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1935
1935 - 0192.PDF
TOO FLIGHT. JANUARY 24, 1935. THE FOUR WINDS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS Ellsworth Flight Postponed Unfavourable weather con ditions have forced the Ells- worth-Wilkins expedition to abandon it.s idea of a trans- Antarctic flight this season. Those Pacific Aerodromes Only one square mile in area, Wake Island, in the Pacific, has been transferred to the con trol of the U.S. Navy " for ad ministrative purposes." It is rumoured that the island is to be used during the spring as a base for experimental trans pacific flights. A Neu> U.S. Airship According to a report from Washington, President Roose velt has approved the con struction by the Government, at a cost of /i,000,000, of an airship which will be larger than the new Zeppelin now under construction at Fried- richshafen for Atlantic air services. This will lead to the formation of a private company which will co-operate with the German Zeppelin group. Mr. Kenneth Waller Honoured Last week Mr. Kenneth Waller flew to Brussels to receive the Order of the Lion of Africa which King Leopold has conferred on him in recognition of his high-speed flight from Belgium to the Congo and back. On January 17 Mr. Walter and M. Franchomme were re ceived by the -King, who had a long conversation with them. — - ,.' JMfr.. - iS^V^^||| " BON VOYAGE " : Air Vice-Marshal A. M. Longmore, C.B., D.S.O., Air Officer Commanding Coastal Area, wishing members of 210 (F.B.) Squadron a good voyage on their departure from Pembroke Dock for Singapore. No. zio (F.B.) Squadron, commanded by Sqn. Ldr. A. F. Lang, is taking four " Singapore III " flying boats out to Singapore to re-equip No. 205 (F.B.) Squadron. They reached Berre (Marseilles) on January 16. (Flight Photograph.) Twenty'five Years Ago From "Flight " of January 22, 1910. "From Berlin comes the news that Herr Gustavus Lilienthal, a brother of the famous pioneer in flying matters, has just discovered a method by which a monoplane can be propelled by muscular action just as easily as an ordinary bicycle. Although no details of the invention have yet been divulged, it is said to have deeply impressed a number of aviators who have seen it." NOT THE "MAYO-SHORT" COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT, but three Miami Coast Guard machines—the Arciurus, Acanar and Sirius—saluting the U S. patrol boat Pandora, The two larger machines are G.A. F-15 flying boats, while the third is a Douglas "Dolphin" amphibian. Scott to Lecture C. W. A. Scott will lecture on his victorious England- Melbourne flight at Queen's Hall, at 3 p.m., on Tuesday, February 7. The Duke of York will attend, Lord Wake field will preside, and Lord Londonderry and Air Chiei Marshal Sir Robert Brooke- Popham have also accepted invitations. A Real "Air-car" A vehicle which is a com bination of an aeroplane and a motor car has been built and used, both in the air and on the ground, by Proiessor John Miller, of the University of Washington. Engine power may be transmitted either to an airscrew or to the wheels. Re-victualling by Air At considerable risk, owing to the very bad weather, Lt. Col. Ribeiro da Fonesca, of the Portuguese Military Air Force, recently flew from Amadora (Lis bon) to the Burlongs, off the coast of Portugal, in a Junkers W.35L, to drop provisions to the lighthouse staff, which was in danger of starving. Very bad weather and high seas had prevented the usual boat from approaching the island. Air Raid Relic Sold A large German bomb, found in the Thames, and which was dropped during a daylight raid on July 7, I9t7, has been sold for £2 10s. The Autogiro in Qermany Piloted by Mr. Marsh, a type C.30 Autogiro was demonstrated in the presence of German public officials and Press representatives at the Tempelho! Aerodrome on January 16. For Missionary Service Cardinal Archbishop Schulte will bless, in Cologne, two Junkers aero planes, St. Peter and St. Paul, which haveUfeen constructed for missionary ser vice, the former in South Africa and the latter in New Guinea. A Moscow-Arctic Flight A flight from Moscow to Vaigach Island, near Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic, the first undertaken under polar night conditions, is planned to take place soon. In an R-5 machine pilot Farikh and mechanic Chagin hope to cover the 1,865 miles in 17 flying hours over a period of three days. ' The aircraft will carry two engineers and hydrogeologists to investi gate the sources of water in the ore mine at Vaigach and possible means for its elimination. The cabin will be heated, and such equipment as sleeping bags, skis, fur-lined boots, a portable hut, and photographic apparatus will be provided. Fuel for a non-stop flight of 12 hours wili be carried.
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