Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-12
CAMP LEE WELCOMES
VISITING FLYING MEN
Major Brown and Lieutenant Cara
lin Arrive in BipIane From
Langley Field.
SEVENTY MINUTES FOR TRIP
Civilians Being Taught Courtesy to
F7ag-B ackwood Man Likes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Beat Vir-
EDfans-NIiss Miller Visits Camp.
lErom a S1an rnrrnrnond.n1l

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CAMP LEE, VA. November 1.-THE
usual Sunday calm here was broken to-
day by the arrival of ono OF Uncle
Sans biplancs, which came TO tho can
tonmcnt from Langley Field, near
Hampton. When the first faint hum
OF the motor WAS heard, as tho BIZ
plainc ncarcd tho camp. thousands OF
tho troops scurricd from their bar
racks to tho company streets and
necks were bent until they achcd as
the men watched the plane hover over
the camp until landing place was
| found. when ii sunk OUT of sight among
the buildings.
Curiosity impcllcd tho men to fol-
low the course Of the machine. and
when IL came TO earth. the field was
thronged with the sclcctncu. The avia-
tors landed in hrcbrcak near the
Depot Brigade. and the camp AT which
the negro troops are stationed. and
hundreds of the latter mingled in with
the crowds that surged about the air
plane when il came TO stop. The
presence OF the machine di not excite
the men To the belief that the Ger
mans were trying to pull of any Of
their warfare. Many OF them had never
seen IN airplanc before. and the visit
OF ono here to-day caused them to turn
on; III large numbers. and set good
look AT the STYLE OF the plane tina; the
Americans Will probably use agains.
the Huns.
Major ROY : Rrowm was the pilot
OF the machine, and he bought along
as passenger. Lieutenant Norbcr,
Caralin both Of them being members
OF the aviation section Of the signal
corps. and officers ut Langley Field
MAJOR brown came 10 make a personal
ca!! on H:sadicr-C;cneral Iloyd NJ
Hrcti. commanding the one Hundred
and Si%ticth Brigade. composed of
PcnnSylNanians The aviators reached
the camp just before lunch. and Ma io,.
! Brown WAS entertained by General
Brett. while Lieutenant Caralin was
taken in hand by officers Of the pcpot
Brigade. Alnjor Brown and General
Brett are old friends. bo;h of them
having seen service together
ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES
FROM HAMPTON TO CAMP
IL took ono hour and ten minutes to
make the run between Hampton and
the camp. a distance by airplunc or
eighty miles. The aSia;ors left the cx-
permcntal station at Langley Field at
1929 o'clock this morning, and it was
l3o when the big plane stopped on
the camp grounds. During the trip
an altitude of $500 feet was main
taincd. The machine is a Curtis BIZ
plane. and was Of the reconnaissance
type. IIajor Brown has hal se--
cral years experience in nyinS. while
1.ieutcnan; Caralin has been in the
aviation corps for about two ycars
On reaching the camp. Major Brown
had difficulty in finding 4 place suf-
iicicntly large to land He made sew
cral turns over the cantonment. and
thought he had a suitable field near
the division headquarters. When he
ncarcd the ground, however. he dis.
! covered that IL was entirely too rough
| and in getting his machine in the air
again he narrowly escaped crashing
into the headquarters barracks. lie
got up safely. and found the nrcbrcak
| about two miles from Headquarters.
where there is large open field. The