Arizona republican., 1919-06-06
NIGHT FLYING BY
 LIEUT. BAKER |s
 THRILL FOR CITY
Fearless Aviator Goes Up
 Shortly After 10 O'Clock and Shoots Off Fireworks
 From Plane High in Air

Phoenix got it's first thrills in watch ing an airplane fly by night last night when Lieut.. l. c. Baker of the Arizona recruiting squadron made his first night exhibition in this state. Lieut.. Baker remained in the air some 40 minutes, his plane brilliantly lighted. Various stunts were performed and fireworks shot off from the machine
 The night flying exhibition was a perfect success and fully demonstrated that the airDlane having mastered the air, has also mastered the darkness. Practically the entire city looked on with animated interest during the per formance. while at the state fair grounds landing field an endless pro- cessiOn of motor cars came and went, bearing more interested spectators.
 The night flight did not begin until well after 10 o'clock, when the last glimmer Of dusk had gone. With rows of electric lights along the lower wing and the tail, Lie0t. Baker, flying alone, took off perfectly and scared aloft Most of the exhibition took place at an altitude of 5000 or 4,000 feet.
 Scars Among Stars
 The plane was easy to see among , the stars, thanks to it's lights but when Lieut.. Baker turned his lights Olls stS lie ulll lGOil tlftle LO time, lle machine became invisible At such times onlookers from the ground had much ado scanning the skies to pick up the plane in some distant part of the air, when the lights were switched back on. Rockets and flares which the pilot discharged made bril- liant colorful showings and were eag- erly watched.
 Lieut.. Baker performed a number of stunts which were followed with inter- est by means of his lights. One ful! loop was made, with Immelmal turns, wingovers, two nose dives, and the ! like.
 The plane descended shortly before i T. o'clock, circling the landing field again and again in it's gentle fali. l rspite the darkness on the ground, t'!e landing was made perfectl'', he piare still lighted. Lieut.. Baker anG | the machine were immediately sur rounded by the crowd, which had ap- plauded his landing vigorously.
 Sign Up Recruits l The recruiting campaign for the air service, begun yesterday with the op- ening of a tent office at First avenue and Monroe street. will be pushed dur ing the next two weeks. The offices will be open daily, with a man on hand to explain the service and receive volunteers. Several of these are ex- pected to appear this morning for signing up.
 At 10 o'clock this morning Captain L. E. Appleby, in charge of the aerial recruiting campaign, will fly to Pres colt with Lieut.. Baker to take official government pictures of Whipple Bar racks and to arrange for the recruit ing. campaign there. Prescott will be reached before noon and the return flight started late this afternoon o1 early this evening. The two birdmen will land here tonight.
 Lieut.. Baker To Go
 The Arizona recruiting campaign being conducted by Captain Appleby will lose it's best known pilot the end of this week when Lieut.. Baker, who Tuesday took aloft a Republican rep rssentative for the only stunt flight ever made by an Arizona newspaper reporter, leaves for Rockwell Field tC prepare for going to the Philippines July 5. Orders calling him back were received yesterday by the lieutenant whose brilliant record during his II months with the air service has woI him a place among the aviators whC are to establish the air service in tht islands.
 Before sailing July Lieut. Fake