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872 FLIGHT. •ri ;• AUGUST 23, 1934. THE FOUR WINDS -ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS Prince Qeorge in Yugoslavia On August 16 Prince George flew from Le Bourget to Ljubljana in a machine belonging to the Prince of Wales, to visit the Yugoslav Royal Family. The machine landed at Munich and flew over the main chain of the Alps, the Corinthian Lakes, and the Kara wan- ken range, which forms the frontier of Austria and Yugoslavia. Autogiro's Flight to Oslo Mr. Bjoerneby, a Norwegian pilot, re- cently flew in an Autogiro from Man- chester to Oslo—a distance of about 1,305 miles—in i2£ hours. - - Twenty'five Years Ago From " Flight" of August 21, IQOQ .... Further, Orville Wright stated that he had no intention of flying across the Channel or at- tempting to fty across the Atlantic. He and his brother were rather striving to improve their aeroplanes, and their latest models could carry petrol to last 25 hours or for 1,000 miles at 40 miles an hour. They could also, if necessary, carry three men, but there was no demand at present for machines which could carry more than two. ..." FURIES IN CANADA: A line of aircraft which took part In the demon- .-.-..' ; stration at Ottawa in July. A Quynemer Memorial A memorial to Capt. Guynemer on the sea wall at Malo les Bains, near Dunkirk, was unveiled by General Denain, the French Minister for Air, on Sunday last. REGIMENTAL VISITING CARDS: Badges carved in the hillside by British Regiments which have been stationed at Gebeit, 50 miles south of Port Sudan, Red Sea Province. The Regiments are : South Staffordshire, Coldstream Guards, 2nd Bat. Manchester Regiment, King's Liverpool Regiment, and the King's Own. Latest Stratosphere Ascent M. Max Cosyns and M. Van der Elst ascended in a balloon from Hour- Havenne, Belgian Luxembourg, early on the morning of Saturday, August 18. After drifting nearly 1,000 miles across Europe the balloon landed at Zenalvje, a small Yugoslavian village. During the trip the balloon reached a height of 52,329 ft. The balloon was the same as that employed by Professor Piccard on his first stratosphere ascent in 1931, and on his second expedition in 1932. A new aluminium gondola was fitted. Victor Smith Returns Mr. Victor Smith, who made a forced landing in the African desert while at- tempting to fly from Capetown to Lon- don, is now in this country. He tells of how he hid behind sand dunes from bands of natives, who, he said, would have as soon cut his throat as bother to get a ransom for him. He intends to return to Africa and to take up a position with West African Airways. Pond and Sabelli Crash Capt. George Pond and Lt. Cesare Sabelli, who, during May, flew the Atlantic from west to east, crashed last Sunday in Wales on a hillside near New- port. They were flying from Eome to Dublin, and intended to make a return flight to America. Their Bellanca machine was badly damaged, but the airmen were only slightly hurt. Sir Miles Lampson's Accident While flying solo at Dekheila Aero- drome, a machine piloted by Sir Miles Lampson, the British High Com- missioner, overturned on landing. Sir Miles escaped without injury.
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