The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
"a Battle Above American Ter

visitors ~ nnring Loan Campaign
CHI 1nonIane activities ties WIZ Weeks. The
kaped WILL aces of the g VI a1
EeIebrateesqr ,nce and England. Wlli III ~ ].
t 4 action and engage tga g6ic IN work over
Frsids" anu cities. The Military 1 aero 70
american r s of the War Depart
l autics BF& TANNED the greatest ny
Kent has pi" tho United States has
(1g pr iGtggessed and it will be oaefea
Frer Tl'n VI the greatest spectacular
one o. tbe victory Liberty Loan
Eanpalgn7' French and British ny
bnerlct5a1nit our each of the three sec
n WIN the country, eastern middle
ions Oh 'n nnd western, and give de-
esss glp OF the flying ., aFe a. u =
pG 3nsaJ over the battleflelds OF
europe =. If aerial acrobatics and
NecessiIss onrse OF training a flyer
BE lc Oh % through will be demon
Eas % n n aerial sham battles. The
|rated III viii show that a stunt"
1's Sometimes enable tye On y frs es-
lape an tho same time place himself
Ind .. ,o It'll to get in a good shot.
b poS on German planes, the FOX
Fourteen ~ rr-orn raDtIrpd by
Ter Hp'' pershing's men have been
fenel@ Of Newport News, Va, and
S1 ~ a. sbinped to Washington and
MI 9e over to the Treasury De-
nr Enart for the period of the Loan
arl siar TO be used in the flying
's tlt;.ion The Fokker was the type
I 4 I9sne used by Germany for COM
At ~. nOiI nrogram to be followed in
!h' oi+T is as follows: Two Amer1-
a. , Ian will drop Victory Liberty
ID . pl literature over the city. Four
,non nIanes will suddenly drop
Y ,4 tho skv attacking in turn, the
lOni american ' planes. Four Amer1-
W lanes will be doing patrol duty
u formation, and come to the as
!..o o If the two in distress, drlV-
s'"n nF the German planes. All of
Y Y a T will then give an exhibition
. aoriaI acrobatfcs. The stunts"
IN a. include the tail-spih, barrel
~ falling leaf, zimmerman turn,
dp-slip and loop.
~ The British government has in
who'd NM the United States government
Of six of the best British flyers
sTaIoped during the war will be
.ro in time for the tours during
y, y, Victory Liberty Loan Campaign.
igbt French flyers have already
# France for the United States.
NJ of the French aviators has a re-
nd Of forty-three victories over
arman adversaries. Another made
No hundred and seventy-nine bomb
y trims over German lines. These
On will be distributed among the
rpp fving circuses formed. The
fpal fights will be under the direc-
On of the Military Aeronautics
ranch of the War Department with
,ptain Leon Richardson in charge.
OF the Signal Corps
the army will accompany Zach
uadron on its tour. These men
in take aerial photographs of all
the American cities visited; the
ates will be dropped from the
r0planes by parachute and hur-
I'd reproductions made for the
nefit of the residents.
It is planned to give flying demon
-atiOns in at least fifty American
lies during the Victory Liberty
an campaign. The eastern tour
Il begin at ATineola, Long Island;
e midlewesc IN tour will begl.. at
sv Orleans, and the western tour
San Diego. Each squadron is to
carried in a special train Of
even cars, travelling at night.
ne end-door baggage cars will be
luired to carry the seventeen
planes in each squadron. An
icer will precede each train to
eCt landing fields and to arrange
tn local Victory Liberty Loan
mmittees for the entertainment Of
3 flyers.
This exhibition will demonstrate
the American people the best types
aeroplanes developed during the
en- achieved as a result of their