Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-01
FIVE CURT|SS A|RPLANEs
SWEEP OVER CITY TODAY
High-Powered II Army Machines VIII
Stage Realistic Mimic Bat
tie for Richmond.
ARRIVE ABOUT $3.50 O'CLOCK
To BE Here on Recruiting Duty for
Several Days, I'm First Stop OF
Three Months Tour-Come From
Langley Field.
ARRIVE ABOUT $3.50 O'CLOCK

Flying low out OF the Southeast.
from Langley Field. four army Curtiss
a!rplanes. equipped with 15o- horse
power Hispanla -Suiza motors. capable
Of making l25 miles an hour. will
sweep over Richmond IN battle forma-
tion this afternoon between and
o'clock.
The party whose itinerary of three
months in seventy cities OF Northeast
ern United States Officially began yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, when
Lieutenant S'loyd a. Wilson and sar-
geant 2. c. Byrd took the air for Rich
mond as advance agents. who will re-
main here for five days on recruiting
duty.
Horns Herald Approach.
Shortly after their arrival in the
city-hcraided with the blowing Of
high-powered automobile horns = the
entire squadron Of hvc planes viii!
the officers promise to be the most
realistic mimic battle Richmond has
ever seen.
graphic section Of the l aeriai if serv,ee. eHoso
and Viii time after time during it's
stay here perform stunts" which
make aviation one Of the most fasci-
mating games played by red blooded
men either III Time OF peace or war.
Just what the Ayers of the armies did
In France during the las, dayssof the
struggie TO bring victory to the allies
wi}i be deinons;rat ted during the stay
l'of the Langley Field squadron.
VIII Map Richmond.
The aviator observers will fly over
! the city and take pictures from the
self which 1t never before had The
planes VIII be kept at the Fair
Grounds, and the officers declare they
viii be glad TO show them at close
I'M t..I
enough 10 wish detailed explanation.
The party Is officially known as the
United States air service Photographic
recruiting expedition. and its purpose
IN this trip Is 10 secure recruits for
this branch of the service. These men
VIII be sent 10 the school of aerial
photography at Langley Field. Hamp-
ton where, after four months course
in photography. and allied subjects
they Viii be assigned to coastal sta
tions or flying fields. The men who
enlist for three years may be sent TO
The Philippine Islands, Hawaii or
Panama.
Personnel of Party.
Lieutenant Parks Struthers will be
in charge OF the party and ground ac-
will be in charge of air work and re-
cruiting; Lieutenant Floyd A. Wilson
is advance agent and in charge of ar
T1nsemsn,s- nS,nsn,s cRtn Others In the party are
X. Stinson and James p. Hodges. The
enlisted personnel includes Master
Electrician Pach. who has had one year
In France; Sergeant q. {. Byrd. Ser
geant IL. j. Fulwciler, Corporal B. r.
Morris. Chauffeur B. j. Fuigham and
Private Cloud. The party will be quar-
tered at the Richmond Hotel.
One OF the features of the work Is
that man receives so per cent on his
base pay for dying. His chances for
promotion also is excellent. "A photo
graphic section consists of twenty-one
men. only two of which are privates
All the flyers who are coming to
Richmond have spent al least 1000
hours in the air,