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58 Distance 7 5 miles r^ *• -,/• /e Petti•CvnttHv Duration 26 mins y Max Height .3.000 feet Note The urban area of Pans now covers the whole of the countryside shown in the map FAMOUS FLIGHTS —recalled in R.Ae.S. "Young People's" Lecture A FEATURE of Mr. Peter Masefield's lecture, Great Events in•**• Aviation, given under Royal Aeronautical Society auspices before a youthful audience in London last week, was its illustration byspecially prepared track-charts of famous flights. A selection is repro- duced here. Historical films were also shown by the lecturer, whotraced in informal fashion the major aviation events since the activities of the Montgolfier Brothers in 1783, and afterwards dealt skilfully—with the occasional assistance of Sir Sydney Camm (chairman)—with some forthright questions. Flights described in the lecture, in additionto those shown here, were the first crossing of the English Channel by air (Blanchard and Jeffries, hydrogen balloon, January 7th, 1785); firstChannel crossing by aeroplane (Bleriot, Bleriot XI monoplane, July 25th, 1909); first England-Australia flight by a woman (Amy Johnson,D.H. Gipsy Moth, May 5th-24th, 1930); the winning outright of the Schneider Trophy by Great Britain (Boothman, Supermarine S.6B,September 12th, 1931); and the England - New Zealand race of 1953. _. .JimolaArrive O54 6th July Depart 0354 KXh July MM . n,t ll.^t »., *.. Th* firit Ewt-ftj* VMiin T*c ftrit DvMt trumf East-West Crossing Total Time 4 days 12 hrs. 12 mins. 108 hrs. 12mm. Average Speed West-East rromno Total Time 3 days 3 hrs 3 mins. 75 hrs. 3 mins' Average Speed 46mpn 32 m.ph ALL TIMES GMT f_ July 2-6th and 10-13th, 1919: First Atlantic crossing by airship— Maj. George Street with 32 crew (Beardmore rigid airship, R.34). May 31st-June 9th, 1928: First trans-Pacific flight—Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (Fokker F.VII/3m). (Right) October 20-23rd, 1934: The "MacRobertson" race—winners, C.W. A. Scott and T. Campbell- Black (D.H. 88 Comet). Total Distance Elapsed Time . Flying TIITK . . 7144 miles 10 days 83 hrs. limns. MONTE CARLO Total Course Distance. 174 miles (28 Pixton s Time 2 hrs.Omins 13 Pixton s Average Speed 87 i (Left) November 21st, 1783: Man's first air journey—Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes (Montgolfier hot-air balloon*. (Right) April 20th, 1914: Schneider Trophy won by Britain—Howard Pixton (Sopwith Tabloid seaplane). Total Distance 1.887 miles Actual Coa&t-to-Coost Time.. .15 hrs. 57mms Average Speed 11B m.p.h June 14-15th, 1919: First non-stop Atlantic flight—Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown (Vickers Vimy). YORK Roosevelt Field - O7.52hrs.ECrr, 2Oth May Total Distance Total Time ... Average Speed. 3A25 miles .33 hours 30rr»ns3Oseci 108 m.p.h When Lindbergh sighted Vokntia Island he was only tine miles off his Great Ci May 20-21st, 1927: First solo Atlantic crossing—Charles Lind- bergh (Ryan NYP monoplane). . iotal Distance 11.323 miles : Scott S Block's Totai Time 7Ohrs.59mms. (FlymqTime 63 hrs.55mins.) rScott & Block's Average Speed.. i60mp.h. igBig*/ (Flying Speed . .177 m.p.h.) KSK$\ ALL TIMES GMT ii.O8 ta34\~-Z#/:: <jWAftt-EVILU| arr 22 40 22n<! Oe' "irdOc ME£BOURN£f arr O534.23rd OiX&
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