~Eastchurch,~ Sheppey.--(R. Ae. C.) 350 acres. Sheds. Members only. R. Naval school. ~Filey.~--Blackburn school. ~Hendon.~--Grahame-White, Blackburn, Bleriot, Deperdussin, Temple and Ewen schools. ~Lanark.~--Deperdussin school. ~Liverpool~ (Melly school). ~Llandudno & North Wales.~--Aerodrome. ~Mapplin Sands,~ Essex.--(Foulness). Very hard sand at low tide. Area ten miles by four miles. Property of War Office. Flying forbidden in winter. ~Salisbury Plain.~--Bristol school. Vast space available. Plenty of fairly smooth ground. Army school. ~Shoreham.~--(See Brighton). ~Upavon.~ Central flying school (R. Flying Corps.) ~BRITISH MILITARY AVIATION.~ ~Royal Flying Corps.~ In 1912 the Royal Flying Corps was instituted. It consists of two wings, navy and army, with a central flying school at Upavon, Salisbury Plain. The staff is as follows:-- _Commandant_: Paine, Capt. G.M., M.V.O., R.N. _Secretary_: Lidderdale, Asst. Paymaster J.H., R.N. _Medical Officer_: Lithgow, Capt. E.G.R., R.A.M.C. _Quarter-Master_: Kirby, Hon. Lieut. (Qr.-Mr.), V.C. _Instructor in Theory and Construction_: Cook, Lieut.-Col. H. R., R.A. _Instructor in Meteorology_: Dobson, G., Esq. _Instructors in Flying_: Fulton, Capt. J. D. B., R.A. Gerrard, Capt. E. L., R.M. Shepherd, Lieut. P. A., R.N. Trenchard, Mt. Maj. H. M., D.S.O., R. Sc. Fus. Salmond, Capt. J. M., R. Lanc. R. _Inspector of Engines:_ Randall, Eng.-Lieut. C. R. J., R.N. ~Royal Aircraft Factory.~ This is situated at Farnborough. Mervyn O'Gorman is superintendent. There are large sheds. Some _B E_ biplanes have been built here, but the principal object of the factory is understood to be repairs and maintenance. ~Naval Wing Royal Flying Corps, Aeroplane Section.~ There is a special Air Department at the Admiralty with Captain M. F. Sueter, as Director, Commander O. Schwann and Lieut. C. L'Estrange-Malone, as Assistants, Eng. Lieut. G. W. S. Aldwell, as Eng. Inspector. Officers are graded Flying Officers, then Flight Commanders, thence to Squadron Commanders. The flying school is at Eastchurch, Sheppey. Commander Sampson, S.C., in command. There are at present four air stations: (1) Isle of Grain, (2) Calshot, (3) Harwich, (4) Yarmouth. At the end of March, 1913, the total number of aeroplanes including those on order, school machines, etc., was about 32; of which about 16 were effective for war purposes or available at short notice. These machines were as follows:-- 7 monoplanes (= 1 Bleriot, 2 Deperdussin, 1 Etrich, 1 Nieuport, 2 Short). 15 biplanes (= 1 Avro, 2 Bristol, 1 Breguet, 1 Caudron, 2 H. Farman, 1 M. Farman, 5 Short, 2 Sopwith). 10 hydro-avions (= 1 Astra, 1 Avro, 2 Borel, 1 Donnet-Leveque, 1 H. Farman, 1 M. Farman, 3 Short). The _personnel_ is as follows (number after names is the R. Ae. C. brevet number):--