1878. Author of _Moderne Luftschiffahrt_ and other works.

LIORE (F.), 4 bis Rue de Corneille, Levallois-Perret, France. Early pioneer with the _Witzig-Liore-Duthileuil_. Since then evolved a monoplane. LOME (Dupuy de). See DUPUY DE LOME. LORIDAN. In July, 1910, in a _H. Farman_ racer broke the existing altitude record by making 3,280 m. (10,758ft). Did 702 km., July, 1911. MALONE (Lieut. Cecil J. L'Estrange). R.N. Navy Wing of British R. F. C. Assistant to director of Flying at Admiralty, end of 1912. MAHIEU. In September, 1911, made the world's passenger record of 2460 metres (7981 feet) in a _Voisin_, at Issy. Duration of flight 3-1/2 hours. MANNING (H.) British. Aeroplane designer. MAREY (Professor). Inventor of the Whirling table, 1870. MARIE (Capitaine). French Army. On staff of Inspector General of Aeronautics. MARIE (Pierre). Alsatian. Real name was Bournique. He made his name on a _R.E.P.'s_. In May, 1911, he was trying a 100 h.p. _Deperdussin_ when the machine capsized and fell. He was taken to hospital and died a few hours later. His passenger, Lieut. Depuis, was burned to death. MARS ("Bud"). Well-known American aviator. Has more than once been reported killed; but always appears again. MARTIN (Glen L.) Santa Ana, California, U.S.A. Flying _Curtiss_ types. Obtained a considerable reputation, and local amateur record at Los Angeles meet, end of 1910. MASSAC BUIST. (See BUIST). MATSIEVITCH (Kapitan). Russian Army. Was Instructor of the Military Aviation School at Sevastopol. Killed at Sevastopol, 1911. MAXIM (Sir Hiram), Baldwyn's Park, Kent. Inventor of the Maxim gun, etc. American by birth, naturalised British subject. Began experiments with propellers, etc., in 1889. In 1890 to 1893 he experimented with a full-sized aeroplane, steam propelled. Abandoned the experiments after spending L20,000 on them. Resumed work 1909, without success. Author of _Artificial and Natural Flight_. McCLEAN. British aviator. Towards the end of 1910, he loaned two _Short_ biplanes to Eastchurch flying ground for the training of naval officer in aviation, and himself acted as instructor. These were the first machines used by the British naval officers, consequently Mr. McClean may be regarded as the founder of the British Naval Aeroplane Division. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee. MENGIN (L.), 2 Rue Debrousse, Paris. Born 1881. Early experimenter. Flew in 1908 in the _Gastambide-Mengin_, from which the _Antoinette_ was evolved. Director of the late _Antoinette Cie_. MERRIMAN. British. Expert Bristol flyer at Brooklands, etc., 1912. Instructor. MESSNER (Haupt. E.), Claridenstr. 36, Zurich. In command Swiss military aviation section, 1911-12. MICHELIN (A. J.), 105 Boulevard Periere, Paris. Born 1853. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Director of the well-known tyre manufacturers. Donor of the Michelin prize for aviation. Founder member Ae. C. F. MOEDEBECK (Hermann W. L.) Born 1857. Died 1910. German author on aerial matters. MOEDEBECK (Lieut. Col.). German subject. Author of _Fliegen de Menschen_ (Salle), a very useful work on aviation. Also of a _Pocket Book of Aeronautics_, etc. MOINEAU. Frenchman. In August, 1911, with two passengers made a record on a _Breguet_, of reaching 900 metres in twenty minutes at Douai. MOISANT (Miss Matilda). Sister of the late J. M. Moisant. Second American lady to obtain certificate. Used a _Moisant_. MOISANT (John). Architect. American citizen, resident in Paris. Invented two monoplanes. In Aug., 1910, flew the Channel with a passenger in a _Bleriot_. This was the first cross-Channel passenger trip. Killed 1911. MONTAGU (Lord), of Beaulieu. Editor of _The Car Illustrated_. Prominent in arousing British interest in aviation. MONTGOLFIER (Joseph Michael and Jacques Etienne). Frenchmen, who about the year 1780 invented hot air balloons. In 1783, one such, of 35 feet diameter, rose to a height of about 1,500 feet. MONTGOMERY (John Professor), U.S.A. citizen. Began experiments with gliders in 1884, which he continued till his death by accident with one, on 31st October, 1911, at Evergreen, Santa Clare, California. MOORE BRABAZON (J. T. C.), 29 Chesham St., London, S.W. Born 1884. Originally sporting motorist; winner Circuit des Ardennes, 1907. Took up aviation at an early stage. Bought an early _Voisin_ which he named _Bird of Passage_. This machine was later sold to A. George, who had a smash in it, and sold it later to Grace. Moore Brabazon was the first Britisher to fly. Pilot I, R. Ae C. MOORHOUSE (W. B. R.), Portholme Aerodrome, Huntingdon. British. Has done a good deal of cross country flying, 1911. Part inventor of the _Radley-Moorhouse_ (R. M.) monoplane, 1911. MORANE (Leon). Frenchman. Well-known _Bleriot_ pilot. Subsequently built the _Morane_ monoplane. Very badly injured in an accident, Autumn, 1910. MOREAU. French amateur. Inventor of a special stabilised aeroplane. MORIS (Colonel). Commanding Italian air battalion, 1911-13. NEMETHY (Emil), Arad, Hungary. Born 1867. Built his first effort, a helicopter, in 1899. Has experimented ever since, but without much success. Inventor of the _Aviette_. NEUMANN. Germany. Author of various very reliable works on dirigibles. NICKEL (Hugo Ludwig), Kahlenbergerstrasse 97, Vienna. Born 1867. Aerial author and journalist. NIMFUeHR (Dr. Raimund), Lerchengasse 15, Vienna. Born 1874. Experimentalist 1900 onward. Author. NORTHCLIFFE (Alfred Charles Harmsworth) Lord. British subject. Founder and proprietor of the "Daily Mail." Donor of many important aviation prizes, including the L10,000 London-to-Manchester prize. OERTZ (Max), Holzdamm 40, Hamburg, Germany. Interested in gliders. Connected with German North Pole Dirigible Expedition. Designer of various aeroplanes. OGILVIE (A.) Represented Great Britain in both the 1910 and 1911 Gordon Bennetts. Took fourth place in 1911. Average speed, 51 miles per hour. Flew a _Wright_. In December, 1910, flew for nearly 4 hours on a _Wright_ over the Camber sands; distance being 139-3/4 miles. Associated with the Wright Brothers experiments at Kitty Hawk, October, 1911. O'GORMAN (Mervyn). Well-known authority on aviation matters, and Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Factory. OSMONT. Frenchman. Formerly racing cyclist. Did some fine flights at Chalons in 1910. In February, 1911, appointed chief aviation instructor to the Spanish Army. OTTO (Fried), Hohenstaufeurstrasse 35, Berlin. W. 30. Aerial journalist, etc. OVINGTON (Earle). U.S.A. aviator. Carried first U.S.A. aerial post, Sept