AERONAUTICS: Vandalism

Georges Barbot, who arrived at Roosevelt Field, L. L, from France two weeks ago, with the intention of flying to Chicago in his ” air flivver,” carried out with disastrous results two trial flights.

The first was a return flight from Roosevelt Field to West Point. The trip was made on two gallons of gas and a pint of oil at a cost of 62 cents.

The second was an attempt to fly to Washington. The little machine, only 400 pounds in weight, ran into a storm, got out of control, and landed in a tree top near Paulsboro, N. J. Georges Barbot was slightly injured, the machine was wrecked. This was not all. Curio hunters stripped the aeroplane of engine, instruments and wings. With this inexcusable act of vandalism went Barbot’s chances of repairing his flivver. Undaunted, however, he plans to build another and renew his attempts.