary Hospital, Over-Seas Club Branch, a Convalescent Home forthe use of officers in the K.F.C. has been opened at Shirley Park, near>'roydon. This great boon is due to the generosity, as the name implies, of tiie members of. the Over-Seas Club. An excellent idea ofthe R.F.C. Hospitals Committee, which, having regard to the cosmopolitan nature of the club membership, should materiallyhelp towards its success, is that every room or ward in the Home shall be named after some part of the British Kmpire orsome British community in a foreign country which is con- tributing towards its upkeep. PROGRESS in the aviation industry may in a small way befollowed by a study of the Post Office London Directory classified list of " trades." IN wishing one and all as Happy a New Year as each inhis or her individual sphere may reasonably anticipate, we also thank the very numerous well wishers to " FLIGHT " whohave sent along their welcome greetings in one form or another. One or two are referred to " by selection " herewith. LIVES TO FIGHT. AY From the R.N. Air Station, Hendon. front, bv three Hun aeroplanes, which flying low, whenvisibility was poor, swept their own trenches with gun fire in mistake for the British lines. Fritz must have " donner-wettered " with a vengeance at such brotherly attentions. IT was hardly likely that the " H.P.—R.R. " Constanti-nople " stunt " would be let pass by Germany, without some rival performance. So it comes about Flight Captain Hans WAS JUST O«£AWHNG !T HAD HOT HAPPHNf A cartoon by Louis Raemaekers. From " l)c Telegraaj.
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