The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-21
NC-4 ON Return
WILL Be OPEN TO
PUBLIC SCRUTINY
Will Remain at Memphis Har.
Dor With FIotiIIa for Five
Days on Mission EnIivening
Interest in the Navy.

For the purpose Of showing citizens
the type OF craft which first made the
Trans Atlantic flight. and to gain the
attention OF young men and explain to
them what he naval service offers the
United states navy's seaplane, the
NC-4, largest IN the world. will spend
five days at the Memphis harbor when
Nov. rs.
The plane will be in command OF
Lieut. Commander A, c. Read, who pi-
loted her on the epochal flight across
the Atlantic.
A band from the U. s.. s. Pennsyl-
vania accompanies the NC-4 flotiila,
recruiting meetings are held In each
city visited. Commander Read tells OF
his experiences on the Transatlantic
flight, recruiting officers explain what
the service offers to the ambitious
young men, n motion pictures are
shown OF our navy's activities In the
world war.
The NC-4 on the present tour is ex-
actly as when she made the now his
torical flight. At the termination of
the flight across the ocean she was dis
mantled and returned TO the United
States and placed on exhibition in
Grand Central Park. New York City,
where hundreds Of thousands Of per-
sons viewed her. She was then assem-
bled at ROckaway Beach, Long Island,
New York, and started the present re-
crulting tour at Portland, Me-, on Sept.
p, having made all the principal cities
along the eastern coast of the United
states and around the Keys to Pensaco-
la, Fla, making a continuous flight
along the course Of the Mississippi ana
Ohio rivers TO Cincinnati, Ohio, and is
now making all larger cities on the
river to the Gulf,
Personnel of Grew.
The personnel Of the Nets crew on
the present recruiting tour follows:
Commander and navigator: Lieut.
Commander Albert c. Read, u. s. N,
was appointed TO the Naval Academy,
Annapolis, from Massachusetts, in 1908.
On June 80, 1915, he was detailed for
flying Instructions and on June 5, 1917,
vas sent to the Naval Air Station at
Bay Shore, Long Island, N. Y, where
he acted as commanding officer. Later
he was returned 10 the aviation divi-
sion, navy department, Washington,
where he remained untll assigned as
commanding officer Of the NC-4 or
the transatlantic flight.
Pilot. Lieut.. u. 60 Walter X, Hin
ton became connected with naval avi-
alton in its early stage and for many
months did valuable duty at the navy's
largest air station at Pensacola, Fla.
His ability as a flyer Of large planes
quickly CAV him prestige YER all other
flyers, n he was recognized as the
best flyer Of large boats in the naval
service. II was his ability In this par
~ticular type Of craft that caused him to
be chosen as the one to pilot one OF the
NC boats in the flight across the At
lantic. He was sent from Pensacola 60
Rockaway Beach, Long Island, and as
signed to duty with the NC-4.
Ensign p. Talbot is an ex-enlisted
man, assistant pilot on the present tour,
Ensign Talbot was doing duty at the
naval air station, Pensacola, Fla, when
his ability, beth as an executive and
pilot was recognized by the navy de-
partment, when he was transferred to
duty at LeCroix, France. in connection
with keeping the North Sea cleared OF
the enemy undersea craft.
Lieut., q. 81 II, g. Rodd, radio oper-
ator, for many years has been con-
nected with radio work on the Great
Lakes. At the outbreak of the world
war he enlisted In this branch Of the
naval service and rose rapidly to the
rank OF lieutenant, being assigned tC
duty as radio operator on the NC-4 in
the Trans Atlantic flight.
Warrant Machinist T. Moore, engineer
officer, was chosen for duty with the
NC squadron on account of great abil
ity In handling Liberty motors. Was
member of the crew OF the NC-1 In the
Trans Atlantic flight, and was left al
the Azores to dissemble the NC-3 AM
bring her back to the United States. Ii
now engineer officer on the NC-4.
Chief Machinist Il. S. Rhodes ha,
long been connected with naval aviation
as a m%achinist and his knowledge Of
Liberty motors won for him the posi-.
ton Of mechanic on the NC-4 on tht
Trans Atlantic flight.
Chief Machinist C. I. Kessler is 9
graduate from the engineering courst
at Columbia University, New York. ant
was engineer officer on the NC-3 OF
Transatlantic flight.