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The Development of Military Night Aviation to 1919
On page 16 of this 164 page article by William Edward Fischer, Jr., you will find the following revue
of Langer's exploits:
"On 3 February 1914, Langer flew an incredible 14 hours
and seven minutes nonstop, setting a new duration record .
Not to be outdone, Ingold departed Mulhouse in Alsace, four
days later for a long-distance flight . Flying near the Allgau
mountains in the dark, he "perceived on the horizon a light
which drew him like a moth"-Munich. Ingold landed his
Aviatik biplane there after flying 16 hours and 20 minutes
and covering 1, 700 kilometers. Langer quickly reciprocated
with another attempt on 11 February, leaving Johannistal
aerodrome in a Roland biplane loaded with 655 liters of gas
and 60 liters of oil . On landing at Kreuz near Posen, Langer
was only 20 minutes short of tying the record . 42"
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