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FLIGHT, DECEMBER 4, 1931 /lipisms ffoTn tTie JfoiV The French Madagascar Flights FOR some considerable time past France has been concentrating on the problem of aerial communication with her African Colonies, and from time to time sent out " expedition " flights to these parts. Such a flight was recently accomplished by MM. Moench and Burtin, who —as previously reported in FLIGHT—established a record flight from France to Madagascar in 6 days 9 hr. 45 min. Their machine was a Farman 190 monoplane with 230-h.p. " Titan " engine, and their route lay by way of Colomb Bechar, Gao, Fort Lamy, Bandundu, Elizabethville, Quilimane, and Tananarive. They started on their return journey on November 14, and made the following pro- gress:—November 14, Quilimane ; November 15, Eliza- bethville ; November 18, Coquilhatville ; November 19, Fort Lamy ; November 20, Gao ; November 21, Reggan ; November 24, Oran ; November 25, Paris. It will be seen that they took about 12 days for the return flight— not five as reported in the Press. This arose, no doubt, by confusing the Moench and Burtin flight with another French flight which was being carried out about the same time, in the reverse direction, by MM. Goulette and Salel. These two pilots left Istres on November 23, also in a Farman 190, but fitted with a 300-h.p. Lorraine, and flying as follows:—Assuan, Djibouti, Mogadiscio, Dar-es- Salaam, arrived at Tananarive, Madagascar, on Novem- ber 27, taking 4 days 8 hr. for the journey, and thus beating Moench and Burtin. We understand that Shell fuel and oil was employed on these flights. Sir Alfred Yarrow Returns SIR ALFRED YARROW who, as reported last week, has been carrying out an aerial tour of Europe in an Imperial Airways machine, arrived back at Croydon on Novem- ber 27, having covered about 3,000 miles. He stated he was planning another trip. Miss Peggy Salaman Home Miss PEGGY SALAMAN, who with Mr. Gordon Store established a new record for a flight from England to South Africa, arrived with her " Puss Moth " aeroplane at Southampton, on November 30, in the Warwick Castle, and was given a civic welcome by the Mayor. It was originally intended that she should fly to Croydon next day, but owing to the foggy weather conditions this had to be cancelled, and she travelled to London by train. She attended a reception at Dorchester House later, and in a broadcast talk that night Miss Salaman paid a glow- ing tribute to Mr. Gordon Store, the navigator on the flight. " The success of our adventure was due," she said, " to the superb piloting, brilliant navigation, and untiring determination of Mr. Store." On Wednesday she attended a dinner given in her honour by the Air League of the British Empire, about which we hope to say more next week. The Fairey (Napier) Monoplane THE Fairey (Napier) long-distance monoplane, with Sqd. Ldr. Gayford and Fit. Lt. Bett as pilots, left Egypt on return to England on November 20, and landed at Malta. It next proceeded to Marseilles, where it remains weatherbound. Col. Lindbergh in Jamaica COL. LINDBERGH—who, with Mrs. Lindbergh, recently carried out an aerial tour from America to Japan and China—is now making a " good will " cruise with 32 passengers in the airliner American Clipper. On November 21 he arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, where he was received by the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, and others. The following day he proceeded to Colon. First Swallows, now a Stork BIRDS will soon give up flying by their own effort and rely upon aircraft. Only a little while back thousands of stranded swallows in Central Europe were conveyed south by aeroplane, now we learn that an aeroplane has been specially chartered for a stork, which, owing to slight injuries to its wing, had to make a " forced landing " when it was flying with its comrades to Africa for the winter. The Belgrade branch of the Yugoslav Society for the Protection of Animals decided that the stork would perish if it remained in Belgrade, and therefore arranged to have it sent by special aeroplane to Constantinople. A hamper of frogs and other delicacies were to be carried on board. Mrs. J. G. Weir Flies Autogiro ON November 27 Mrs. J. G. Weir made a solo flight in an Autogiro at Hanworth of about twenty minutes' duration. Mrs. Weir had previously had only nine hours' solo on an " ordinary " machine, and 35 minutes' instruc- tion on the Autogiro. Rear-Admiral Byrd's Next Polar Flight REAR-ADMIRAL BYRD, U.S.N., has stated that he was going to the South Pole in the autumn of 1932 for further research and exploration. He will try to recover the aeroplanes which he had to abandon on his last expedition. THE NEW RECRUIT: The large Goodyear rigid airship Akron, which has recently made its trial flights—on one occasion carrying 207 persons—on its way to New Jersey to be taken over by the U.S. Navy. 1193
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