The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-23
WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF U. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
eltyNne Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named witt
Few Exceptions, for Airmen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden, at Toronto, Canada, Is Also
Used by United States

his station nj San Diego. Gal. 10 Co
iumbus. ~ ~. on May 2, 1911 Lieu
tenant Eberts was killed on the first
flight he made after reaching Coluni-
bus
Ellington Field, Houston. Tex
named In honor OF Second Lieutenant
T.. l., Ellington. graduate Of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy. who trans
ferred into the cav1iry and WAS de-
tailed to aeronautIc duty. slgnHf Corps
Aviation school. College Park. Md. No
vember II. 1912. In the winter OF
i0i2-1gi3 he and Lieutenant Call we're
at Palm Beach. Fla. In charge OF Sig
nal Carps Aviation station. and In the
spring ~ 1913 Lieutenant Ellington
was ordered to Signal Corps Aviation
school Mt San Diego. Cal. where he
was killed in nm airplane accident No
vembcr - Of the same year. His home
was near Raleigh. ". G.
Gerstner Field. Lake Charles. La.
named In honor Of Second Lieutenant
Frederick J. Gerstner. 10th cavalry.
graduate Of the United States Military
Academy. reported for aeronantical
duty ut Signal Corps Aviation school.
San Diego. September ~. 1914 He
drowned In attempting 10 swim from
a hoatinl airplane while participating
as passenger In the annual Mackay
Trophy contest.
Hazelhurst Field. Mineola, l.. l..
named In honor OF Second Lieutenant
l.. w. HazcIhurst. Jr., native Of Geor-
gia. graduate Of United States Mill
tary Academy. reported for aeronau-
teal duty at Signal Corps Aviation
School. Augusta. Ga. March 2. 1917.
On June IL. 1912. while making 0lght
ut College Park. Md. an passenger In
an airpiane undergoing acceptance
tests, the machine crashed to the
ground and the pilot and Lieutenant
Hnxelhurst were both killed.
Kelly Field. San Antonio. Tex.
named In honor OF Second Lieutenant
q. Il. NJ. Kelly. 8Oth infantry. who. at
ter 4 course Of training Mt the CLr'iss
Aviation Camp. San Diego. CAL. was
ordered to San Antonio. While IT.
tempting TO land. In order Ia avoid
running into tent and thereby pcssi-
bly, nju'.ug several others. he fell 10
the ground and was killed May 10,
1911.
Langley Field, Hampton. Va. named
after Samuel Pierpont Langley. late
secretary Of tho Smithsonian Institu'
ton. His early aerodynanlc expert
ments. begun In 1887, formed basi,
for practical pioneer aviation.
| Love Field. Dallas. Tex. named In
honor Of First Lieutenant Moss l.
Love. nth cavalry. a native OF Fair
fax Courthouse. Va. reported for aero
nautical duty Mt Texas City, Tex. May
4, 1918: was killed at San Diego. Gal.
May o. 1912. -
McCook Field. Dayton. Ohio. named
before tho idea Of naming these avla
tion fields after Americans prominent
10 aviation was considered.
Mathcr Field. Sacramento. Gal.
named for Lieut.. Carl y. Mather. y. II
G., A. f., was killed ut Ellington
Field. Houston. Tex. ON January 30
fpis. Ills death was caused by u col
lisbon In the air at 2.oo0 feet.
March Field. Riverside. Cal. NAMED
In honor Of Lieut.. Peyton c. March
Jr,. y. II, G., A. s.. son Of Mai. Gen
reytoa G, March. acting chief OF stai'
Lieutenant March met his death Il
Tallaferro Field on February IL. l9ts
az result OF n spinning nose dive,
Park f1sid. Memphis, tMillingtonl
Tenn. named In honor Of First Lieu
tenant Joseph u, Park. 1Ath cavalry
u native of New Hampshire: gradual
of United States Military Academy
reported for neronautical duty at Co
lege Park. Md. October 3, 1919. an
was killed near San Diego. Cal. Ma
D. 1912.
Payne Field. West Point. Miss
J named after Capt. Dewitt J. Payn,
who died February 1. 1919. from injs
ries received In an airplanc acciden
] Upon graduation from the School Z