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1920
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OCTOBER 14, 1920 2 THE BUC MEETING PARIS-LONDON-PARIS RACE : The Henry Potez machine has its wheels replaced. On the right.'.M.^Bajac, - . . the Potez pilot, and two of his passengers enjoying their sandwiches THE above race was one of the items at the three days' gala at Buc last weekend, at which some very fine flying was seen, and the meeting should give a welcome fillip to aviation in France, It was graced by the pretence of the newly-elected President, M. Millerand, and a whole bevy of Ministers, including M. Flandin, the Under-Secretary for Aeronautics, while Great Britain was represented by, among others. Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, and Brig.-General Festing, who arrived by the airway. The actual flying opened on the 8th with a practical demon- stration of flying, a cross-country cruise for -'owner-drivers." Those who took part were Maurice Farman on a Maurice Farman, Rene Caudron on a Caudron, Breguet on a Breguet, Robert Morane on a Morane, Andre Dubonnet on a Spad, Marcon on a Caudron, Chemin Douce (Bl?riot), Mdlle. Bolland (Caudron), Sadi Lecointe (Nieuport), Fonck (Spa-), Douchy (Potez), and Papin (Farman), and all of them completed ths course Buc-Chateaufort-Toussus-Villacoublay-Buc with- out incident. This was followed by an event in which the competitors had to rise to a height of 2,000 metres and land. The best time was made by Thierry on a Breguet - Rateau, 7 m. 502 sees., Maneyrol and Fronval on Moranes, tying for second place in 9 mins. 10 sees., with Bouyer on a Hanriot next in 10 mins. 33 sees. During the reception of the President, a Farman Goliath cruised over the aerodrome, a passenger, M. Chretien, took photographs, developed them on board, and presented a finished print to M. Millerand, immediately the machine landed. Kirsch and Moutonnier, on Nieuports, went for altitude tests, but were content with 4,000 metres and 3,500 metres respectively. Roget with his wife and the famous dog, did a demonstration flight on the circuit.of-Europe- Breguet and Morane also took a passenger for a *light. During the afternoon three dirigibles—t-vo Zodiacs and an Astra-Torres—cruised over the ground. On the following day the outstanding item was the speed trials over 1 kilom. flown in opposite directions in accordance with F.A.I, rules. Here Bernard de Romanet (Spad) "was classed first with 292-682 kiloms. per hour, Sadi Lecoi -te (Nieuport) being second with 288 k.p.h., and Casale (Spad) third with 257-142 k.p.h. Later Lecointe did 293-877 k.p.h., but as there was not a clear 4 k.p.b. in advance of Romanet's. figure, it could not be accepted for record. The previous, record was Casale's 283-234 k.p.h. In the concours d'adresse in which the competitors had to PARIS-LONDON-PARIS RACE :JCentre, the Spad, piloted by Bourdon, just landed at Waddon aerodrome. Onright, M. Bourdon has his papers signed by M. Rey, the French official, at Croydon. In this picture are Commander H. E. Perrin and Squadron-Leader T. O'B. Hubbard. On the left, M. Bourdon and his twapassengers '••'-.••'--" • ;'":| ..^-:-A-"''-: 1090 -;•»•---••
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