TOLL OF THE AIR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11, 13 September 1913, Page 5

TOLL OF THE AIR.

AN AVIATION RECORD.

23 DEATHS IN A WEEK,

[By Electric Telegraph -Copyright l [United Press Association.] (Received 9.d0 a.m.) London, Sepctmber 12. European aviation has been responsible for twenty-three deaths, this

week, including the Zepnelin’s. ZEPPELIN’S NARROW ESCAPE

Berlin, September 12

Count Zeppelin had accepted the Kaiser’s invitation to attend the manoeuvres aboard the LI. Circumstances caused the alteration of his plan, at tiie hist moment

BRITAIN’S AIR FLEET

London, September 12

The Standard states that all tin British airships designed are capable of cruising sixteen hundred miles at full speed in one charge of petrol and able to ride at anchor unharmed in a hundred miles hurricane. The gasbag admits of a combination of rigidity and flexibility, and also entire delta lion in four minutes. The ships havi six propellers.

Lords Pembroke, Ruthven am others have formed a trust fund foi presenting the. first airship to the Ad miraltv.

AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN

(Received 8.0 a.m.) London, September 12

Hawker is returning to Australis in November, taking with him a Sop with hydroplane. Major Raleigh, formerly of Mel bourne, has been appointed secopd it command of the aviation corps at Earn borough.

A very successful aeroplane flight over the desert of Sahara was recent ly made by four Farrnan biplanes mounted by French army pilots. Wlm is noteworthy is that the trip, covering about 500 miles distance was much above the desert region whore an; kind of aid is impossible. Starting out from the military aeroplane pord which was recenly established a Biskra on the edge of the desert ant in the Algerian region,’the party pro ceeded with the object of making th flight of Touggourt,, a military sta tion lying' in one of the oases, ant this was done very easily by the whoh party. Then the return trip wa made without any. incidents, clearly showing the value of the aeroplane in making communication over desert country. As the French army possess es a number.of military posts in tin regions of Algeria and Morocco, tin aeroplane is certain to be of grea - ' value in the future in making a tapis connection.