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AUGUST 23, 1928 South Atlantic Air Line LIEUT.-COL. HERRERA, a promoter of the Seville-BuenosAires airship scheme, and Don Jorge Loring, the company's engineer, have been in Germany inspecting the dirigiblewhich is being constructed to the order of the Spanish company. They then visited Italy in connection with aproposed order for a smaller airship of the size of the " Italia " for service between Spain and the Canary Islands. Theairship being built in Germany is expected in Spain in September, and is likely to make a trial flight round theworld before being placed on the South Atlantic service. Aircraft for Sardine Spotting AEROPLANES have been very successful in finding schools of sardines and in enticing others to a suitable spot by dropping bait in the sea and then wirelessing to fishing vessels. It is said that several French sardine-catching companies already use this system, but one difficulty apparently is finding a market for the fish. Thousands of tons were abandoned last year because they could not be sold profitably. According to pilots engaged in this work, schools of sardines can be seen for a distance of 20 miles from a height of 3,000 ft. Sir John Salmond AIR-MARSHAL SIR JOHN SALMOND, who is advising theCommonwealth Government on the reorganisation of the Australian Air Force, and is now flying round Australia, hada narrow escape when the wireless aerial on his machine came in contact with some electric wires at Manly, New SouthWales. After skimming over the buildings the machine reached the seashore, and after a short overhaul, flew north. New Atlantic FlightON August 16 Mr. Bert Hassall and Mr. Parke Cramer left Rockford, Illinois, in a Stinson-Detroit monoplane(Wright " Whirlwind " engine) for Europe via Greenland, In seven hours Cochrane, Ontario, the first stage, was flown.and on August 19 the second stage of 1,400 miles across Northern Quebec to Mount Evans Observatory, SouthernGreenland, was commenced. Two hours after leaving the monoplane was sighted over Northern Quebec. A wirelessmessage from the 'plane later indicated that its position was 75 miles off Cape Chidley and flying over the Davis Strait toGreenland, approximately 400 miles from its objective. That message was received at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.The airmen had started at noon the day before. The full distance of the proposed flight to Stockholm was 4,300 miles,and a landing was to be made in Iceland as well as Greenland. As we go to Press no news of the airmen has been received. Gordon Bennett Race IT is announced that the National Aeronautic Associa- tion has been declared the permanent owner of the Gordon Bennett Trophy for winning three successive international balloon races. The German competitors in the 1928 race questioned the decision favouring American competitors, but an official protest was not filed within the required time limit, so the original decision stood. Awkward Forced Landing A RUSSIAN pilot flying an Afghan (D.H.9a) aeroplane made a forced landing on Persian territory recently. He escaped to Afghan country on horseback, but his observer was seized by Persians. The Afghans sent armed parties to recover the machine, but were disarmed and retained by the Persians. Later Persia surrendered the machine. Japanese Record with " Jupiter " Engine LIEUT. FUKUMOHI, of the Imperial Japanese Navy, has just broken the Japanese altitude record on a Nakajima aeroplane fitted with a " Jupiter "engine built under" Bristol;" licence in Japan. On landing it was found that two of three altimeters carried by Lieut. Fukumori had broken, and the record cannot be regarded as official until the remaining altimeter has been checked. Canada Wants British Pilots FOR the new flying clubs in Canada British pilots are wanted, preferably with over 1,000 hours' experience. Salaries for the first year would be about 5,000 dollars for chief instructors, and 4,500 dollars per annum for second instructors with good records. These clubs will use D.H. "Moths," and intending applicants should communicate with the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, who will forward their applications to the proper quarter. Italian Polar Expedition A NEW effort is being made in the search for the membersof Gen. Nobile's Italian airship crew who drifted away after the crash on May 24. Maj. Pento and Capt. Sora are to usetwo seaplanes for the purpose and have already arrived at Beverly Strait on the steamer Braganza. Provision depotswill be established on the north coast of North-East Land, and reconnaissance flights made to the north-east of CapeLeigh Smith. Expeditions are still engaged in the search for Capt. Amundsen and Comdr. Guilbaud, and will be ableto continue up to the beginning of September. Atmospheric conditions in the Arctic are becoming less favourable for thetask. 1, . .. . . . ...... ....... , \ \ •• • VTTS-IC« *»•"••• «^y.: • •• 7 /#% T— £%uW • ^ 11- • -- _/ • | '"*'- •>3*1.*' > -,.''y [** FLIGHT " Photographs PRATT'S AIR SERVICE FILLING STATION : Our photos, taken at Brooklands on the occasion of the lastKing's Cup Air Race, show two views of the fuelling station installed by the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. It was, we believe, the first station of its kind installed in the United Kingdom, and the company now have three such stations —soon, no doubt, when private flying becomes general, they will be common objects of the " airside '' 736
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