Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-11
HEADS UP, THERE!
WARE THE FOKKERS
Big "v" Loan Air Circus Fliers
Will careen Over City and
Park This Afternoon
AFRAID AND PAPER BOMBS

German war planes will fly over Phil
| adelphia this afternoon, giving battle
to squadron of American and French
machines in an exact demonstration OF
aerial combat that is guaranteed by
the Victory Liberty noan committee TO
end in an Allied victory.
The occasion will be the invasion of
this city by the "hyrg circus that has
started on tour of the country for
the Victory Loan. presenting daily ex-
hibitions of the newest and most diff
ficult of aerial mancuvers.
May Fly Over Baltimore
The flying circus" may hold its
mimic air flights over two cities today.
According to the plans of army of
tiCers as made public this morning. the
German and Allied planes may fly to
Baltimore after their ''battle' over
Philadelphia and stage some of their
hair raising stunts there. returning to
this city and landing at Bustleton field
by 4 o'clock.
The two German Fohkers which were
captured in action will be flown this
afternoon by Iieutenants George r.
Wise, who holds three British citations
for bravery, and Licntent James B.
Roullot.
The one Philadelphian who is among
the flying men is Lieutenant George G.
Mcdonald. of 6703 Lansdowne avenue.
He will participate in the battle of the
clouds which will be staged this after
noon.
An Italian war plane of the s. V. A.
type will be exhibited here for the first
time by Lieutenant j.. Alberti Cantoni,
of the Italian Flying Corps. This ma
chine was one Of a squadron during the
tackled Vienna successfully during the
war Lieutenant Cantoni will attempt
n number of difficult war maneuvers
in it.
For the exhibition in this city two
machines have been added to the original
squadron. One of the new planes is a
captured German Fokker that recently
arrived in this country, and the second
a French Spad shipped overseas after
a victorious career over the battlefront
in France. The rest Of the squadron
consists of three other German Fokkers
captured by Americans in France and
six machines of American make.
Start from Bustleton
The fight will start from the aviation
field at Bustleton at . o'clock this
afternoon. Three machines of American
make will swoop down on the center of
the city and drop bombs of loan lit
erature. These machines will be at
tackled by the four German Fokkers and
driven off. The fast flying Allied squad
ron will then give battle to the enemy"
planes. In this final combat over the
city the Fokkcrs will be driven off. Ma
jor Henry J. f. Miller, commanding
officer of the squadron, insists that the
German machines must be captured and
not wrecked, as the same planes have
to be used in another exhibition to be
given tomorrow in Baltimore. Md.
All the latest tricks of the air will be
shown to Philadelphians during the
''circus' this afternoon. The demon
stration will last two hours, and an
attempt is to be made to have the aerial
war waged over Belmont Plateau in
Fairmount Park. where the largest
crowd is expected to gather. All the
flyers will perform "stunts" over the
park, and landings will be attempted il
the winds are favorable.
Members of the Aero Club of Penn