Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-08
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and the adaptation of the flying machine to the
needs of the army and the navy in time of war
These officer students have gone into the work
with that spirit of professional devotion which is
Of the utmost value to the promotion of helpful
knowledge, and they have generally avoided
those har-raising performances which are val
liable only as an asset for the Snowman.
These calm-minded devotees-the term en-
thusasts might be misleading-have earnestly
striven to make the most out of the instruments
placed their hands, but in doing this they
have made more than one fatal stumble despite
their caution The use of the aeropane in re-
cent military maneuvers has exacted its doleful
price and 1t "a time that due thought was given
some Of these many accidents. Strange as 1t
may SEEM the recent mshaps which have been
most suggestively Illuminating have been those
that were generally not fatal in their conse-
quences although some have exacted the lives
of the participants.
On March Is at Johannisthal just outside of
Berlin q flying machine driven by Schade ana
an aeroplane handled by Rettinger came TO-
gether while in the air short distance above
the ground. The machines were instantly smash
ed and sent crashing to the earth. Neither or
the aviators was injured but a passenger was
hurt Unquestonably this collision was brought
about by the mutual effect of the disturbed air
between the two machines The next mishap of
a kindred character occurred at Douai France,
on juno 49, but with disastrous results. Captain
Dubois and Lieutenant Meignan, both or the
army were operating aeroplanes during dense
fog and drove into each other while going at
high speed Lieutenant Meignan was killed al
most Instantly and Captain Dubois died in the
hospital few hours later The machines were
snIinte-ed by the collision Here have a
counterpart of conditions which have so often
caused trouble upon the water, but conditions
which may he more frequent aloft under
atmospheric circumstances Of common occur
renee OF course, the gravity OF a collision In
the air is unfortunately increased by the neces-
ssrilv high speed at which the flying machine
must advance in order to sustain itself in flight
On June 90, at Aixles- Baines, Mile. Helene
Dutrieu while aloft, fell upon two ascending
monoplanes and all three machines dropped to
the ground in heap. The two neither avfators
we're pretty seriously bruised, but Mile. Dutrieu
was uninjured fortunately falling upon the un-
DERIVING machines and thus having the force OF
her drop greatly lessened Undoubtedly, Mile
Dutrieu hit "hsle In the air." and her mono
plane started earthward before she could check
or control its descent by gliding volplane. The
, question is What caused that hole In the air?
Did the movement of the two ascending aero
planes create the disturbance which narrowly
escaped causing serious catastrophe? This has
been answered by subsequent accidents.
Two French army officers. Lieutenants Brtez
and Burlez, July started for Belfort, on the
eastern frontier, leaving the aeronautic station
Mt villa Coublay just outside of Paris. Lieuten-
ars R-se= hed the start of his associate. and was