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NOVEMBER 7, 1918 when he was heard to throttle back his motor, and was seento be coming down and to be unable to get flattened out. The result was that the machine nose-dived to the ground, andhe was killed instantaneously. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have received messages of sympathy from their Majesties the Kingand Queen, the Air Minister, the staff of the Air Board, to whom Capt. Morris was well known ; and from numerousbrother-officers of the R.A.F. in England and in France. An engraved memorial has arrived from the CaledonianSociety of Cincinnati and the Aero Club of America, with expression of sympathy. Th.e Chamber of Commerce arearranging for a memorial to be sent to his parents in Scotland. Capt. FRANCIS GRANGER QUIGLEY, D.S,O.( M.C., R.A.F.,who died at Liverpool on October 20th, was the youngest son of the late R. J. Quigley, of Toronto, Canada." In theautumn of 10.14 he was a science student at Queen's University, where during the two previous years he had distinguishedhimself in Rugby football, and with the hockey team. At that time he joined the Canadian O.T.C. at Ottawa, and laterjoined a company of the Canadian Engineers. It was with this unit that he went to France the following September(1915). After 16 months' service in the field, which included several rather severe engagements in the Ypres salient, atSt. Eloi, and on the Somme, he transferred to the R.p.C. Returning to France as a pilot, he won his promotion toflight-commander, and was awarded the D.S.O. and the M.C. and bar. He had carried out many low-flying raids on theenemy's trenches, aerodromes, and back areas, and up to last March had been credited officially with 25 aerialvictories. Lieut. CHAS. E. REYNOLDS, R.A.F., who died of wounds onOctober 23rd, aged 22, was the eldest surviving son of the late James Reynolds and of Mrs. Reynolds, of North View,Sevenoaks, formerly of Alleyn Park, Dulwich. Lieut. ARTHUR JOSEPH SMEE, Wiltshire Regt. and R.A.F., .who died on October 28th as the result of a flying accident, aged 23, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Smee, of SouthNorwood. Capt. FRANK OSWALD SPENSLEY, R.A.M.C, who diedsuddenly of pneumonia at the Burdon Military Hospital, Weymouth, on October 23rd, took his medical course atSt. Thomas's Hospital, and was appointed senior medical officer of Darenth Asylum in 1911. On receiving his com-mission, he served with the Salonica Force until November, 1917, when he was invalided home. Latterty he was at-tached to the R.A.F., at Blandford, where he was at work until the day before his death. Lieut. CLAUD HANDLEY TROTTER, Alberta Dragoons, attached R.A.F., who was accidentally killed while night- flying in Essex on October I3th,rwas the youngest son ofthe Rev. J. Crawford Trotter and Mrs. Trotter, of Ardrahan Rectory, Co. Galway. He was born in 1895, and educatedat Galway Grammar School and the Royal School, Armagh. He enlisted at the outbreak of war in the Alberta Dragoons,Canada, and very soon won his commission. He was twice wounded, once with the Canadian Force in a bombing raidon the German trenches, and again as an observer in the R.F.C., when his machine crashed and his pilot was killed.On this occasion he was recommended for the Albert Medal for endeavouring to save his pilot's life, but just missed theaward on technical grounds. Married Capt. E. L. CROWE, R.A.F., late The Buffs, only son ofMr. and Mrs. Edgar Crowe, was married quietly at the Royal Bavarian Chapel, Warwick Street, to MARJORIE, only childof the late Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE CHESTER TOMS, and grand-daughter of Mrs. Edward Morten, of 30, Courtfield Gardens, S.W. Capt. C. J. NEALE, M.C., R.F.A., eldest son of CharlesNeale, Kneeton, Notts, was married on October 26th at St. Mary's Church, Carlton-le-Moorland, to MAY (MOLLIE),daughter of W. E. BROCKLEBANK, Carlton-le-Moorland, \Lincs. WILLIAM TREVOR WATSON, of Gray's Inn and S.E. Circuit, Barfister-at-Law, Temp. Capt. R.A.F., was married on October 29th at St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street, to CLARE, elder daughter of JOHN WATSON, Esq., " Wilmslow," Eltham Park, S.E. To be Married A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on November 27th, between Capt. REYNELL O. C. BUSH, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, attached R.A.F., son of the Rev. H. Cromwell Bush, vicar of Seend, Wilts, and MARY ELEANOR, only daughter of Mr. F. MARSTON, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire. The engagement is announced of Lieut. J. K. SMITH, Lanes. Fus. and R.A.F., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Smith, Dun-Withins, Heaton, Bolton, and MARIAN, youngest daughter of the late ARTHUR B. SCHOLFIELD, and Mrs. Amy Scholfield, St. George's Square, St. Annes-on-Sea. The engagement is announced of Major C. J.TRURAN, R.A.F.,only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jameson Truran, of Harrow-on- the-Hill, and BETTY, eldest daughter of the late T. J. SCAIFEand of Mrs. Scaife, of Gateshead, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Items It was announced in the Court Circular, dated Buckingham Palace, November 1st, that Lieut. S. S. B. PURVES, R.A.F., had the honour of being received by the King. Back from Germany THE following officer who was a prisoner in Germany has now arrived in England :— Morse, Capt. T. W., Cent. Ont. R., attd. R.F.C. Ministerial Fliers LAST week Mr. Bonar Law again chose the aeroplanefor his trip to Paris to join the Prime Minister and his col- leagues in France, while M. Painleve, travelling from Londonto Paris, also used the aerial way. R.A.F. Brigade's Record " You know of the' extraordinary performance of the Royal Air Force in crashing 67 German machines in one day," writes The Times correspondent at Headquarters in France. " ^here is one brigade which already held the ' record ' by having sent down 22 enemy machines in 22 hours with the loss of only nine of its own ; this time it exceeded even that performance. In that single day the brigade crashed 21 German machines, besides destroying one balloon with the loss to itself of only one machine." Bombing Rebels in Tangier THE rebels, under Kassim ben Salah, who are giving the French trouble in Tangier, have been receiving attention from the French bombers. Some of their contingents have been temporarily dispersed, but it was feared they would con- gregate again. Over the Engadine . AN aeroplane, the nationality of which was not identified, flew over the Engadine on October 29th at a great height, and disappeared towards the south. Swiss Bag a Hun A GERMAN machine was flying over Swiss territory on October 28th, when it was fired! on by the Swiss outposts and brought down. The machine was smashed and the pilot,who was wounded, was taken to hospital. "America's Aeroplane Output " THE alleged virtual failure of America's aircraft pro-duction of six months ago has been replaced to-day by a successful production, which, according to well-informedobservers, will rank high as a military achievement," says the Daily Telegraph's New York representative under dateof November 1st. " To date, it is declared, America has built more aeroplanes of all kinds than were engaged lastJuly on the Western front on both sides, and she has pro- duced 27,000 aeroplane engines, of which more than 11,000are Liberty motors. American manufacturers are ready to support their claim with test records and production chartsthat the Liberty motor and the De Haviland aeroplane are the sensation of the year, both here and abroad, and theAllied Governments, it is said, are ordering all they can get. " Some idea of the remarkable production here may beobtained when it is considered that the Americans have built more engines this year than England built from the time sheentered the war until the end of 1917, and the same is true of France. The United States have built more aeroplanesthis year than England did from 1914 to the end of 1916. Production has now reached a point, it is said, where thesupply is greater than the cargo space available for trans- portation, America's aircraft programme has been carriedout to date at a cost of ^97,000,000, and there is a balance of ^183,000,000 still remaining, which, it is estimated, willbring the total of Liberty motor production to 50,000 if the War is prolonged, and provide an overwhelming number ofplanes. It is being questioned in some quarters whether the charges that the money voted for aeroplanes has been' largely wasted ' are justified." I263
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