AERIAL HAPPENINGS.
AN ALTITUDE RECORD. TBy Electric Telegraph- Copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 11.55 a.m.) Sydney, June 8. Guillaux established a seaplane record, ascending ten thousand feet. He went as high as it was possible to breath without an oxygen inhaler. THE\ AERIAL DERBY. London, June 7. Brock, the American, won ths Aerial Derby, flying ninety-five miles in 4794 seconds. The race was hampered by a fog. BOMB-DROPPING BROUGHT TO A FINE POINT. London, June 6. Dr. Eckener states that Zeppelins on the Lower Elbe are now dropping bombs from 5000 ft. within circles of 15 feet. This is equivalent to dropping into the funnel of a battleship.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 39, 8 June 1914, Page 5
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