Arizona republican., 1919-06-09
MEET TODAY n PLAN HUCE LUXE AIR TOURNAMENT
Will Lay Complete Plans for Impressive Memorial Air Tournament to Honor Memory of Arizona's Own Ace-Set for June 28

The Luke air memorial committee, made up of a score of leading citizens of Phoenix. will meet at o'clock this afternoon to perfect and complete the plans for the gigantic air tournament June 28 that will at the same time honor Lieut.. Frank Luke Arizona's own ace, and fire the opening gun of a campaign for funds to erect to his memory a permanent memorial in tho shape of an aviation field here.
 The meeting this afternoon will be held at the chamber of commerce rooms, and will be the first since the committe was named Saturday to take up the air memorial tournament fol- lowing receipt of a wire from Senator Ashurst that the war department and the air service had assured that they will aid in every possible way. At the committee meeting sub committees on executive, publicity and program, tickets, grounds and state cO-Opera.- tion will be named.
 Start Campaign at Once
 These Comittees and the general committee will immediately begin the campaign to give Phoenix and all Ari- zOna the greatest air tournament ever staged. It is expected that through the tournament a large sum will be raised to be the foundation for the fund to lastingly commemorate the gallant young Phoenix flyer, Lieut.. Frank Luke. Jr., one of America s bravest sons to make the supreru sacrifice during the war
 It will be a fitting beginning for the Frank Luke memorial fund to havs. his comrades of the air participate in the air tournament, paying a glorious tribute to the name of one of the.. most famous brothers in arms.
 At the meeting today a schedule of work will he adopted and every citi- zen of the entire state will be given an opportunity to contribute his or he- bit to make the tournament d success Arizona could set no finer example than to be the first state to establish permanent airplane landing fielo and erect beautiful and commo- dious hangar to the memory of it's greatest hero of the war
 Make 1t Biggest in History
 Plans will be made to make the day of the tournament. June 2S. two weeks from next Saturday, one of the greatest in the history of Arizona.
 Senator Ashurst to whom the chamber of commerce wired for aid l., getting authority for the tournamen,
 Twelve of Uncle Sam's latest in; proved fighting planes will be entered in the tournament. Included will be the spads and S. E. 5's which were used almost exclusively in comba, work over the front lines-the type of small, fast machine in which Frank Luke won his aerial victories and finally went down to his glorious death; swift TT. Ms in which avi- ators received their final training fol air lighting and pursuit work: sturdy Hispano-Curtiss planes for cross country work of the type with whicI Captain ADpleby and his men hay, been giving Phoenix so many thrill. the last week.
 Show All Stunts
 During the tournament every on, will be given opportunity to mal, close inspections of the various type, of fighting aircraft. The smaller planes will be brought here by trair from Rockwell Field
 Twelve of the most skillful an, daring pilots in the air. service vii fly the planes to honor the memory O their fallen comrade.
 The tournament which pg&bably vii be held in the late afternoon or even ing. will include every variety of stun and formation that has been discov cred to supply thrills. Flying will b. done at low attitudes, and in forma lions, to give everybody @ chance t see the tremendous speed and agilit and general effectiveness Of the ma chimes. High altitude stunts wil Ian. be performed-in fact, complet demonstration of the air services worl will be given.