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1934
1934 - 0736.PDF
FLIGHT. JULY 19, 1034. FHE" FOUR WINDS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS ,T. , King and Queen of Siam Fly Concluding their week's stay inBerlin, the King and Queen of Siam left, on Wednesday, July HJ forDresden, by air. Miss Meakin's Long Qlide Miss Joan Meakin made an attempt toglide across England on Saturday, but weather conditions cut her effort short.Nevertheless, she accomplished a fifty- mile glide from Bristol to Shrewsbury inone hour and a half. Antonini Killed Holder of several altitude and weightlifting records for aeroplanes, Signor Antonini and three other airmen werekilled when an Italian bomber mono- plane crashed during a test flight atMontecelio aerodrome, near Rome. - . American Forest Survey Contracts for the aerial photographing of about 10,000 square miles of national forest land have been let by the U.S. Forest Service, and about 20,000 square miles #ill, it is expected, be surveyed or photographed from the air by the ser- vice this summer. In many cases maps will be made from the photos obtained. Indian Long Distance Flight Mr. H. N. Chawla, a Punjabi airman,left Delhi on July n in a D.H. "Puss Moth " in an attempt to fly round theworld via London. U.S. Stratosphere Attempt Claimed to be the world's largest balloon, the Explorer will carry three U.S. army officers on a new altitude record attempt from Rapid City (South Dakota). Twenty-five Years Ago From "Flight " of July if, igcg. " More Progress.—Residents of New York City rubbed their eyes on Monday morning of this week, on looking heavenwards, to see a dirigible calmly riding above them. It was navigated by Mr. F. Goodale, who, starting from New Jersey, crossed the river and travelled southwards over Man- hattan for a distance of about four miles, when he returned against a moderate head wind and made a safe descent outside his shed." Soviet Instruction During this year the Soviet Govern- ment will open 60 new flying schools. The Banquet to Bleriot As announced last week, the Royal Aero Club is giving a banquet to M. Louis Bleriot on July 25, at the Royal Aero Club, 119, Piccadilly, at 8 p.m., in commemoration of his Cross-Channel flight twenty-five years ago. Lord Gorell will preside, and the principal guests will be the French Ambassador and Lord Londonderry. " Los Angeles " Condemned 11 has been announced by the Secre-tary of the U.S. Navy that the naval airship Los Angeles has been condemnedas unairworthy because of deterioration, through age, of its material. TheNational Research Council has asked permission to take the ship to Akron,Ohio, for experimental work, but there was no way of towing it, and the NavyDepartment would not take the risk of putting it into commission for the trip.It is now to be kept at the mooring mast at Lakehurst, New Jersey, for experi-mental work. ALL AUSTRALIAN. This etching by Mr. E. Warner shows the " All-Australian " machine, which is being builtin Sydney, as it would appear flying over Circular Quay, Sydney. The machine was designed by Mr. T. D. J. Leech, B.Sc, M.I.Ae.E., A.M.I.E., and Mr. L. J. R. Jones. It is to be of all-metal construction and will have two Australian Harkness Hornet engines.
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