Arizona republican., 1919-06-11
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Taken Aloft in Plane Yes terday-To Fly to Globe Daring Pilots Arrive at
 Coast After Leaving Here

Soaring and dipping over the city in their maiden flights, two fledgling members of the United States air ser vice were taken aloft for the first time yesterday in an airplane by Lieut. Wilbur Wright of Rockwell Field. san Diego. They were Jesse o. Tiebetts and John A. Porterie, two of the Phoe- nix men who have volunteered for the army aviation service during the aerial recruiting campaign here by Captain L. E. Appleby.
 Lieutenant Wright, who arrived late Monday in his red Curtiss- Hispano plane from the field to assist in the drive for men in Arizona, made the 1 first flight with a new member of the service at [ o'clock last night gave him an aerail view of the city and much of the valley The flight was made without hitch. and almost as soon as the plane had landed it went aloft again. this time with the other 1 aviator soon -tO-be as a passenger Both enjoyed their new service hugely.
 Lieutenant Wright's two flights were 1 the only activities of Captain Applebys aerial forces yesterday, though his i land force. consisting of a nine-pas- i senger camouflaged motor car that has seen general staff duty over the she'll torn roads of France, made a trip. to Tempe and Mesa in the search for good men for the air service.
 To Globe Today
 Today Lieutenant Wright will make flight to Globe, which he visited dur ing the Liberty loan campaign while on tour of much of the state in a big DeHaviland plane. An intensive air service recruiting campaign will be launched With his arrival, and tomor- row the big staff automobile will jour hey to Globe to join the drive The other airplane at present with Captain Appleby will be kept inactive at the state fair grounds another day or two. pending some minor repairs and re- adjustments.
 The first news of the safe arrival Sunday of Lieut. Ira C. Baker and Lieut.. o. H. Quinn, two of the daring young pilots whom Captain Appleby l brought to Arizona in his aerial cam i paign, at Rockwell Field after start from here early Sunday morning was received by Captain Appleby yester- day It came in the form of a brief telegram from Lieutenant Baker. set ting the flying time for the trip to San Diego at a trifle over ] hours.
 Pliers Arrive on Coast From Here
 Lieutenant Baker spent all of last week in Phoenix, making daily flights | While here, including one trip to Tue son and another to Prescott He was called back to the coast to take d weeks seaplane training before start ing for the Philippines, where he will be one of the fliers of six airplane squadron who will establish the air service in our oriental possessions. sailing July from San Francisco.
 Lieutenant Quinn returned to the Held under orders from Captain Dar- row. medical officer of Captain Ap- pleby's squadron, to take q weeks rest at Warner Hot Springs. He will re- turn here later to join the recruiting campaign and to take part in the Luke ar memorial tournament
 Both Lieutenant Baker and Lieuten- ant Quinn are rated among the best army fhers in the southwest. and both We're kept in this country during the War to train less able and less experi- ] enced aviators for overseas service.