The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-25
Nv DoNNELL DUNBAR AvIRETT

BY DONNELL DUNBAR ASiNhiA
Everywhere in Toronto one sees them,
at the exhibition, the theatres, the cafes
up and down Yonge street, those
straight, clean cut, manly, young chaps
with their distinguishing broad-brimmed
hats, 1.-THE Yankee boys" as the can
adams call them. Mighty good 1T is TO
see them and all of us from the states
are always on the lookout for 1.-The big
hat" locate it, and there's one of our
boys"
All the American men in Canada are
members Of the United States army fiy-
ing corps in training with the CANADIAN
branch of the royal flying corps. Inc
cadet" this being the term USED 10
designate the flying student from the
enlisted man, wears white paho
around his hat. The enlisted men-men
who do not fly, except in particular
cases, but who are selected from ex-
machinists. chauffeurs, automobile work
men and others who have the possibility
of developing into mechanicians, ready
to cure all illnesses of motors-wear the
orange and white hat cord of the signal
corps, and all wear strip of red on
| the ShOuluer Strap 10 SNOW tHdt thcy a
| of visiting" troops as distinguished
| from transient soldiers over Tor lew
days.
| The gold and black hat cord OF our
| officers is by no means an unfamiliar
| sight in Toronto, for a number of Off
GERS are being trained as equipment Of
ficors, going through the instruction pro-
vided by the royal flying corps in every
detail. Many well known families in
the United States are represented
among these officers: Capt. c. j. Ryan.
son of Thomas F. Ryan; Lieut.. D. A.
Wells, we'll known New York banker.
and one of the original hackers of the
Curtiss Aeroplane company; Lieut.. w.
| S. Stokes, Philadelphia, polo player OF
national reputation; Lieut.. T.. s. Pou,
son Of Senator Pou of South Carolina,
and Lieut.. Henry Bangs, nephew of John
| kendrick Banks.
| Capt D. l.. Roscoe, the commanding
| officer Of the United States men In
| Canada, has seen % years service in
| the army, and wears many decorations.
He was on active service in China, the
Philippines and Cuba, and holds mas
ters certificate in the navy, where he
served four and one-half years. He
stated that the arrangement of the war
/ department of the United States with
| the British war office was reciprocal.
! The United States squadrons would
| train WIN the Canadians Until idtcI III
| the year. when the United States men
and almost all the royal flying corps
would go to Texas for continued training
| until sent to France.
PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS
| The instructors are officers of the
royal flying corps, sent over from Eng
| land, nearly all of whom have seen
service at the front. A cadet receives
| preliminary instruction at the cadet
| wing at Long Branch and the School OF
Military Aeronautics, which Is connected
with the University of Toi onto. When
! these courses are completed the cadet
goes to the aviation camp at Deseronto
for his elementary flying experience.
| 1t may be of interest to note that YER
non Castle, recently advanced to Cap
tain Castle Of the royal flying corps, is
one of the instructors at the Deseronto
camp. We who knew him only by his
lterpsichorean fame must now recognize
him as a very expert flyer. highly es-
teemed and very popular. The camps
at Leaside and Armour Heights are for
more advanced students. All cadets.
final training and aerial machine gun
practice before they can qualify as fly
ing officers
The course at the Military School of
Aeronautics covers a period of from six
to eight weeks, and includes practical
work. demonstrations and lectures on
theory of flight, astronomy. air cur
rents, wireless, the compass, machine
guns, bombing. artillery observation,
personality being injected into every
number. Her vocal offerings are sweet,
the notes perfectly rounded and given
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