The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-07
AIR SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

uYtnx the six weeks ending Au
" 3IIISk I, 6fty -stx sres have been dis
$500 Ia the California forests b!
aSrtni forest are patrol, reported
'3S rAptly. and quickly extinguishef
Z essrSe. only nominal damage.
I'm ssaAe corps Of aviators from tn
~ t)Ifee flying stations. Matner r'ela
leFMxnento; March Field aiessan nav.
h 80 Rockwell Field, San Diego, haNe
81 800 S7S flights over the forest =
Sfasce OF 45.s7e miles in ss.oAs
~ inutea, TO this can be added thf
Wnnd0rful work of the U. >. Army
Y halloou school ut Arcadia VINO nav
II n aintained In the air night ana ga.
m observation balloon similar 10 .ha'
\ used ON the western front, from My Mi,
4 0hneryatton has been made persona'.s
/ ~ Tie commanding officer of the posi-
y "a other high officials including the
art3Sa ntaif. that the service may oe
Z rnaintained at a high point OF en-
efency. Many dres discovered nave
hNen quickly extinguished ana no
serious damage reported
Mather Field, Sacramento, Cat.
Avw Al, the pilots of this neio
Y - rfictpated in the forest fire patroi
s~SSnr fhe week. ever Tahoe, Eldor-
40 sn6 Stanisiaus National Forests
r.,eren f.res were discovered ana
quickly reported to forest service al
TacervtlIe with nominal damage,
Altitude flown was generahs s'VVV
teet-
March Field, Alessandro. Cal, Aug.
: 3--The forests protected last week
vsre the Angeles. National and Cleve-
Ana one are was reported making 8
Yf,fal OF IL to date. The corps or sne
patrol was In charge OF Lieut. Harvey
II. Pugh. visibility much snterfered
NTH nv low clouds and fog. Average
attitude was 5000 feet
81 Rockwell Field. San Diego, CAL
Aug, s.-The forest Are patrol con +,
tinnes a. 4 successful experiment ana
haa passed in reality all experimental
staxea. The officers taking part Ior
the week past we're Pilots Captain
william &. Kenyon. Lieuts Miiofnn
Clark. Arthur .. Swift. Koaerick ~
OFT. N. r. LauEhinghouse, Bernard =
0.Hrien. Lloyd II. Crouch. y. u.
Schram. Frederick b, Waterhouse,
FIortan r. Gilbreth. William p. Boem-
bel Charles r. Wing.
Reno. New. Aug, Sgt 7. j.
Buckley, in Curtiss JN-6H, MADE
0ixht from Sacramento to CaineVa'
iSk miles in i08 minutes, Calneva 70
Reno sixty-five miles in forty eight
minutes Altitude $4,000. First en-
listed man to fly over Sierra, Nevadas
car,strom Field. Arcadia. Fla.
Aug. 2.-Medical o!icers. Carlstron7
Field, have today completed Their
round trip flight from Carlstron,
Field. Arcadia Fla, to Hazeihurs'
Today's flight from Jacksonville
F1a, to Dayton Beach, distance
. ninety-hve miles, time sixty-hVt
minutes. altitude 5000 feet.
Daytona Beach to Kissimmee
stxty-fve miles. time sixty-five min
utes, altitude 5000 feet
Kissimmee to carlstrom Field, dis
eight minutes. altitude 5000 feet Per
sonnel of trip, Major 8. NJ. Strong
commanding, with 1t. Ray w. Brown
Capt. John n. Timberman with III
John A. Langley: Ii. Fred Austin witt
Sergt. H. X Rasch mechanic.
M Three Curtiss planes with Hispano
Euixa motors were used. original snip
& used throughout journey. First cross
country flight to be commanded D.
medical offcer. Round trip covered
2.972 miles, total time in the air 2,so
minutes, establishing long distanc
record for feet OF this character
Personnel in fine physical condition
hut very moderate changes In BLOC
pressure during trip. Wax used l
ears protected against vibration an
air pressure without diminishin
hearing. Numerous delays due TO ba
weather. Stops were made at owe
twenty cities. Major Strong Will pre-
pare a technical report of this trip
Ft. Omaha. Neh.. Aug. 81
Pilot Lieut. william r. Hufma
and Major M. J. O'Brien. Lieut. ". 7
Connolly. master electrician, G. II
Henn. Sergeant LIST Class 'eo ,,h;
Hicks. passengers. in $4,000 cuoi
foot free balloon made flight fror
TT. Omaha. Neb.. to WSnnehago. Neb
40 miles in 263 minutes Altitude
1900 feet.
Haxelhurst Field, l. l., n. Y, Aus
1.-pilot Lieut. Alexander NJ. Robert
with Private Abel Villegar, observe, !
DeHaviland Maple Leaf. left field 90
A. M; few over burial services 9
Lieut.. John Bourke, medical corps
1t Calvary cemetery. Queens, Me-
york city, Flowers were droppe
ON crave. Returned 10:45. altitud
1000 feet: while flying over gray
thirty feet.
M Sergeant John P. Woodward,
DeHaviland, left field 3:35 p. NJ, fo
Miilerton. New York, to bring bac
two recruits.
NJ Haxelhurst Field. N. T., Aug. g.
DeHavtland Dragon Fly arrive
HaxeihuFst field, from Washington
q Pilot Major G. II. Bonnen passenge
7 Captain J. c. Mclaughlin. distanc
330 miles, time $50 minutes. Altitud
$4,000 feet
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 3.-Pilo
Il IAeut. j. s. Marriott gave exhihitio
night over Glendale, park giving tw
Newspaper representatives ride. Dur
ing exhibition Lieut.. ]. d. Stewar
Explained manoeuvers and demon
strated how executed, on secon
plane which had been dismantle
and rea@embied inside Glendale park
Considerable interest shown in hi
service.
Post Field. Lawton. Okla. Aug.
II Post Field Baseball club made flyin
visit 10 Lindsey. Okla, in Curtiss j,
Oh and in GIL ships, and lost an in
tesesting game to 6. Formation lief
Post field at p. NJ, returning at
- u. l.