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Chronology of memorable flights — Motor Aeroplanes — Continued. 

 MOORE-BRABAZON. 



L. F. FERBER. 



Biplane. 



.do. 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



Issy. 



do.... 



Juvissy. .. 

 Boulogne. 

 ....do.... 



1,640 feet. 

 3.1 miles. 

 6 miles... 

 1 mile 



5 30 

 9 00 



First trials with motor ma- 

 chine. 

 His aeroplane No. 9. 

 On a Voisin machine. 

 Boulogne to Wimeroux. 

 Landed in ditch; killed. 



ESNAULT PELTERIE. 



Oct. 19,1907 

 June 8, 1908 



Monoplane. 

 do 



Buc. 



0.75 mile. 



First short flights. 

 At height of 100 feet. 



HUBERT LATHAM. 



May 19,1909 



June 5, 1909 



June 6, 1909 

 June 12,1909 

 July 19,1909! 



July 27,1909* 



Aug. 26,19091 



Aug. 27,19091 



Sept. 27,19091 

 Sept. 29, 1909 



Sept 30, 1909 

 Oct. 22,19091 



Nov. 19, 1909 



Dec. 1, 1909 



Monoplane. 

 do 



.do. 



.do. 

 .do. 



....do. 

 ....do. 

 ....do. 



.do. 



.do. 



.do. 

 .do. 



,...do. 

 do. 



Chalons. 

 do... 



Juvisy. 



do.. 



Calais.. 



do... 



Rheims. 

 do... 



Berlin.. 

 do. 



....do.... 

 Blackpool. 



Chalons 



Mourmelon . 



1,640 feet. 



10 miles. 

 30 miles. 



11 miles. 



20 miles. 

 96 miles. 



6.5 miles. 



42 miles . . 



51 miles. 



1 7 37 



39 00 



2 18 9 



13 00 

 1 10 00 



1 23 00 



Begins operating the Antoi- 

 nette. 



In wind and rain; breaks 

 record. 



Cross-country flight. 



Won Goupy prize. 



Over British Channel; fell 

 in sea. 



British Channel; fell near 

 Dover. 



Won second prize for dis- 

 tance. 



Won first prize; altitude, 508 

 feet. 



Across suburbs of Berlin. 



Won second prize for dis- 

 tance. 



Machine broken in landing. 



Flew in gale; won prize, 

 $1,500. 



Rose 1,345 feet, competing, 

 Weiler prize. 



Rose 1,500 feet in 40-mile 

 wind. 



