The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-04
AVIATION

Is. Eugene d. Ely, Curtiss aviator. few
from the San Francisco aviation field
l3 miles 10 the deck OF the United
States cruiser Philadelphia and back
to the starting point.
p Philip o. Parmaine with Wright bi-
plane broke the endurance record by
remaining alott hours 2s minutes ~
seconds at the San Francisco meet.
MARCH
S. Lieut.. Bague OF France few over
Mediterranean from Antilles. is miles
from Nice. TO island OF Gorgona. of
Italy, l25 miles. record to date for over
sea flight.
16 First aero war ne"aage delivered at
San Antonio. Tex. BY Lieut. Ben. D.
Foulois. l.. S. A.. who few 81 miles In
IS minutes
g Louis Breguet carried II passengers z
niles in monoplane in France, break
Ing record to date.
"a Roger Sommer. French biplanist. broke
Breguet's ''aerobus'' record by carry
ins 10 passengers.
APRIL
L Pierre Prier reached Paris after 80
miles monopane trip from London
without stop: time Z36 minutes. then
fastest time between those points.
MAY.
10 Lieut. G. E M. Kelly, United States
signal corps. killed at San Antonio.
Tex
Is. Speed records with and without pas
senger twice beaten IN monoplane
flights at Rheims. Henry Weymann.
American. few 9o5 miles an hour and
Lieut.. Fequant. French. l0l miles an
hour
- Great Britain's first naval airship
launched.
q. Henri Maurice Berteaux. French min
lister OF war killed and A. E E! Monis.
premier hurt when monoplane plunged
into crowd al Issy y-les- Molineux, France.
8. Lieut. Menard. French aviator. set
mark by flying with passenger 373 miles
in hours l5 minutes in France.
g. Pierre Vedrines finished first in the
Paris to Madrid race. winning 10000 in
prizes
Is. Capt Princetau, NJ lie Martin and NJ.
Lendron. French aviators. killed and 2
injured In Paris TO London race
JULY.
II. Harry N Atwood reached Washing
ton. having ilown from Boston. sSS
miles, winning New York Times tro-
ply and establishing a long distance
American record.
II. Oreslagers. Belgian aviator. made a
worlds record of an uninterrupted
fiCht OF 3SS miles at Brussels. Pre-
vicus record held by Tabuteau. S3
miles.
q. St Croix Johnstone stayed in air 4
hours ! minute and a fraction. break
ing American record to date.
AUGUST.
.o> 1T,
single long distance flight record to
date. at Paris.
L. International meet at Chicago.
Is w. R. Badger Of Pittsburgh and St
Croix Johnstone Of Chicago killed at
Chicago meet
8 Atwood completed l.cS5 mile aeroplane
trip from st. Louis to New York. land
ing at Governors island after Is hours
81 minutes actual flying.
& NJ Helles. French aviator. broke the
record for a single long distance flight
by covering 74S miles In Is hours at
Mourmelon. Franco
SEPTEMBER.
& Alexander Fourny, French aviator.
de the record nonstop flight Of AIS
miles In Ii hours at Paris.
& NJ Helles, French aviator. few 1855
miles at Etampes In IA hours min
utes
30 Cromwell Dixon, American aviator.
few over the Rocky mountains. start
ing from Helena. Mont. winning sla.-
600 local prize.
OCTOBER.
Z Cromwell Dixon, first to fly over the
Rockies. killed In flight at Spokane.
Wash
T. Lieut. Hans Gericke plotting the Ger
man balloon Berlin H.. won the Ben
nett trophy by covering 46s miles
Kansas City to Ladysmith. Wis.
L. H. w. Gill made new endurance rec
ord by remaining in the air hours 1s
mir utes and IS seconds at st. Louis
Eugene B. Ely. noted airman, killed In
flight at Macon. Ga