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1935 - 0236.PDF
124 FLIGHT. JANUARY 31, 1935. THE FOUR WINDS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS CHILE 1 This Avro 626 (Siddeley " Cheetah ") training machine was flown over the Andes in mid-winter by Mr. H. A. Brown, the makers' chief test pilot, accompanied by his engineer, Mr. Harper. It was necessary to cross the range at 18,000 ft., and the machine was loaded to a gross weight of 3,250 lb. The "626 " was the first of its type to be delivered to the Chilean Air Force. This group, taken at Santiago de Chile, shows (left to right) Senor Paul Besa, Commodoro Franki, Commodoro Don Diego Aracena (Chief of the Chilean Air Force), Mr. Brown and Commandante Castro. "Douglii" for U.S. Navy Three Douglas D.C.2's ("Cyclone F ") have been bought by the U.S. Navy for administrative purposes. France Orders Farmans Sixteen Farman F.221 bombers (four 80.0 h.p. Gnome Rhone "Mistral Majors") have been ordered b ' the French Armee de l'Air. s.o.s. The U.S. Navy Department is getting concerned with the frequency of S.O.S. calls from the air, and is asking for powers from Congress to prohibit trans- ocean flying, between American terri tories by individuals in search of fame or records. Qerman Qirl Pilot Home Fraulein Elli Beinhorn, who has been making a flying tour in South America, arrived back in Hamburg, in the s.s. New York, on January 18, and was given an official reception by the Berlin Aero Club on January 27. Paris-Madagascar in Three Days Three French airmen, MM. Genin, Laurent, and Robert, have just accom plished a flight from Paris to Mada gascar, a distance of 4,400 miles, in 3 days 13 hr. 18 min. They were flying a Farman 199 monoplane (300 h.p. Lorraine "Algol"), and used Shell fuel and oil. Mrs. Keith Miller Mrs. Keith Miller, who left Croydon on January 4 in a Redwing biplane on a business flight to the Cape, reached Gao on January 24, having crossed the Sahara in company with the Trans- Saharan Co.'s mailplane. She arrived at Niamey the following day and then left for Duala. Qolden Rain! At the time of going to press there is no news of the recovery of the consign ment of gold, said to be worth £22,000, which fell out of a Hillman machine during a bumpy trip from Paris to Abridge last Saturday. The pilot, Mr. J. Kirton, could not say whether the loss occurred over land or sea. A suit case belonging to one of the passengers was found in the estuary of the Somme. Big U.S. Race Plan An 18,000-mile international air race from Washington to Buenos Aires and back is the latest proposal. If the neces sary support is obtained, it is expected to take place in October or November, the outward route being via the Atlantic coast, across the Caribbean Sea, Panama, down the west coast of South America, and over the Andes. The return journev would be along the east coast via Rio de Janeiro to Mexico, thence to Los Angeles, and across the United States to Washington. An Appointment Mr. T. Bird has been appointed Secre tary of the Aerodromes Advisory Board in place of Mr. John Dower. Another Zeppelin Reports from Friedrichshafen state that the construction of a third Zeppelin, the L.Z.i30, is to be begun next autumn. It will be a sister ship to the L.Z.129 now under construction, and will have approximately the same dimensions. Twenty'five Years Ago From " Flight" of January 29, 1910 " Although Mr. Claude Grahame- White's school for flyers at Pau has proved very popular, its dis tance from London is a great dis advantage, and so arrangements have been made with regard to an extensive tract of land near Hen- don, which, when cleared, will, il is thought, form an ideal flying ground, giving a two-mile circuit. As soon as everything is ready Mr. Grahame-White hopes to transfer the six Bleriot monoplanes which are at present at Pau to his new flying ground, and he is also making arrangements to secure two Henry Farman machines." Capital-tO'Capital Record The Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale have notified the Royal Aero Club that the first International Capital- to-Capital Record has been granted to Mr. C. W. A. Scott and Mr. T. Campbell Black for their flight from Mildenhall to Melbourne in 72 hr. 18 sec. Winnie Mae Minus Wheels? Wiley Post has taken his famous "Vega" Winnie Mae to the Lockheed factory to have it prepared for a non stop Transcontinental record attempt. Flying at between 30,000 and 35,000 ft., Post plans to drop his undercarriage immediately after taking off and to use for landing a special skid which will be installed beneath the fuselage of the machine Royal Aero Club Awards The Royal Aero Club has awarded the Britannia Trophy for the year 1934 t0 Mr. C. W. A. Scott and Mr. T. Campbell Black for their flight from Mildenhall to Melbourne. The Royal Aero Club has also awarded Gold Medals to Mr. C. W. A. Scott and Mr. T. Campbell Black iu recognition of this flight, and Silver Medals to Mr. O. Cathcart Jones and Mr. Kenneth Waller in recognition of theh meritorious long-distance flights during the year 1934, including the flight from London to Melbourne and back.
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