The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

flights, fearing not only the results TO
the too daring aviators. but also the re-
! suits of any untoward accidents upon
/ the popularity OF the avia ton school,
was demonstrated last week. when Lin
coin Beachey. the Curtiss aviator was
barred from the College Park school be-
cause of his spectacular feats in the air
/ Beachey. who was demonstrating a
Curtiss machine. engaged in a number Of
| sensational stunts" which. while they
| thrilled the spectators. gained the dis
\ pleasure of army officials
| From the moment he ascended Beachey
seemed to take delight in performing
| spectacular spiral glides and aerial ''tu--
key trots.' Flying toward the camp build
, ings at full speed. he suddenly would tilt
| his planes and skim over the roofs. mar
rowly missing the chimneys The school
officials watched Beacheys performance.
and when he alighted forbade him again
to appear upon the army field.
Only the day before Reachey with
Lieut.. Brereton passenger. engaged in
sensational duck hunting exhibition in
a hydroaeroplane. Lsaving the hydro
camp at Washington Barracks. the two
birdmen swooped above the Potomac
suddenly dashing into flock of wild
ducks. They shot four of the ducks with
automatic army revolvers. and grace
fully dipping to the surface of the river
picked up the dead birds.
Besides the army aviators. there are in
Washington at present five of the most
prominent flyers in the country. They
are William Kabitzkc. OF the Wright
Company: ]. Harold Kantzer and Miss
Bernetta A. Miller. OF the Moisant Com
pany; Lincoln Beachey. OF the Curtiss
Company. and Oscar Brindley. who flies
Columbia biplane, owned by the Gyro
Motor Company.
These professionals. with the exception
Of Beachey. who has been barred. make
almost daily flights at College Park and
Washington Barracks. demonstrating
their machines in an effort TO obtain
government contracts for their respec
tive companies.
Miss Miller is the first aviatriCe to fly ..
at College Park. She came 70 Washing /,
ton late in September and made her
first flight October I.
Arnold Captures Trophy.
Lieut.. II. H. Arnold captured the c. II. |
Mackey military aviators' trophy Octo-
ber 10 in a forty -one-minute flight Leav- |
ing College Park. he few across the Po- |
tomac to Ballston. Va. and back. Lieut. !
r. c. Kirkland. who was to have COM
peted with Arnold in a Burgess-Wrisht. |
was unable to ascend because of mechan-
ical troubles. Lieut. Thomas De Witt
Milling attempted the flight. but was
taken ill just as he was about to fly
over the river and was forced to return
hurriedly to College Park. The test was
locating Troop F. Fifteenth Cavalry. /
which was in q triangle formed BY the
towns Of Alexandria, Falls Church. and
Fort Myer. Va. l.
Flights are being made almost daily
at the two schools. While 1t is seldom
the army aviators attempt to establish
any new records. they fly steadily. and
are rapidly mastering the art in the way
which would be most useful in time of
war.
At first the officers of the hydroaero-
plane school found II somewhat difficult
to accustom themselves to the new ma
chimes. and as a result several suffered
in the Potomac. but now they
have attained the same proficiency with 1
hydros as they had with the land ma
chimes.
The ofncers at the hydroaeropiane
school are Capt. Hennessy and Lieuts.
Milling. Arnold. Geiger, and Brereton.
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