_September 22, 1909_--Captain Ferber, with a biplane, at Boulogne, flies 1 mile, when, his engine breaking in the air, his machine falls and he is killed. _September 25, 1909_--Wilbur Wright, with biplane, at New York, flies from Governor’s Island around the Statue of Liberty. _September 27, 1909_--Latham, in monoplane, at Berlin, flies 6.5 miles across country in 13 minutes. _September 28, 1909_--Rougier, with biplane, at Berlin, flies 31 miles in 54 minutes, soaring to an altitude of 518 feet. _September 29, 1909_--Latham in monoplane, at Berlin, flies 42 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes, winning the second prize for distance. _September 29, 1909_--Rougier, with biplane, at Berlin, flies 48 miles in 1 hour and 35 minutes. _September 29, 1909_--Curtiss, with biplane, at New York, makes flights about the harbor from Governor’s Island. _September 30, 1909_--Orville Wright, with biplane, at Berlin, soars to a height of 902 feet, making a world record for altitude. _September 30, 1909_--Latham, with monoplane, at Berlin, flies 51 miles in 1 hour and 23 minutes. _October 1, 1909_--Rougier, with biplane, at Berlin, flies 80 miles in 2 hours and 38 minutes, winning the first prize for distance and speed. _October 2, 1909_--Orville Wright, with biplane, at Berlin, makes a flight of 10 minutes’ duration with the Crown Prince of Germany. _October 3, 1909_--Farman, with biplane, at Berlin, flies 62 miles in 1 hour and 40 minutes, winning the third prize for distance and speed. _October 4, 1909_--Orville Wright, with biplane, at Berlin, soared to an altitude of 1,600 feet, making a world record. _October 4, 1909_--Wilbur Wright, with biplane, at New York, flies from Governor’s Island to Grant’s Tomb and back--21 miles in 33 minutes and 33 seconds. _October 10, 1909_--Curtiss, with biplane, at St. Louis, Mo., makes several flights at the Centennial celebration. _October 10, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Pt. Aviation, flies 21.5 miles in 21 minutes and 48 seconds. _October 12, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Pt. Aviation, flies 3.6 miles in 6 minutes and 11 seconds, winning the prize for slowest flight. _October 16, 1909_--Curtiss, with biplane, at Chicago, makes exhibition flights at 45 miles per hour. _October 16, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Doncaster, England, flies 9.7 miles in 21 minutes and 45 seconds, making the record for Great Britain. _October 16, 1909_--Delagrange, with monoplane, at Doncaster, flies 5.75 miles in 11 minutes and 25 seconds. _October 16, 1909_--Cody, with biplane, at Doncaster, flies 3,000 feet, when his machine is wrecked, and he is injured. _October 18, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Blackpool, England, flies 14 miles in 25 minutes and 53 seconds.