In August the record making _Lohner_ was purchased for the Army. During September Captain Odolek tested before the military authorities a parachute of his invention; and a number were ordered. In October very strict regulations were issued as to aircraft flying over prohibited areas, a rule that any offenders would be shot at was subsequently modified. In November a _Donnet-Lereque_ was purchased for the Navy and another ordered at the Whitehead Works, Fiume. ~Army Section.~ At the end of 1911 the Army possessed 4 monoplanes and one biplane (a _Lohner_), now available for school work. During 1912 there were acquired:-- ~20 monoplanes.~--1 _Bleriot_, 2 _Nieuport_, 15 _Etrich-Taube_, 1 _Etrich_ limousine, 1 _Deperdussin_. ~6 biplanes.~--4 _Lohner-Daimler_, 1 _Mars_, 1 _Klobucar_, (of the above the 2 _Nieuports_, 1 _Etrich_ limousine and the 4 _Lohners_ were the only ones built in Austria). ~Naval Section.~ ~4 hydro-avions~ were acquired during 1912; 2 _Donnet-Leveque_ and 2 _Paulhan-Curtiss_. ~Military Pilots.~ Banfield, Ob. Leut. Blaschke, v. Ob. Leut. Eyb, Ob. Leut. Flassig, Leut. Holeka, Ob. Leut. Kenese, Ob. Leut. Klobucar, Ob. Leut. Miller, Ob. Leut. (5) Oelwein, Ob. Leut. Perini, Leut. Petroczy, Haupt. von. Riedlinger, Ob. Leut. von. Schindler, Leut. Schuenzel, Leut. Stohanzl, Ob. Leut. K (14) Umlauff, Major von. (10) Uzelac, Ob. Leut. Venczel, Leut. Welhelm, Ob. Leut. von The military centre is at Goerz, the naval one at Pola. Flying officers receive each a grant of 1,600 crowns; also 15 crowns a month for upkeep. Special certificate brings 2,000 crowns extra grant. ~Private Aviators.~ * = Superior brevet. + = Killed. Auer, J. (6) Baar, R. Baboncse, K. Banfield, K. Bauer, Dr. V.R. von. Bernat, M. *Brier, H. (18) Blaschke von. Z.R. Booms, W. (9) Bratmann, J. Buchstaetter, A. Cejnek, J. Cihak, E. Ciszek, J. Czermak, J. Dworak, W. *Economo, C.F. von. (7) Fiedler, P. (19) *Flesch, J. (11) Friedmann, W. Haner, E. Hesse, M. Heyrowski, A. Hieronimus, O. Hinter, K. Hold, Hermann Huss, H. *Illner, K. Javor, J. Kaiserfeld, R. von. Kasulakow, W. Keck, Z. Kenese, W. Kiraly, K. Klobucar, V. Knirsch, A. Kolowrat, A. Graf. (15) Kreiner, E. Lagler, B.V. Latzel, J. Lettis, A. Libowitzky, A. Mandl. Mazuranic, B. +Mosen. Nemec, H.E. von. Nittner, E. Ockermueller, H. +Petrovics, A. von. (13) Pischof. A.R. von. (2) Rabis, M. Reisner, H. Riedlinger, E. v. Kastrenberg. Rosenthal, F. +Russjan. Sablatnig, J. (12) Schartner, H. Schindler, A. Schonowsky, B. Schoenpflug, F. Seidl, Franz. Simon, R. (4) Stanger, R. Steiner-Goeltl, E. v. A. Stiploschek, M. *Szekely, M. Tauszig, A. Teufl von. Ferland, R. Umlauff von F. Vlaicu, A. *Warchalowski, A. (1) Warchalowski, K. (8) Weiner, T. Widmer, J. +Wiesenbach, V. Wosecek, W. ~Private Aeroplanes.~