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OCTOBER 16, 1919 Croix de Guerre, avec Palme Lieut. D. A. Davies, D.F C. ; Lieut. C. B. Green, D.F.C. (Can. L. Forces) ; Lieut. H. J. Gibson ; Lieut. A. E. de M. jarvis, D.F.C. (Can. L. Forces). Croix de Guerre, avec Etoile en Vermeil Lieut. H. G. Davis, D.F.C. Midaille Militaire No. 54267 Sergt.-Mech. C. R. L. Falcy, D.C.M. 25197 Corpl. (A/Sergt.) H. R. Heys. Midaille d' Honneur, avec Glaives en\Vermeil Capt. A. F. Nimmo. No. Midaille d' Honneur, avec Glaives en Argent No. 29991 Sergt. W. L. Reeve ; No. 4705 Sergt. T. E. Williams. Midaille d' Honneur, avec Glaives en Bronze No. 4388 Corpl. J. C. Steadman. CONFERRED BY THE KING OF ROUMANIA Order of the Crown of Roumania Commander) Lieut.-Col. R. D. Waterhouse, C.M.G. CONFERRED BY THE KING OF THE HELLENES Greek Military Cross, yd Class Capt. F. A. Bates, M.C., A.F.C. Medal of Military Merit, yrd Class Squad.-Leader S. G. Hodges, M.C., A.F.C. &2&£S Deaths Capt. REGINALD GEORGE HEWETT PIXLEY, M.C., 7th London Brigade, R.F.A., attached R.F.C., who was reported missing on June 4, 1917, and is now ascertained to have been killed in action on that date, at the age of 24, was the younger son of Maj. and Mrs. Stewart A. Pixley, of Woking. Married Capt. GERARD FANE, D.S.C., R.F.C., was married on October 1 at St. Andrew's, Raveningham, Norfolk, to CON STANCE RHODA ELIZABETH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NICHOLAS BACON, of Raveningham Hall. Wing-Com. Sir NORMAN LESLIE, Bart., C.B.E., was married on October 4 at St. George's Church, rue Auguste Vacquerie, Paris, to BETTY ELISE SEWELL, daughter of Mr. J. T. B. Sewell, C.B.E., LL.D., and of Mrs. Sewell, of 47, Boulevard Lannes, Paris. Items Maj.-Gen. Sir FREDERICK SYKES (Controller-General of Civial Aviation) had the honour of being received by His Majesty at Buckingham Palace on October 11, when the King invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division). Lieut.-Col. ROBIN GREY, R.A.F., also had the honour of being received by His Majesty, when the King invested him with the Insignia of a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Mr. ALBERT VICKERS, of Cadogan Square, S.W., and of Vickers House, Broadway, Westminster, S.W., lately chair man of Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., who died at Eastbourne on July 12 last, aged 80, left a fortune of the gross value of ^886,584, with net personalty ^759,747. The duties on the property at the sworn valuation will amount to ^177,400. <5> «> <£ 3> THE AMERICAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RACE FOR the great race across the United States and back again, which started on October 8, New York was the favourite starting-place, 48 machines starting at two-minute intervals from 9 a.m. from the Mineola field, while 15 set out from San Francisco to fly in the reverse direction. Along the route of 2,700 miles, 21 controls had been established, and flying was restricted to daylight, while at the turning points two days had to be spent. Although the race was only open to U.S. service pilots, Air-Commodore L. O. Charlton, the British air attache at Washington, was invited to start first. Slight trouble with the petrol supply precluded this, however, and the Bristol-Rolls-Royce fighter was the eleventh machine to leave Mineola. Unfortunately the petrol trouble recurred, and a forced landing was made at Ithaca, the machine hitting a fence and being wrecked. Air-Commodore Charlton and Flight Capt. T. Traill, escaped with a shaking. Lieut. Maynard, who before the War was a clergyman, and who won the New York-Toronto race, took the lead of the westbound flyers, and reached North Platte, Nebraska, at 4.14 p.m., and five minutes later the leader from San Francisco. Capt. L. N. Smith, also landed there. Lieut,' Maynard subsequently reached Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he was delayed for a day by a broken propeller, while Capt. Smith reached Omaha, Neb. <s> • The Royal Aeronautical Society ALTHOUGH the full syllabus for the next session of the Royal Aeronautical Society has not yet been completed, it has been decided to hold the opening meeting on October 29, when Sir Horace Darwin, F.R.S., will deliver an address. Lectures will be held fortnightly, the meeting place, as in former years, being the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi. The Committee are inviting applications from among the members for the position of secretary, which will shortly become vacant. ,A number of accidents occurred on the first day. Maj. D. H. Chrissey, who had set out from San Francisco, was killed with his observer, Sergt. Vigil Thomas, when their machine crashed to the ground near Salt Lake. Sergt. W. H. Neavitt, observer in a De Havilland flyer piloted by Col. Gerald C. Brant, was crushed to death when their machine fell at Deposit, N. Y., and Col. Brant was badly bruised. A machine, carrying Mr. B. C. Crowell, Assistant Secretary of War, also crashed, but pilot and passenger were not hurt. On Saturday Lieut. Maynard reached San Francisco, and unofficially his time is given as 75 hours 47 mins., while his time in the air was 24 hours 56 mins. Two competitors from San Francisco reached New York, these being Maj. Spatz, whose time was 83 hours 41 mins., and Lieut. Kiel, 83 hours 44 mins. All these machines were De H. 4's fitted with 400 h.p. Liberty engines. Capt. Smith also arrived at New York on Sunday, the cause of his delay being a smashed propeller. Announcement has been made that the start of the return journey has been postponed to October 20, but in the mean time it is rumoured that the race may be discontinued on account of the adverse weather conditions. • <s> Detecting Flaws by the Camera. ONE of the most fascinating sections of the exhibition now being held by the Royal Photographic Society at 35, Russell Square, W.C., is the series of photo-micrographs, showing how defects in aeroplane parts were detected, al though quite invisible to the eye, and in some cases concealed by the linen wrappings. In one instance a strut had been cut ofl too short, and a false packing piece inserted ; in another a wooden block was misshaped and split by the screws, and in yet another case extensive beetle borings were discovered. The exhibition will be open, free, daily, until Nov. 29. I370
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