22 AUGUST 1931, Page 3

Lieut. C. L. Brinton The development of the fast seaplane

for the Schneider Trophy race has cost yet another valuable young life. On Tuesday night at Calshot, Lieutenant G. L. Brinton, R.N., who had been chosen for this year's British team, essayed a practice flight in the super-marine S6A machine, with which the Trophy was won in 1929 and the record speed of 857 miles an hour attained. The machine bounced twice on the surface and then. dived at a steep angle into the sea. The pilot was doubtless killed instantly by the concussion. Italy and France have recently lost several of their expert airmen in the same way, and it seems doubtful whether the race for the Trophy will be held this year.