The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-15
MAY Be
A|R CENTER,
SAY EXPERTS
FIierS' Visit Shows City'S
Value From Air STANDPOINT,
STUNTS THIS AFTERNOON
Visiting AviatOrS to Demon
Strate Ability Of Planes,

Oklahoma Cityans will he en-
tertained at I:30 o'clock this
afternoon by pilots of the
De Havlland airplanes which
arrived in Oklahoma City at |
o'clock this afternoon at the
end OF the first leg of a trip
from Love Field, Dallas, Texas.
to Boston, Mass. The start
from Love Field was made at
II o'clock this morning. Stunts
will also lie performed tomor-
row afternoon at 4 or 4:30
o'clock.
The visit ot the army planes
which are making a tour IRON Dallas.
Texas, to Boston, Mass. TO tins city
this week may mean that Oklahoma
City may eventually be made a per
manen, government air station II was
said this morning by city men in touch
with the air service. The fact that the
iliets chose Oklahoma City as stop
ping place on their long trip looks
| nell for the future OF the airplane
here. according TO 7. p, Martin, pres
iden, OF the S,Ockyards National bank.
Leave Dallas at II.
| Five Of the seven airplanrs on the
tour left Dallas shortly after II o'clock
this morning. Lieut. James Plumm,
pilot OF one Of the other machines. was
taken i'll this morning and was unable
to accompany the party. Lieut.. Jack
Duke. the seventh flier. arrived in Ok
lahoma City yesterday afternoon. hay-
ing made the 100-mlc flight from
Dallas TO this city IN one hour and
fifty minutes.
Duke flew up here yesterday TO
make preliminary arrangements with
Col. John Tyndall of the city recruit
ing station for the reception of the
other members of the party He is the
adiu,an, OF Lo,e field Texas.
Airplancs from Fort Sill and Enid
are expected here today and tomorrow
10 'a,n TIE Other planes i'll the flying
festival
Rick Here Tomorrow.
Eddie Rickenbacker, the guest OF
honor at the festival, arrives in the
city tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
Rckenbacker will join the other
planes in their flights over the city
tomorrow afternoon and will probably
fly to Fort Sill during his stay here to
address student aviators At Post field.
Lieutenant Plumm. the aviator who
was taken sick at Dallas, will jo;n
the circus later according TO tele-
graphic reports from Love field.
The purpose Of the circus 10 pri.
marily to stimulate recruiting for the
air service officials announce. 4
booth will be set M at the Westwooi
aviation field and recruits will be
ought and accepted there
The ilicrs will leave here on the
lext leg OF their long journey Satur-
day morning at 8 o'clock They are
prolorging their stay in Oklshom,
City in order to hear Rickenbacker's
lecture at tho Auditorium Friday
night.
Ciaggett in Command.
The squadron is under command OF
Col. II. ID Clagge,t. flight supervisor
Of the southwest Major Roy Brown,
commander OF Kelley field. San Antonio,
is chief navigating officer Each ma
chine carries two men the personnel
including Major W ! Simmons,
commander Of Park field, Memphis.
Tenn. and Charles A. Sloan. Kansas
City ncwspdrermen. who is acting a.
correspondent for the war department.
The revised itinerary Of the flight
follows
Oklahoma Ciy/May Is and 10:
Wichita, kaaA, NAY Y and lS. Fort
Riley. May 70 aud % Topeka. May
2l: Kansas City. Nav q. y and "a
Leaving Kansas CITY May 25. the
present plan is for ,he most direct
route to Boston with probably only