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Times
6 days ago
- General
- Times
From the archive: To Zurich and back in 14 hours
From The Times: May 30, 1925 Mr Alan Cobham, the airman, flew from Croydon to Zurich and back yesterday in the new De Havilland Moth aeroplane in 13hrs 49min, at an average speed of 74.5 miles an hour. Leaving Croydon a few minutes after dawn, the airman reached Zurich after just over six hours' flying. After an interval of three-quarters of an hour he started on his return journey, which occupied 7-8 hours. The speed on the outward journey was 82 miles an hour and on the return 64 miles an hour, but Mr Cobham had to contend with a strong head wind on the homeward flight. The Moth, otherwise known as the De Havilland 60, has a maximum speed of 93 miles an hour, but Mr Cobham did not attempt to force the engine to its utmost capacity. When he landed, after accomplishing what he set out to do — to fly to Switzerland and back in a day — he looked little the worse for his great physical effort. His only complaint was that he was stiff through sitting for such a long time in one position. In conversation with a representative of The Times, Mr Cobham said: 'Going out it was a cross-wind and fairly comfortable, but coming back there was a three-quarters head wind. This necessitated my flying at about 100ft above the ground level during much of the time. Coming across the Channel, however — which, by the way, I did in 20 minutes — it was quite comfortable, and the machine only bumped when I got inland again. 'I was cruising all the time really at about 75 miles an hour. I could have done the journey much quicker if I had been inclined to force the machine to run about 90 miles an hour. It is significant that an express train takes two days, travelling night and day, to do the same journey as I have done. My petrol consumption was four gallons an hour, and the cost of fuel and oil amounts in all to £4 12s. The Moth goes exceedingly well in the air. For the purpose for which it is intended it is admirable. People don't want intricate machines; they want something simple, and the Moth is certainly this.' Asked about the price of the machines, Mr Cobham would not commit himself, but predicted that, if produced on a large scale, they could be bought at about £150 each. Explore 200 years of history as it appeared in the pages of The Times, from 1785 to 1985:
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Body of airman recovered at Elephant Butte Lake, Kirtland Air Force Base says
ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) – The body of an airman assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base was recovered from Elephant Butte Lake just before 1 p.m. Monday. The airman went missing Saturday night at the lake. At this time, KAFB is withholding the name of the deceased until after next of kin notification has been made. Story continues below Crime: Two ABQ police officers placed on leave in critical pedestrian crash on Central Real Estate: 'Nothing short of a personal resort' luxury property listed for $12M in Santa Fe National: 'I'm sincerely sorry': Billy Joel cancels all concerts due to brain disorder diagnosis Multiple agencies participated in the search and recovery efforts, including New Mexico State Park Rangers, Elephant Butte Fire Department, New Mexico Department of Fish and Game, New Mexico State Police, Texas Department of Public Safety Divers and the Combat Search and Rescue Team from the 306th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The incident remains under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Times
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Proust fans fight to restore his muse's grave
Devotees of Marcel Proust are banding together to save the grave of an airman who drowned aged 25 when his plane crashed in the Mediterranean just off Antibes on the Côte d'Azur in May 1914. Alfred Agostinelli, a Monaco-born chauffeur who stirred unrequited passion and jealousy in the author, has long been recognised as a pivotal figure in the creation of À la Recherche du Temps Perdu ('In Search of Lost Time'). Albertine, the enigmatic young woman in Proust's monumental seven-volume opus, is a symbol of elusive love and jealousy and a feminised version of the man Proust recruited first as his driver and then as his live-in secretary at his home on the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. Agostinelli was seen for decades by Proustiens
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Washington Post
Civil rights lawsuit filed in Florida deputy's killing of US Airman Roger Fortson
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy inside his own home in 2024 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday over his killing. The complaint filed in a Pensacola courthouse alleges that Deputy Eddie Duran used excessive and unconstitutional deadly force when he shot Roger Fortson just seconds after the Black senior airman opened his apartment door on May 3, 2024. Duran identifies as Hispanic, according to his voter registration.
