Deuxième Grande Semaine d'Aviation de Champagne
Reims, France, July 3rd - 10th, 1910

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Antoinette
Pilot: Walther de Mumm
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8

2
Antoinette
Pilot: Walther de Mumm
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(1)

3
Breguet
Pilot: Léon Bathiat
Engine: 50 hp Renault V-8
(3)

4
Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: Étienne Bunau-Varilla
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
According to the program the engine was a Picker, but photos show an ENV. (2)

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5
H. Farman
Pilot: Michel Efimoff (Михаил Ефимов)
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.

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Sommer
Pilots: Michel Efimoff and Alexander de Petrovski
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(4)
7
Sommer
Pilot: Roger Sommer
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

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8
Sommer
Pilot: Léon Verstraeten
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.

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Sommer
Pilot: André Bouvier
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(1)

10
H. Farman
Pilot: Charles Van den Born
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
A "racing" Farman with short lower wing panels. (4)

11
H. Farman
Pilot: Joseph Christiaens
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
A "long-distance, heavy-weight" Farman with extended upper wing panels. (2)

12
H. Farman
Pilot: Jules Fischer
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
A latest-model Farman with rounded tips of wing and tail surfaces. (5)
13
Maurice Farman
Pilot: Jacques Balsan
Engine: 60 hp Picker 8-cyl.
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

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14
Blériot XI
Pilot: Léon Morane
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Entered for Louis Blériot, but he had retired from piloting. It was flown by Morane, and perhaps also by Jacques Balsan.

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15
Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Jacques Balsan
Engine: 50 hp Labor-Picker I-4?
Entered for Jacques de Lesseps, but he was in Canada at the time. According to the program the engine was a 30 hp Darracq.
16
Plane: Wright
Pilot: Charles de Lambert
Engine: 36 hp Barriquand & Marre I-4
Did not participate
17
Plane: Wright
Pilot: Charles de Lambert
Engine: 36 hp Barriquand & Marre I-4
Did not participate
18
Plane: Wright
Pilot: René Gasnier
Engine: 36 hp Barriquand & Marre I-4
Did not participate
19
Plane: Voisin
Pilot: Jean Dufour
Engine: 70 hp Labor-Picker I-4
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.
20
Plane: Sanchez-Besa
Pilot: Henri Pequet
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

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Plane: Sanchez-Besa
Pilot: Henri Pequet
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
A glimpse of the tail showing the race number, otherwise hidden by a Sommer in the foreground. It is the only photo we know of this machine, and a better one would be welcome... (1)

22
Plane: Sanchez-Besa
Pilot: Henri Pequet
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(2)

23
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Nicolas Kinet
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(6)

24
Plane: Breguet
Pilot: Paul Hesne
Engine: 50 hp renault V-8
This photo was probably taken after the meeting, at Breguet's home airfield La Brayelle. (7)

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25
Plane: Hanriot
Pilot: Louis Wagner
Engine: 50 hp Clerget I-4

26
Plane: Hanriot
Pilot: Marcel Hanriot
Engine: 50 hp Clerget I-4
(2)

27
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Robert Martinet
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Another variation of the Farman theme, with monoplane horizontal tail and short lower wing panels. (5)
28
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Henri Jullerot
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

29
Plane: Antoinette
Pilot: Hubert Latham
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8
The black flag on the fuselage was added after the second day of the meeting, probably to honour Charles Wachter. The power of the Antoinette engines was still given as 50 hp, but they were reportedly improved versions, with increased bore and stroke and carburettors instead of the troublesome fuel injection. (2)

30
Plane: Antoinette
Pilot: René Labouchère
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8
(2)

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Plane: Antoinette
Pilot: René Thomas
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8
(2)

32
Plane: Antoinette
Pilot: Charles Wachter
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8
(8)
33
Plane: Tellier
Pilot: Émile Dubonnet
Engine: 35 hp Panhard I-4
Was withdrawn, since Dubonnet's father was critically ill and died during the meeting.

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34
Plane: Sommer
Pilot: André Crochon
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.

35
Plane: Goupy
Pilot: Émile Ladougne
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(6)

36
Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Alfred Leblanc
Engine: 100 hp Gnôme 14-cyl.
The machine was also flown by Morane. (2)

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37
Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Alfred Leblanc
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.

38
Plane: Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: Juan Bielovucic
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8?
According to the program, the plane should have been a Sanchez-Besa. The photo was probably taken at Mourmelon after the meeting. (9)

39
Plane: Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: Alphonse de Ridder
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(2)

40
Plane: Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: Henri Brégi
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
A better photo would be welcome... (2)

41
Plane: Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: René Métrot
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(6)

42
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Léon Cheuret
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(2)

43
Plane: Sommer
Pilot: Georges Legagneux
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

44
Plane: Savary
Pilot: André Frey?
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
The machine was entered for Félix Camerman, but if it was flown it was probably by André Frey. It had unique hinged wingtip surfaces that opened in V-shape to steer the plane by braking the inner wing in a turn. (10)

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Plane: Savary
Pilot: André Frey
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(2)

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Plane: Savary
Pilot: André Frey
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
The machine was entered for Émile Bruneau de Laborie, but its only flight was made by Frey. (11)

47
Plane: Sommer
Pilot: Otto Lindpaintner
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(12)

48
Plane: Nieuport
Pilot: Édouard Nieuport
Engine: 24 hp Darracq O-2
(10)
49
Plane: Nieuport
Pilot: Albert Niel
Engine: 24 hp Darracq O-2
Did not participate, since he couldn't take delivery of his machine in time.
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Plane: Nieuport
Pilot: Maurice Noguès
Engine: 24 hp Darracq O-2
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

51
Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Léon Morane
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(13)

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Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Léon Morane
Engine: 100 hp Gnôme 14-cyl.
(12)

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Plane: Blériot XI-2 bis
Pilot: Émile Aubrun
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Bartolomeo Cattaneo
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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Plane: Blériot XI-2 bis
Pilot: Julien Mamet
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Jan Olieslagers
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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Plane: Sommer
Pilot: Jean Daillens
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(12)

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Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Charles Weymann
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Weymann's original Farman had monoplane horizontal tail and four rudders. (5)

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Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Charles Weymann
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
This replacement machine was flown by Weymann at least on July 8th, leading to protests from his competitors. (2)

59
Plane: Voisin
Pilot: "Raymonde de Laroche" (Élise Deroche)
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(2)

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Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Alfred Frey
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
A "standard" early 1910 Farman with short lower wing panels. (2)

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Plane: Sommer
Pilot: Alexander de Petrowsky
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
From the arrangement of tanks it looks like this is de Petrowsky's own machine, which he crashed on July 7th, and not Efimoff's #6 machine, which de Petrowsky crashed on July 8th. A better photo would be welcome. (14)

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Plane: Voisin "Type Course"
Pilot: Maurice Colliex
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
(8)

63
Plane: Pischof Autoplan
Pilot: Alfred de Pischoff (Alfred Ritter von Pischof)
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
According to reports the machine was painted in "bright aluminium paint". (2)
64
Plane: Albatros/Antoinette
Pilot: Eugen Wiencziers
Engine: 50 hp Antoinette V-8
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.
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Plane: Albatros/Antoinette
Pilot: Eugen Wiencziers
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

66
Plane: Hanriot
Pilots: Fernand Delétang and Louis Wagner
Engine: 50 hp Clerget I-4
The machine was entered for Delétang, but also flown by Louis Wagner. (2)

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Plane: Hanriot
Pilot: Fernand Delétang
Engine: 50 hp Clerget I-4
It has not been confirmed whether Delétang actually brought two machines.

68
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Maurice Tétard
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(12)
69
Plane: Pischof Autoplan
Pilot: Henri Jullerot
Engine: 60 hp ENV V-8
Does not appear in any reports and did probably not participate.

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Plane: Blériot XI?
Pilot: Jorge Chávez
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Was entered in a Farman, but the only recorded flights were on Blériots, at least some of them on one of Leblanc's.

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Plane: Farman
Pilot: Ferdinand de Baeder
Engine: 60 hp Wolseley V-8
A "standard" early 1910 H. Farman with short lower wing panels. This photo was taken at the meeting in Lille, one week after the Reims meeting. (13)

72
Plane: Blériot XI "Le Moineau"
Pilot: André Noël
Engine: 50 hp Anzani 5-cyl.
(2)
73
Plane: Wright
Pilot: Capitaine Albert Étévé
Engine: 36 hp Barriquand & Marre I-4
The machine was equipped with Étévé's own "stabilisateur". Did not participate.
74
Plane: Blériot XI
Pilot: Lieutenant Paul Acquaviva
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
Did not participate.

75
Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Lieutenant Albert Féquant
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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Plane: H. Farman
Pilot: Lieutenant Félix Camerman
Engine: 50 hp Gnôme 7-cyl.
(2)

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