The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-26
AVIATION

Meet at san FRANCISCO.
ls Eugene B. Ely, Curtiss aviator, few
from the San Francisco aviation field
13 miles to the deck OF the United
States cruiser Philadelphia and back
TO the starting point.
o. Philip o. Parmalee with q Wright bi-
plane broke the endurance record by
remaining aloft hours 80 minutes 40
seconds at the San Francisco meet.
MARCH.
6. Lieut.. Bague OF France flew over
Mediterranean from Antibes. Is miles
from Nice. to island OF Gorgona, of
Italy. l25 miles. record to date for over
sea flight.
16 First aero war message delivered at
San Antonio Tex. by Lieut.. Ben. ID.
Foulos. u. g. A. who few So miles in
IS minutes.
=. Louis Breguet carried II passengers Q
miles In monoplane in France, break
ing record to date.
"a. Roger Sommer. French biplanist, broke
Breguets ''aerobus" record by carry
Ing IL passengers.
April.
u Pierre Prier reached Paris after go
miles monoplane trip from London
without stop; time 236 minutes, then
fastest time between those points.
MAY.
10. Lieut.. G. e. M. Kelly, United States
signal corps. killed at San Antonio,
Tex.
15. Speed records with and without pas
senger twice beaten in monoplanc
flights at Rheims. Henry Weymann.
American. few 99.5 miles an hour and
Lieut.. Fequant. French, i01 miles an
hour.
19. Great Britain's first naval airship
launched.
lister OF war, killed and A. E. E. Monis,
premier. hurt when monoplane plunged
into crowd at Issy-les- Molineux, France
3. Lieut.. Menard, French aviator, set
mark by flying with passenger 373 miles
in hours 15 minutes In France.
26. Pierre Vedrines finished first in tho
Paris to Madrid race. winning $4,000 In
prizes.
JUNE.
Is. Capt. Princetau, M. Le Martin and M.
Lendron, French aviators, killed and 2
injured in Paris to London race
JULY.
II. Harry N. Atwood reached Washing
ton, having flown from Boston. 56S
miles. winning New York Times tro-
ply and establishing a long distance
American record.
II. Olleslagers, Belgian aviator, made a
worlds record of an uninterrupted
flight Of 1888 miles at Brussels. Pre-
vious record held by Tabuteau, 1862
miles
q. st. Croix Johnstone stayed in air 4
hours l minute and fraction. break
ing American record to date.
AUGUST.
o. Jules vedrines few 400 miles. breaking
single long distance flight record TO
date, at Paris.
~. international meet at Chicago
10. w. r. Badger of Pittsburgh and St
Crolx Johnstone of Chicago killed at
Chicago meet.
Is. Atwood completed 1,265 mile aeroplane
trip from ST. Louis to New York, land
ing at Governors island after 28 hours
81 minutes actual flying.
26. M. Helles. French aviator, broke the
record for single long distance flight
by covering 746 miles In 15 hours at
Mourmelon. France
September
3. Alexander Fourny. French aviator.
made the record nonstop flight Of 447.3
miles in II hours at Paris
s. NJ, IIelles. French aviator, few 1866
miles at Etampes in IA hours min
utes
90. Cromwell Dixon, American aviator,
few over the Rocky mountains. start
ing from Helena, Mont. winning a sl0,-
900 local prize.
OCTOBER.
z Cromwell Dixon. first to fly over the
Rockies killed In flight at Spokane.
Wash.
T. Lieut. Hans Gercke. plotting the Ger
man balloon Berlin H., won the Ben
nett trophy by covering 46s miles
Kansas City TO Ladysmith. Wis.
10. ii. W. Gill made new endurance rec
ord by remaining In the air hours u
minutes and SO seconds at st. Louis.
Eugene d. Ely, noted airman, killed In
flight at Macon, Ga.
NOVEMBER