A fresh record in oversea flight was set up last
Sunday morning by Mr. Loraine, who flew in his Farman biplane from Holyhead to within a hundred yards of the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth, a distance of more than fifty miles. When it is borne in mind that Mr. Loraine dispensed entirely with all naval assistance, that he had to contend with serious engine troubles during the greater part of his transit, and that when his aeroplane fell into the sea it turned turtle, so that he could only get free by a long dive, same notion may be formed of the persistence, the courage, and the resourcefulness involved in this remarkable flight. Meantime we note that the aeroplane has been successfully employed in reconnoitring and scouting during the French Army manoeuvres, while experiments in bomb-throwing and rifle-shooting from aeroplanes are being carried on at the flying meeting at Boston, U.S.A. Finally, the Morning Pod National Fund airship made a most successful first flight at Moisson, where it has been constructed by MM. Lebaudy Freres.
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