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JULY 12, 1934. FLIGHT. " SEND YOUR LETTERS BYROCKET-MAIL " : This may be a slogan in the future. Here isMr. Gerhard Zucker and one of his rockets with which he is experi-menting in connection with the carriage of mails. Secret testswere made with a " rocket mail " on the Sussex Downs last month. ''Furies" at Toronto ( As expected, the flight of Hawker" Furies " visiting Toronto for the Centenary celebrations, caused quite asensation by its displays of aerobatics last week. Swastikas Over the Border Some French military aeroplanes were recently summoned by the special air police to chase away a German machine flying over fortified areas near Thion- ville. This is the third time in a few weeks that this has happened. Fast Scouts for "Lexington" Scouting Squadron Three, attached to U.S.S. " Lexington,"" has been equipped with eighteen two-seater Grumman bi- planes fitted with retractable under- carriages. These machines are claimed to be the fastest in service with the American Navy, having a top speed of 215 m.p.h. The engines are Wright " Cyclone " F's. A Himalayan Air Service A Keuter message from Delhi says that an air service was to be started on June 1st between Hardwar, in the United Provinces, and Gauchwar, in the Himalayas, en route to the Hindu shrine at Badrinath. The project evidently is meant to appeal to the great Hindu pas- sion for making pilgrimages to holy places. Hardwar is itself a holy spot visited on occasions by huge numbers ol pilgrims. Badrinath is a holy mountain in the Himalayas to which large throngs of pilgrims from the plains make a toil- some and arduous wav. Sir Hubert Wilkins for New Zealand Sir Hubert Wilkins left Croydon onSaturday for New Zealand to join the Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition. Miss Qower's Record Miss Pauline Gower has made her 10,000th passenger-carrying flight Aworld's record" for women pilots is thereby claimed. "R. J." Qoes Solo Mr. R. J. Mitchell, chief designer of the Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers), Ltd., who is responsible for the design of the Supermarine Schneider racers, the "Scapa," "Seagull," and Spitfire," recently made his first soloflight. Polish Fliers in Warsaiv The Polish brothers Adamowicz, who flew from Harbour Grace to Normandy arrived at Warsaw on ]uly 2nd. They were met at the frontier by a squadron of Polish aeroplanes which escorted them to Warsaw, where they received an enthusiastic welcome. "Air Attack." on Paris Some thirty aeroplanes carried out a " raid " on Paris on Wednesday night of last week. The attackers set out from Nancy, and although they surprised the defenders by approaching Le Bourget from the south-west instead of, as ex- pected, from the east, the staff at Le Bourget were kept informed of the posi- tion of the raiders throughout th<- attack. Reid and Ayling Ready Mr. L. G. Reid and Mr. M. f. Ayling are ready at Toronto to attempt to create a long distance record with the " Dragon " Seafarer. Air Minister Flies to Belfast The Marquis of Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air, flew to Belfast from Abridge recently for the summer gradua- tion ceremony at the Queen's University. Sabotage ? It is thought that sabotage by Com-munists caused the crashing of two Ger- man machines, with the loss of sevenlives, over Lake Constance. Visitors from Bombay Members of the Bombay Flying Clubvisiting this country were entertained recently to luncheon'at the Royal AeroClub by Lord Gorell, the chairman. More Machines for Egypt An expenditure of £'71,000 for ten newmachines for the Egyptian Air Force has been sanctioned by the Egyptian Air Ministry. Coal-petrol in the R.A.F. An Air Ministry report on the result of the trials of coal spirit has been re- ceived by Col. W. A. Bristow, chairman of Low Temperature Carbonisation, Ltd. It states that " for all practical R.A.F. purposes this coal spirit is now regarded as a normal supply, needing no dis- crimination in relation to standard furl." A JAPANESE TRAINER : The IshikawaHma R-5 (" Hermes " IV), enimproved version of the type used on the Tokio—London—Rome flight by Japanese students in 1931. The Japanese Army Air Force has ordered abatch for training purposes. A top speed of 118 m.p.h. is claimed. Diary of Forthcoming Events Club Secretaries and others are invited to send particulars of important fixtures for inclusion in this list: July 9-21. Imperial Airways Exhibition of PhotographsGleves Gallery, 21, Old Bond Street, W.I. July 13-14. King's Cup Race. Start and finish at Hatfleld.July 21. Round the Isle of Wight Air Race. July 21-22. French Grand Prix.July 22. Southend Flying Club " At Home ". July 25. Royal Aero Club Dinner to M. Louis Bleriot. •July 28. Burnham-on-Crouch Aerodrome; official opening by the Duchess of Bedford.July 28. Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. Garden Party. ! , - July 29. London-Sherburn Race (York County Aviation Club).Aug. 11. London-Newcastle Race (Newcastle-on-Tyne Ae.C.)- Aug. 15. Air Tour of Italy. Aug. 17-Sept. 6 Copenhagen Aero Show. Aug. 18. Cotswold Aero Club Air Rally and Garden Party.Aug. 25. Liverpool and District Ae.C. Garden Party, Speke Aerodrome.Aug. 28-Sept. 16. International Touring Competition, Poland. Sept. 1-2. Cinque Ports Flying Club International Rally,Lympne. Sept. 8 Official Opening of Walsall Aerodrome.Oct. 6. London to Cardii Air Race and Cardiff Ae.C. Garden Party.Oct. 7. Aviation Golf Meeting, Royal Porthcaw! Golf Club Porthcawl.Oct. 20. England-Australia Race for MacRobertson Prize. Nov. 16-Dec. 2. 14th International Aviation Exhibition, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees Paris.
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