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1920
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OCTOBER 21, 1920 THE BUC AVIATION MEETING : The two Zodiacs and the Astra with the hangars, etc., in background the French War Office, on view at the Imperial War Museum,in commemoration of the united Services of the French and British Armies during the War. The flag was brought overvia the air by Col. Marie, of the 61st Regiment, and the formal presentation was made at the Office cf Works by GeneralVicomte de la Panouse, Military Attache of the French Embassy. THE affair was quite an imposing and interesting business.Col. Marie said that the flag was embroidered by the wives of officers and non-commissioned officers of the 61st Regiment,and was intended especially to commemorate the collaboration of the French and British armies on August 8, 1918, at theBattle of Amiens, when the First Army of France and the British Fourth Army began their joint offensive. The 61 stRegiment was awarded the colours of the Croix de Guerre, and on several occasions received the highest appreciation ofthe Commanders-in-Chief. The COIOUTS were received by Sir Alfred Mond, FirstCommissioner of Works and chairman of the committee of the Imperial War Museum. There were also present SirMartin Conway, M.P., honorary Director-General, and Major C. ffoulkes, secretary and curator of the Museum. IN the new erotic move of Gabriel D'Annunzio to createmore complications in Italian affairs, his methods appear to be worthy of a more reliable objective, as he has not failedto include some thirty aeroplanes in the equipment which he claims to have it his command to support 6,000 fine " shock "troops, in addition to one Dreadnought, two cruisers, five destroyers and about 10 smaller craft. This would appearto be a case in which imagination has gone a bit too far once again. PRESUMABLY fashions for the gentler—or is it sternernow ?—sex change so rapidly that it has been found advisable for the Galeries Lafayette to bring over their dress models daily by aeroplane from Paris to London. Tocarry it a step further the London house ought to supply each purchaser of these " creations " with conveyance byair to their home so that they may get into their new acquisition before it has passed into the stage of old fashion. DAILY paper item_:" Miss lily St. John (Mrs. L. Gran), who made a great success in " The Naughty Princess," which opened onThursdav at the Adelphi Theatre1, has entered a petition for divorce from her husband, Major Tryggve Gran, the Norwegianexplorer-airman. The marriage took place in 1918. " Before the petition is heard the court is to consider aquestion of domicile. " Major Gran, who was a lieutenant in the NorwegianNavv, was the first airman to fly across the North Sea. In July, 1914, he flew from Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, toNorway without a stop. Joining the Royal Flying Corps soon after the War broke out, he helped defend Londonduring the air raids. He took part in Capt. Scott's last expedition to the Antarctic."Such is Fame 1 THE Democratic National Committee of U.S.A. haveappointed an official aviator. His first duties will consist of distributing political campaign literature in New York,Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Although the plane has been used in England in connection with elections this isthe first appointment recorded of an official aviator to a political party. , ...-.- THE Handley Page Transport, Ltd., have undertaken todeliver a daily supply of special London bread to an invalid located in Paris. It has been necessary' to procure an exportlicence from the Board of Trade, and the first loaf has been duly delivered. The price of that loaf must be at least 15. s¥- : kOYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Lectures.—Maj.-Gen. Sir W. S. Brancker,K.C.B., will preside at the meeting at the Royal Society of Arts on Thursday, October21, at 5.30 p.m. Abstracts of two papers will be read: " A Comparison of the FlyingQualities of Single and Twin-Engined Aero- planes," by Squadron-Leader R. M. Hill, and-' Night Flying," by Major Cecil Baker. The next meeting will take place on Novem-ber 4, when Sir Humphrey Rolleston, K.C.B., M.D., F.R.C.P., will preside at Wing Commander M. Flack's paper on " TheHuman Machine in Relation to Flying." Annual Dinner.—The Annual Dinner will take place betweenNovember. 12 and 19, at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, Kingsway. It is anticipated that the price of tickets, exclusive of wines, will be one guinea. Members are invitedto bring guests. Library.—The use of the Library has been granted to theFaraday Society for the purpose of holding a meeting at 5 p.m. on October 28, so that it will not be available for theuse of Members. Official Abbreviations.—The Society has been informedby the Home Office that it is now authorised to adopt the use of the refix " Royal " in the abbreviations for Fellows andAssociate Fellows. These Members are therefore entitled to use the letters " F.R.Ae.S." and " A.F.R.Ae.S." respec-tively after their names, and these forms will supersede those previouslv used in all official communications.W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, Secretary Civil Aviation in Austria prepared and others are already available at Linz, Salzburg, ALTHOUGH there is practically no civilian flying in Austria Innsbruck, Graz, Wels, Stcyr, etc. It is hoped, when the at the present time, the possibilities are not being lost sightof. As a matter of fact several landing grounds are being conditions of the Peace Treaty permit, that the NorthGerman Lloyd group will commence to run some services. III3
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