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1918
1918 - 0518.PDF
M\Y THE U.S. War Department has askedCongress for a billion dollars (^200,000,000) appropriation for aircraft production in ad-dition to the 640 million dollars (^128,000,000) already expended. And it was but 5 years ago when wehesitated to think in a single million ! THERE is at least one thing one has to bethankful to the air-raids for. The shifting from London's streets of the organ grindingfraternity and their instruments of torture. Italy's military needs absorbed most of themale section of this " industry " roaming in this country, leaving their better half portionand their basket litters to carry on. The air-raids put the finishing touch to theproblem, through the lure of the country bomb-free districts. Hence the presentmingling of the musical (?) thumping with the spring songs of the countryside. Some ofthe hitherto secluded folk say they would now welcome a little local barraging to clearthe air. CAPT. ALAN BOTT, M.C.—whose nom-de-plume is " Contact "—has paid the modified war penalty in now being a prisoner of war inPalestine and wounded. HONOUR to war-journalism has beenaccorded by the French Government at the desire of General Petain, by the conferringof the decoration of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on seven of the Englishand American correspondents who have been attached for the past 20 months to theFrench armies. Those receiving this mark of distinction are :—Mr. Gerald Campbell(" Times") ; Mr. G. Herbert Perris ("Daily Chronicle " and " Daily Telegraph ") ; Mr.Warner Allen (" Morning Post ") • Mr. Lester Lawrence (Reuter's Agency) ; Mr. HenryWood (U.P.A. of America) ; Mr. Robert Berry (Associated Press of America) ; andMr. Paul Scott Mowrer (" Chicago Daily News"). WE hear that a prominent American steelcompany is busy on an order for sheet steel for the wing surfaces of the new fighting" airplanes." It is stated that this material is being rolled in sheets one-thousandth of aninch thick. Think of it! That safety razor blade you nicked your chin with this morningwas about 12-thousandths of an inch thick, in fact this new form of " fabric " will beliterally no stouter than a cigarette paper. And how about tensioning to meet thefluctuating strains, and rust ? TEN YEARS AGO. Excerpts from the "Auto." (" FLIGHT'S " pre-cursor and sister Journal) of April, 1908. " FLIGHT " was founded at thelatter end 0/1908. M. DELAGRANGE BREAKS THE RECORD.There is a very sporting but perfectly friendly rivalry between M. Delagrange andMr. Henry Farman, both of whom have provided themselves with practically identi-cal machines of the same make. On Saturday afternoon, April nth, M. Delagrange attained his heart's desire by a really remarkable record-breaking flight. Having summoned the Aero Club Committee, M. Delagrangemounted his machine about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and, without any preliminaryhitch, started off on his flight round a triangular course measuring 825 metres inlength. The Judges declared the official distance of the free flight to be 3,575 metres and the.time 9 mins. 15 sees. COLONEL TEMPLER RETIRES.:; The announcement of the retiral of Colonel J. L. B. Templer from the- position of Superintendent of the Balloon Factory at Aldershot is one which will be received with regret. He has been a pioneer not only in the introduction of the balloon into warfare, but has also been one of the most strenuous I -s; •2 2 9 % O 2 ! u a 22 0> 0 3 S3 N V ao 2 investigators in the science of aeronautics.1" |He had a longexperience of aeronautical matters, having first made balloon ascents with Mr. T. Wright, a pupil of the famous Coxwell.In 1877 he brought the possibilities of the application of the balloon to military purposes before the War Office authorities,and has since then been connected with that particular branch. 516
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