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1919 - 0211.PDF
THIS is but incidental to the ravages of the War. Beyond this work of Col. Leclerc, he has been appointed to establish in French territory a scheme for future aerial communica tions. In an interesting interview published by the Excelsior, the Colonel lays it down that to achieve success it is necessary to have strongly-built machines, capable of flying long distances, without stopping, in all weathers, by day and night. We possess such machines, Col. Leclerc says, the one I prefer being a large biplane equipped with four motors, and of 800 h.p. as a minimum, giving a speed of about 112 miles an hour, carrying a load of 13 cwt. to 15 cwt., with a minimum of accidents. Officers will be appointed to select suitable landing-places in close proximity to the large towns of France, clear them of obstructions, build hangars, re pairing workshops and huts, provide petrol, oil and pro visions, the requisite staff for this kind of station, and a service of motor-'buses to convey passengers from the town to the aerodrome. The stations will be made visible by means of large coloured boards by day and by coloured flares at night. THE first lines to be opened will be one from London to m PASSENGER AND THE Filey Council has deferred consideration of applications by the Blackburn Aeroplane Company and the Gloucester Aircraft Company to organise short flights from the beach next summer. The latter firm desired to use four seaplanes. SEVERAL proposals for running passenger services are being considered by the Wallasey Council. The Quality Motor Services proposes to use a number of machines to carry four passengers, or two cwts. of luggage, and hopes to hie ready by Whitsun to give half-honr trips around Wirral, departing from and landing on the shore at New Brighton. PERMISSION has been given by the Bath City Council for a week's flying fair to be held in the town. The Mayor has also received a letter from a firm who are seeking a suitable aerodrome for use in connection with an aerial service between Bath and London. THE Aircraft Transport and Travel Company are making arrangements for a service between Harrogate and London, and another concern is making enquiries to the same end. A twin-engined Handley-Page recently made a trial trip from London to Harrogate in 2 J hours. The Southern Stray will be used as a landing station temporarily. IT is stated that the Great Northern Aerial Co., with a capital of £1,000,000, is to be formed to run coastal and cross- Channel services by seaplane and flying-boat between popular health resorts within a 100-mile radius of the Isle of Man. THE Blackburn Co., which took visitors and residents on trips to Scarborough and Bridlington in pre-War days, is also arranging for a passenger service to the east and north east coasts. Marseilles, via Calais, Paris, Dijon and Lyons, which might be continued to Corsica and Tunis ; then a line from Brussels to Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Montpellier, Barcelona, with a possible extension to Carthagena and Algeria. Another from Paris to Tours, Bordeaux, Bayonne and Madrid, thence to Morocco. Finally cross lines will be established from Brest to Strasb urg and Bohemia, from Nantes to Dijon and Italy, from Bordeaux to Lyons, and from Bordeaux to Nice, and from Nice to Geneva, Strasbourg, Metz, Mezieres, Lille and Calais. COL. LECLERC anticipates that there will be main aerial stations at intervals of 200 or 300 kilometres, with secondary or intermediary stations. The aeroplanes will carry pas sengers who for business reasons are obliged to travel quickly, as well as tourists, letters, and commercial goods. The lines thus created will afterwards be converted into aerial naviga tion companies, which will work them and fix the tariff. Col. Leclerc is convinced that before long an aerial journey by these lines will cost no more than the present railway fare for the same distance. El 13 POSTAL SERVICES THREE companies have~approached the Blackpool Corpora tion with the object of organising aerial trips from Blackpool during the sihnmer. THE Leeds Corporation is stated to have received an offer from Gen. Sir David Henderson proposing to organise .flights from the city at 12s. 6d. per trip. Another scheme is also in hand for a regular service between Leeds and London. THE Dover Corporation is approaching the Naval authorities to ascertain whether one of their hangars on the sea front is likely to be available for use in connection with seaplanes for pleasure trips. IT is announced that a company called the Swedish Air Traffic Co., with a capital of over £55,000, has been formed in Sweden to establish air traffic in Sweden, and between Sweden and foreign countries. ACCORDING to the Aftontidnivgen, there is a German scheme on foot to control air traffic in Scandinavia from Warr.e- miinde. It would use machines built by the Friedrichshafen factories. A FINE letter-carrying feat was carried out by the Royal Air Force on Saturday. The Air Ministry received a docu ment at 12.35 P-m-» at 1 p.m. a special aeroplane left Hendon, and the letter was delivered by the airmen in Cologne before dusk. The 300 miles was flown with one stop near the French coast. Two Caudrons, one with ten passengers and the other with three, flew from Villacoublay to Paris on February 10. The smaller machine returned to Paris in the afternoon. "Flight" Copyrigm At an R.A.F. " QuadriUe Party." A group, in cluding Lieut.-Col. W. D. Pryce, R. A. F. (second from left, standing), and officers of No. 5 Stores Depot and Technical Printing Section, R.A.F., during the evening, in the Empress Hall, Earl's Court Exhibition, on February 5. Over 2,000 invitations were sent out, and by the appearance of this successful gathering it might well be they all accepted, and brought along a friend with them as well.
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