| | | | near Milan | | ----------------------------------+--------------------+------------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------+ Notes: ~Ausonia.~ Nico Piccoli, via Accademia 12, Padova (Padua). Works: Magre, Vicenza (Schio). Semi-rigid. ~Italia.~ Cont Almerico da Schio, Schio. Non-rigid. _Special features_ is a "belly" of Para rubber in lieu of a ballonet. ~Leonardo da Vinci.~ Ing. Enrico Forlanini, via Boccaccio 21, Milan. Works: Baggio. Semi-rigid, keel and nacelle, incorporated in envelope. ~Usuelli.~ Usuelli and Borsalini, Torino (Turin). Non-rigid. ~Private Dirigible Pilots.~ Forlanini, ing. E. Piccoli, D. Usuelli, C. [Illustration: Italia.] [Illustration: Usuelli.] [Illustration: ~FORLANINI.~ UDS.] [Illustration: Leonardo da Vinci.] JAPANESE. (Naval Aviation data. Official). ~Aerial Societies~:-- Tokio, Ae. Co. Aeroplane Assoc., 1, Yayesu Cho, I-Chome, Kojimachi, Tokio. (Sec.: Dr. Fujioka). Kikyu Kinkyu Kai (connected with War Office). ~Flying Grounds~:-- Near ~Yokohama~. ~Saitama~, Tokorozawa (Government).--Dirigible shed and hangars. ~Port Arthur~, (Government). ~General Military Aviation.~ This was originally formed as one body without distinction between army and navy. It was subsequently re-modelled on lines somewhat similar to the British Royal Flying Corps with naval and military wings. ~Navy.~ The naval section is superintended by Capt. K. Yamaji, I.J.N. The naval headquarters are at Oihama (near Yokosuka). The naval force at the end of 1912 consisted of 4 hydro-aeroplanes (2 _Curtiss_ and 2 _Farman_). The available total of qualified naval aviators was 5. ~Finance.~ The total amount granted for aviation of the navy in 1912 (fiscal year) was 100,000 yen (L10,000). For the year 1913 the estimates amount was 100,000 yen (but not approved yet). ~Pay of Flying Officers.~ The special pay for officers employed in aerial work is undecided. ~Army.~ The army wing is responsible for the dirigible. Aeroplanes are one or two _Bleriots_, a _Grade_, 2 _Tokogawa_, and a _Farman_. ~AVIATORS.~ Military. Hino, Major Saigom, Capt. Tokogawa, Capt. Tokogama, Lieut. Naval. Narahara, Naval Constr. Kaneko, Lieut. Kono, Lieut. Obama, Eng. Lieut. Umikita, Lieut. Usuioku, Naval Constr. Private. Doig, S. Iga, Baron Shigeno, Baron Tsuzuki, Yamada, Isaburo The following have been killed:-- +----------------+ | 1912. | | Aibata, Lieut. | | | | 1913. | | Kimura, Lieut. | | Tokuda, Lieut. | | Takeishi. | +----------------+ ~Private Aviation.~