_August 13, 1909_--Charles F. Willard, with biplane, at Hempstead Plains, made the longest cross-country flight on record for America--about 12 miles in 19 minutes and 30 seconds. The breaking of his engine caused him to come down. He landed without mishap. _August 22, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Rheims, France, flies 1 hour 19 minutes and 30 seconds. _August 22, 1909_--Legagneux, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 9 minutes and 56 seconds, winning third prize for speed over course of 10 kilometres. _August 22, 1909_--Tissandier, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 18.6 miles in 29 minutes. (He won with this record the third prize for speed over 30 kilometres.) _August 22, 1909_--E. Bunau-Varilla, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 13 minutes and 30 seconds. (With this record he won the thirteenth prize for speed over course of 10 kilometres.) _August 23, 1909_--Delagrange, with monoplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 11 minutes and 4 seconds. (He won the tenth prize for speed over 10 kilometres.) _August 23, 1909_--Curtiss, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 8 minutes and 35 seconds--a speed of 42.3 miles an hour--beating the record for speed over course of 10 kilometres. _August 23, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 18.6 miles in 38 minutes and 12 seconds, reaching an altitude of 295 feet. _August 23, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 34.8 miles in an endurance test. _August 25, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 82 miles in 2 hours 43 minutes and 25 seconds. (With this record he won the third prize for duration of flight.) _August 25, 1909_--Curtiss, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 8 minutes and 44 seconds, again reducing the time for 10 kilometres. _August 25, 1909_--Bleriot, with monoplane, at Rheims, flies 6.2 miles in 8 minutes and 4 seconds, making a new record for speed over the course of 10 kilometres. _August 26, 1909_--Curtiss, in biplane, at Rheims, flies 19 miles in 29 minutes. (With this record he won the tenth prize for duration of flight.) _August 26, 1909_--Count de Lambert, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 72 miles in 1 hour and 52 minutes. (With this record he won the fourth prize for duration of flight.) _August 26, 1909_--Latham, with monoplane, at Rheims, flies 96.5 miles in 2 hours 17 minutes and 21 seconds. (With this record he won the second prize for duration of flight.) _August 27, 1909_--Farman, with biplane, at Rheims, flies 112 miles in 3 hours 4 minutes and 57 seconds. (This record won for him the first prize for duration of flight.) [Illustration: Latham flying in his Antoinette at Rheims. To view this properly the picture should be held overhead.]