AERONAUTICS.
A WONDERFUL FLIGHT IN FRANCE. By Telegraph— Pros? Association-Copyrieht ' (Rec.. May 23,. 11.15 p.m.) '■ : T Paris,' May 23. M. Vedrinez has monoplaned from Paris to Angouleme, a distanco of 210 miles, in ' 225 minutes. NAVAL DIRIGIBLE LAUNCHED. London, May,22. The naval dirigible the Mayfly has been successfully' launched at Barrow' in Furness. Three hundred bluejackets assisted in tho launching. The airship, •' which weighs 21 tons, is lifted by seventeen balloonettes inflated with hydrogen. It can be moored upon tho water during strong winds. 'FAST FLIGHT IN. FRANCE. Paris, May 22. M. Garros, competing in the ParisMadrid aerial flight, covered ■ 281 miles in 3hrs. 47min.—a,record • for tho distance. A DISASTER IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, May 22. An aeroplane fell among a crowd of spectators at Kureki injuring many. It ,is feared five will succumb to their in-
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1135, 24 May 1911, Page 7
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