AVIATION.
» —' THE SWELLING DEATH ROLL. Unitod Press Association —By Elcctrio Telegraph—Copyright. BUCHAREST, July 4. Lieutenant Carando, while aeroplaning at Cotroceni, fell 300 feet and was killed.
AVIATION CORPS TO BE FORJIED.
MELBOURNE, July 5. Th© Commonwealth is forming an aviation corps. It will purchase two biplanes and two monoplanes of tho typo recommended by the War Office.
IN HONOUR OF DA *v*INC.I.
(Received July sth, 10.5 p.m.) '' .. PARIS, July o. Thero was a remarkablo FrancoItalian demonstration at Garbonna in honour of Leonardo da Vinci, th© precursor of aviation. M. Poincair© and Signor Irittoni delivered speeches.
A BRITISH FLIGHT.
(Received July sth, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 5. Commander Samson, in a waterplane carrying a wireless installation and an operator, flew from Eastchurch to Portsmouth over the sea, a distance of 194 miles, in 195 minutes. Ho ended with enough fuel to last him over an additional 200 miles.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14400, 6 July 1912, Page 11
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147AVIATION. Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14400, 6 July 1912, Page 11
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