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Conneau's success was due largely to his ability to keep to the course on two or three occasions Vedrines lost his way and doubtless his naval training in map-reading and observation gave him the advantage over his rival. The third historic flight was made by Mr. Harry Hawker, in August, 1913.
This army thus held the Forests of Vassy but was confronted by the marshes of St. Gand. Confronting this right center was, first of all, General Conneau's Cavalry Corps, which was in touch with the right wing of the British army under Sir John French. Then, holding the line from Esternay to Courtaçon lay the Fifth French Army under General d'Espérey.
Conneau's success, which appeared extraordinary, and his skill in finding his way across country, which seemed abnormal, were due as a matter of fact to his assiduous preparation, and to a temperament which, even under the heavy strains of constant flying, saved him from errors of judgment or ill-advised decisions. His temperament was, indeed, ideal for a racing airman.
Conneau's success, winning as he did several of the great contests one after another, and the absence of error in his flying from stage to stage, and his accurate landings upon strange and often badly-surfaced aerodromes, should provide for the novice in aviation when the secret of this success is understood an object-lesson that is of value.
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