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designed for attacks on the two capitals, sufficient supplies of which were ready in August. The large amount of damage that they were expected to do would no longer have affected the course of the War. Destruction for its own sake had never been permitted. Count Hertling, too, had requested G.H.Q. not to use these new incendiary bombs on account of the reprisals xm our own towns that would follow." LUDENDORFF it would seem, however, was too farseeing a man to resort in the eleventh hour of Germany's approaching doom to these terrible burners of cities. He endeavoured, however, to " carry on as usual " with the raids with which Germany had gradually familiarised the world. In the late summer and autumn of 1918 it was thought that the decreasing raids on London were due to German policy. The true reason, now revealed by General Ludendorft, was that the climatic con ditions were against German success in these aerial attacks. " I retained the policy of ordinary raids on London and Paris," he said, " in order to keep enemy anti-aircraft material far from the front, and to prevent the troops noticing the reduction in our strength, but I no longer pressed matters. Only a few more small raids were made on Paris, while London could not at this time be reached owing to adverse weather conditions." Possibly the " welcome " which the raiders of London received at the hands of General Salmond and his organisa tion may have had something to do with this magnanimous state of mind brought about in the commander and his co conspirators at German G.H.Q. MRS. GEORGE RENWICK'S interesting experiences in a Zeppelin Pullman car during a journey from Berlin to Fried- richshafen, recorded in the Chronicle the other day, give a very vivid impression of an aerial voyage under modern luxury conditions. One item included in her narrative we are just wondering about. She gives the luncheon menu served on " a small red shelf hooked across the front of my armchair." It is as follows :— Strasbourg goose-liver . . •• rSs- Box of French sardines Liver pasty Plate of mixed cold meat Westphalia ham 12s. 8s. I2S. I4S. <3> <5> AIR CARNIVAL AT BRIGHTON ON Saturday, 1 ith inst., the Avro Co. organised an air carnival at Brighton on a scale not previously witnessed, at least in the south of England. At 10 a.m. eight Avros started from Hounslow in close formation under the command of Maj. McMinnies and Maj. A. G. Taylor. The mist was thick in the morning, but they flew comparatively low across country, and at Brighton joined forces with the Avros already there under the charge of Capt. Kennard. The other pilots who took part in the display were Capts. Davis, and Le Blanc Smith and Messrs. Park, Sadler, Sullock, Broad, Pitt, Sparks and vY GGICS The Ladies' Mile at Patcham had not proved a very con venient aerodrome, and a much better one had been secured at West Blatchington Farm, easily reached by road or rail from both Brighton and Hove. Admission to the ground was free, and a huge crowd had collected to witness the display. The carnival commenced at noon, and the show put up by the pilots was perfectly magnificent. The air was thick with aeroplanes in every conceivable position—straight (occasionally), upside down, on their sides, on their tails, on their noses, spinning, diving, climbing, looping and turning. The roar of the engines drowned the cheers of the crowd, as they gazed wide-eyed at the bewildering sight. A special thrill was provided by three descents from aero planes made with Guardian Angel parachutes—one by- Miss Nellie Gibson and two by Professor Newall, the second being a double one. Next day the whole performance was repeated. Several showers of rain came on, but they did not stop the aeroplanes ^ <!> Commercial Aviation in South America AMONG the interesting items in Brazil's budget for 1920 is the setting aside of the necessary funds to establish an aerial postal service. It is announced from Buenos Aires that a Franco-Argentine aerial transport company has been formed there. Jansen Wins the Deutsch Cup ON Tuesday Jansen on a new Nieuport monoplane succeeded in winning the Deutsch Cup, covering the 190-4 1 DOMT WANNA B£ AROUND HERE WHEN THE DOG THAT LIVES 1M THAT HOUSE COMES OUT! The Pop and the Dirigible Hangar—Fontaine Fox in the N. Y. Globe .. 2S. 6d. 4*- Salad Small roll sandwich What has set us wondering is whether Mrs. Renwick really managed to get through the little list of things provided for her £3 6s. 6d., even if washed down with a 38s. bottle of champagne, as it may suggest aerial voyages as an antidote to those blase nouveaux richeioYk who have lost their appetites. <$> <t> from flying or damp the enthusiasm of the crowd. Professor Newall showed great skill in manipulating his Guardian Angel parachute through a 20-mile wind. Many indulged in ordinary flights and enjoyed views of the aerobatics from the same level as the manoeuvring machines. On one occasion a man of 85 and his granddaughter, a grown woman, made a flight together in the same machine. It was a splendid wind- up to the season, and the enthusiasm of the crowd and the number of applications for passenger flights showed that the work of the Avro Co. at various places has, without doubt, opened the eyes of the public to the advantages and possi bilities of aviation. WINDERMERE-DOUGLAS FLYING THE Avro seaplane season has now finished on Lake Win dermere. Last Saturday Capt. Pixton flew a machine over to Douglas to escort Mr. Moxon back on his land machine. He made two journeys from Windermere to Douglas, and also alighted at Blackpool to pick up Mr. Moxon and take him back to fetch the second machine. The weather was perfect except for a thick mist, which made it difficult to find the way. On Wednesday Capt. Pixton called at Blackpool by car and brought Mr. Moxon back to fly one of the seaplanes to Blackpool, where it was to be fitted with a land chassis. On arrival at Blackpool, it was found to be impossible to fit the land chassis without a lot of alterations, so Moxon flew the machine back to Windermere the next day, having to take off in a very rough sea. All's well that ends well. kiloms. of the Meaux, Melun, Senlis course in 56 min. 55 sees., an average speed of 200-655 kiloms, an hour. Sadi Lecointe started on an attempt, but owing to trouble with his motor, was obliged to land at Jurisy. A Handley Page in the U.S. ON October 10 the Handley Page machine, piloted by Maj. Brackley, and including Admiral Kerr among its 12 passengers, flew from Parrsboro (Nova Scotia) to Green- port, Long Island, and on the following day it went on to Mineola. 1377
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