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MAY 23, 19181 &&r' " That is to say, the rudder control cables are attached to a crank arm projecting forward at right angles to the foot bar. The cables are then taken around pulleys near the side of the body, and hence to the rudder cranks. The guards on the rudder bar, which prevent the accidental slipping off of the pilot's feet, are in the form of spiral springs, each composed of two layers, an inner spiral of fairly thin wire, and an outer spiral of heavier wire. The engine, which, we are informed, was a 200 h.p. Austro-Daimler, is not shown in place on the machine, but it would appear to have been totally covered in by a deep engine housing. It is mounted on two spruce bearers, each made up of three laminations, mounted on four transverse partitions. These are made up of a spruce centre with facings of three-ply. The armament appears to have been made up of two machine guns, one on each side of the engine, and fitted with the usual interrupter gear. The wings, which are both of equal span, present nothing out of the ordinary as regards their con- struction, except that some of the fittings for the internal wire bracing and compression tubes are exceptionally neat in conception and well carried out. Aerodynamically, however, the wings present an interesting feature. The upper surface of the wing section has a most decided return sweep, beginning behind the rear spar and being of such a magnitude as to present a considerable area of concave surface. The undercarriage of the Berg is not in place on the machine as exhibited, but from fragments it is judged to have been of the Vee type, and in the accompanying illustration we have endeavoured to reconstruct it approximately as various considera- tions indicate that it must have been. The tail planes are built of steel tubing throughout, and the fixed tail plane is chiefly remarkable on account of the fact that, although it is built up of single steel tubes, the section is made cambered by bending the single tubes forming the ribs. Both upper and lower surfaces, therefore, have the same camber. The incidence of the tail plane is adjustable, but not during flight. Later, as opportunity occurs, we hope to be able to publish some illustrations of the more important constructional details of the Austrian Berg fighter. \ IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. THE following is an official list, published in Germany, of British machines which the Germans claim fell into their hands during the month of February, 1918 :— 10 Sopwiths, single-seaters. No. 6430, Lieut. Winter, dead. No. 533, Lieut. Ball, prisoner. Clerget engine, B.R., 375, Lieut. Price, dead. Clerget motor, occupants' names could not be ascertained, dead. Motor, W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., No. 35770, occupant dead, name unknown. No. 5329, Lieut. Davis. Clerget engine. No. 20561, 2nd Lieut. Caar, prisoner. No. 8231, Capt. Ross, dead. In the case of two Sopwith single-seaters, the numbers of machines and names of occupants could not be ascertained. 9 Sopwith Camels, single-seaters. No. 6706, Lieut. Alderson, wounded. No. 5417, Lieut. Gerald, prisoner. No. 2499, Lieut. Keown, prisoner. No. 9171, occupant wounded, name unknown. No. 5552, Lieut. Couston, prisoner.N o- 5336. Lieut. Wade, dead. No. 7317, Lieut. Bandell, prisoner. Motor, W. H. Allen, No. 35954, Lieut. Kent, dead. No. unknown, Lieut. Day, dead. 6 S.E. 5, single-seaters. No. 8273, Major Powell, wounded. No. 8231, Lieut. Ross, dead. No. 5325, Lieut. Craicq, dead. No. 4860, Lieut. Kent, dead. No. unknown, Lieut. Martin, dead. In the case of one S.E. 5, the number of the machine and the name of the occupant could not be ascertained. 5 De H. 45. Single-seaters. Rolls-Royce engine. No. 685, Lieut. Pohlmann, dead. Two-seaters. No. 7873, Lieut. Green, Lieut. Martin, prisoners. No. 768, Lieut. Cudmore, Sergt. Bain, prisoners. No. 7697, Lieut. Shaw, Lieut. Ackers, prisoners. In the case of one De H. 4 the number of the machine and the names of the occupants could not be ascertained. Occu- pants dead. 4 R.E. 8's, Single-seaters. No. 4423, Lieut. Gilbert, wounded. No. unknown, Lieut. Money, dead. Two-sealers. ~ •. No. 4455, Lieut. Macdonald, wounded; naitne of other occupant unknown. No. 2293, Lieut. March, wounded ; Lieut. Denipster.'dead. 2 F.E., two-seaters. No. 439, Lieut. Swart, Lieut. Clark, unwounded. No. unknown, Lieut. Jakson, Lieut. Cuyat, unwounded. 2 B.F. two-seaters. — No. 7468, occupants prisoners ; names unknown. Rolls-Royce engine, No. 337, Capt. Sidley, Lieut. Crawford, prisoners. 1 A.IV., two-seater. No. of machine and names of occupants unknown, occu- pants dead. 1 Spad, single-seater. • -,:, No. 6732, Lieut. Doyle, wounded. •" ' ', R.F.C. HOSPITAL FUND. •V. FURTHER subscriptions for this fund, in spite of our having closed the lists, have come in. There are two more items to add, viz., £5 5s. from Mr. Frederick R. Simms, of Simms' Motor Units, Ltd., and another £5 5s. subscribed by the members of the Sergeants' Mess, Aeroplane Repair Section No. i(S) A.R.D., Farnborough, received per their President, 2nd Lieut. G. H. Blake, R.A.F. We did not like to refuse these, and therefore, with the amount added by Sir Charles Wakefield, we are able to add a further substantial selection of " His Master's Voice " records, which the hospital staff were specially desirous of obtaining. With these items, the Fund is now finally closed, so that any further sums which reach us we shall have, however regretfully, to return. THE EDITOR. Holland Feels the Bump. IT is recorded by the Dutch Meteorological Institute that there were two ground disturbances on the night of May 14th—at 9.46 and 9.50 (Greenwich time)—which, it is supposed, were caused by Allied airmen blowing up German magazines. German Aviators in Holland. FOUR German airmen who came down in the Wielingen (the mouth of the Scheldt) on May 3rd have been interned in Holland, and two German airmen who were picked up 15 miles west of Texel and landed at Ymuiden on May 10th have been released. 557 H
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