The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-09
WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF U. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
Twenty-Five Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named WIN
Few Exceptions, for Airmen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden, at Toronto Canada, Is Also
Used by United States.

his station at San Diego. CAL, to Co |
lunbus, N. NJ, on May 3. 1917. Lieu
tenant Eberts was killed on the first
flight he made after reaching Colun''
bus.
Ellington Field, Houston, Tex"
named in honor Of Second Lieutenant
+. L. Ellington, graduate of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy, who trans
ferred into the cavalry and was de-
tailed to aeronautic duty, Signal Corps
Aviation school, College Park, Nd, No
vember IA, 1912. In the winter OF
1012-1913 he and Lieutenant Call were
at Palm Beach, Fla. in charge of Sig
nal Corps Aviation station, and In the
spring of 1918 Lieutenant Ellington
was ordered to Signal Corps Aviation
school mt San Diego, CAL, where ne
was killed In IN airplane accident NO
vember "a Of the same year. His home
was near Raleigh, N. 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 aerOnautical
duty at Signal Corps Aviation school,
San Diego, September 20, 1914. lie
drowned in attempting to swim from
a floating airplane while participating
as passenger in the annual Mackay
Trophy contest.
Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, l.. l.,
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
L. w. Hazelhurst, 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 II, 1912, while making flight
at College Park, Md, as passenger IN
an airplane undergoing acceptance
tests, the machine crashed to the
ground and the pilot and Lieutenant
Hazelhurst were both killed.
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex.
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
G. e. M. Kelly, 30th infantry, who, at
! ter n course of training at the CLrtiss
Aviation Camp. San Diego, CAL, was
ordered to San Antonio. While Ut
temIting to land, In order to avoid
runnin: into tent and thereby posi-
bly, nju.!ng several others, he fell to
the ground and was killed May 10
1911.
Langley Field, Hampton, Va, named
after Samuel Pierpont Langley, late
secretary of the Smithsonian Institu
ton. His early aerodynamlc expert
ments, begun in 1887, formed basil
for practical pioneer aviation.
Love Field, Dallas, Tex, named ir
honor Of First Lieutenant Moss L
Love, 18th cavalry, native Of Fair
fax Courthouse, Va, reported for aero
nautical duty at Texas City, Tex, Ma,
8. 1913: was killed at San Diego, Cal.
May 8, 1912.
McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. named
before the idea of naming these avia
| ton fields after Americans prominen
| | in aviation was considered.
Mather Field. Sacramento, Cal
named for Lieut. Carl s. Mather, s. r
C., A. s., was killed at Ellington
: Field. Houston, Tex, on January &c
1918. His death was caused by col
lision in the air at 1000 feet.
D March Field, Riverside, CAL, name
In honor Of Lieut.. Peyton c. March
I Jr.. s. II. c., A. s., son of Maj. Ger
: Peyton G. March, acting chief of staff
: Lieutenant March met his death a
TaliaferrO Field on February 10. 1917
as result Of a spinning nose dive.
n Park Field, Memphis, (MillingtOn.
r Tenn, named in honor Of First Lie,
l. tenant Joseph D. Park, 14th cavalry
h native of New Hampshire; gradual
It Of United States Military Academy
reported for aeronautical duty ut Co
d lege Park. Nd, October 8, 1912, an
3. was killed near San Diego, CAL. Ma
e 8, 1912.
n Payne Field. West Point. Miss
% named after Capt. Dewitt ]. Payn
3, who died February 1, 1916. from inj
l. ries received in an airplane acciden
m Upon graduation from the School I