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NOVEMBER 20, 1919 Side View of the 1916 Voisin Bombing Triplane or 18 lbs. per h.p. The weight of the machine empty is 11,000 lbs., and the useful load is 4,400 lbs., of which half is accounted for by fuel, oil and crew. The speed at 6,500 ft. is 79 m.p.h., and the climb is 27 mins. for the 6,500 ft. machine is 11,500 ft. The theoretical ceiling of this THE VOISIN BOMBING TRIPLANE: Plan, side and front elevations to scale, of the modified type constructed in 1916 ' I wish you the ' Success to your H97 The Flight to Australia IT is with great regret that we have to record the fatal termination to the third attempt to fly to Australia for the Australian Government's prize of ^10,000. The Alliance machine, fitted with 450 h.p. Napier engine, piloted by Lieut. Roger Douglas, M.C., with Lieut. J. S. L. Ross as navigator, left Hounslow at 11.33 a.m. on November 13. The machine passed over Teddington very low, and when over Surbiton it suddenly came out of the clouds in a spin and nose-dived to earth. Lieut. Douglas was killed instantaneously, and Lieut. Ross died in a few minutes after the accident. At the inquest on November 17 evidence was given which showed that the controls and the engine were in good order, and a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned Before starting the two officers had received the following messages :— From Prince Albert : " May you have good luck in your sporting effort." From Major-General J. E. B. Seely best of luck on your sporting venture." From Major-General Sir F. H. Sykes flight." In our last issue we were able to briefly record the start of the Vickers-Vimy-Rolls-Royce machine from Hounslow on November 12. The weather on the coast was very misty and a heavy snow-cloud was encountered at Etaples. A safe landing was made at 3.40 p.m. at Lyon. The machine left Lyon at 10.6 a.m. the following morning, and in fine weather flew along the Riviera, across the Gulf of Genoa, landing at Pisa at 2.40 p.m. Bad weather had set in, but the machine was reported at Rome on November 17. The following messages were received by the pilot, Capt. Ross-Smith, before starting :— From PRINCE ALBERT.—" May good fortune attend you in your sporting attempt." From Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. SEELY.—"I wish you all good luck in your sporting flight." From Maj.-Gen. Sir F. H. SYKES.—" Best of luck in yovu great adventure." Capt. Matthews, who is flying the Sopwith " Wallaby " to Australia, is still held up by bad weather at Gonzenheim, five miles from Mayence. M. Poulet's Progress ON November 11 M. Poulet, accompanied by 31. Benoit, arrived at Karachi on his Caudron biplane at 3.30 p.m. He had left Gwadar at noon and landed on British nwlitary territory. The distance between Gwadar and Karachi is about 360 miles. On arrival M. Poulet was handed by M. Beaumont, the French Consul, a gift valued at £$co.
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