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1918
1918 - 0404.PDF
APRIL II, 1918. FROM OTHER LANDS. THE F.B.A. FLYING BOAT. WE are indebted to our American contemporary Aerial Agefor the accompanying illustrations and scale drawings (passed by the U.S. censor) of the F.B.A. Flying Boat, which has beenused with such great success by the Allies for over-water scouting and fighting. During the war various models of F.B.A. boats have beenproduced and employed by the Allies, more particularly France and Italy, and these machines, equipped with Gnome,Clerget, or more often Hispano-Suiza engines, have proved very efficient and speedy. The accompanying illustrations Three-quarter rear view of the Hispano-Suiza-motored F.B.A. flying boat. The Franco-British Aviation (S< ci6t6 Anonyme), Paris, and scale drawings show the model fitted with the 130 h.p< was founded in 1914 by Lieut. Jean de Conneau, (Andre Hispano-Suiza as used by the French. The top plane hasBeaumont, winner of the Paris-Rome, Circuit-European, and Circuit-of-Britain races), and M. Schraeck of the French a span of about 46 ft. 6 ins., and a chord of 6 ft., whilst thaspan and chord of the lower plane are 35 ft. and 5 ft. View from the rear of the Hispano-Suiza-motored F.B.A. flying boat. Wright Co., to exploit the patents pertaining to the Donnet- Leveque and Artois Flying Boats. respectively. The gap between the planes is 5 ft. 9 ins., andthe overall length of the machine is 32 ft. 6 ins. Two Gallant Rescues. THE details which are now published of the serviceswhich won awards gazetted on November 26th last, show that two of them were for gallant assistance rendered topilots :— Bar to Military Cross. Lieut. (Acting Capt.) Frederick William Heath, M.C.,Lond. R. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. One of our aeroplanes was brought down in " No Man'sLand " about 400 yards in front of his position, and the pilot was reported to be in a shell hole badly wounded. Heat once went out in daylight, under enemy rifle and machine gun fire, and crawled to within twenty yards of the pilot, when he was himself wounded. He found that thepilot was too badly wounded to be moved, and, promising that help would be sent, he then returned to our lines. Heshowed the greatest disregard of danger, and his action set a splendid example to all. Military Cross. Temp. Sub-Lieut. William Milton, R.N.V.R. For con-spicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When one of our aeroplanes landed in flames arid turned over, making itimpossible for the pilot to escape, he at once went out. with some men under enemy shell fire, had the aeroplane turnedover, put out the fire, and saved the pilot's life. 40O
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