Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
wARLlkE DEMONSTRATIONS ~
BE GIVEN BY RlRoMEN OF
THREE NATIONS
DURING LOAN CAMPAIGN
Exhibitions Scheduled for st. LOUIS
Louisville, Memphis and Little
Rock in April.

Tinted States has ever witnessed VIII
he offered in connection with the com
ing vic,arv Liberty Loan Demonstra'
tion Of the flying art as developer
above the battlefelds of Europe Will
be given to approximately fifty OF the
leading American cities by the most
celebrated aces Of the United states'
France and England. .
Three flying circuses made up OF
American, French and British aviators
and flying American planes and cap
tured German Fokker planes will tour
the United States, giving aerial sham
battles and performing aerial acrobat
les over all the leading American
cities, under the direction Of the Bu-
reau Of Publicity of the Victory Loan
Organization, Frank r. Wilson, di-
rector. The actual flights will be
under the direction Of the Military
Aeronautics Branch Of the War De-
partment, with Captain Leon Richard
son In charge.
German Fokkers,
Fourteen German Fokker planes
captured by General Pershing's men
have landed at Newport News and will
be shipped at once to Washington and
turned over to the Treasury Depart
ment for the period Of the Loan Cam
paigr. These German planes are oil
in flying condition and will be used In
all Of the demonstrations during the
loan. The best types Of American
planes developed during the war will
be demonstrated to the American peo.
pie to show what has been achieved
as a result of the generous response to
Liberty Loan Campaigns.
Among the cities to be visited are
st. Louis, Louisville, Memphis and
Little Rock, In the Eighth Federal Re-
serve District,
A dying squadron made UP Of Ameri-
can, French and British flyers will
tour each Of three districts beginning
April 10th. The eastern tour will be-
gin at Mineola, Long Island; the mid.
die western tour will begin at New
Orleans and the far western tour at
San Diego. Each squadron will be
carried In special train Of eleven
cars, travelling at night. Nine end
door baggage cars will be required to
carry the seventeen airplanes in each
squadron. Each train will be pre-
ceded by an officer, who will select
landing fields and make arrangements
with local Liberty Loan committees
for the entertainment Of the flyers
The names Of the six great British
flyers are not yet known. However,
the United States Government has
been informed by the British Govern
ment that six of the best British flyers
developed during the war will be here
in time for the tours. The delegation
OF eight French flyers has already left
France for the United States One
OF the French flyers has a record OF
forty"three victories over German ad.
versaries. Another made 179 bomb.
Ing trips over German lines.
Photographs Of the Signal Corps will
accompany each squadron. They will
take war photographs OF each Of tho
American cities visited The general
program to be followed In each city
visited "'ill be az follows Two Amer.
lean scout planes will rise to drop
Victory Loan literature over the city,
-Four German planes will then attack
these two American planes In the air,
-Four American planes will then drive
on tho German planes and the flyers
Will give demonstrations OF aerial
acrobatlcs. parades will precede the
flights Citizens will be able to see
the planes unloaded and set up In the
morning and knocked down for ship.
mert 0fter tho niphta