New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
100 Miles an
Hour Credited
In Test Flight
Army Captain in Battle
Plane Said To Have Set
SpeedRecord During Trial
Held at Mitchell Field
Official Count Withheld
Daniels Announces Entrants
for Navy in Air Classic
to Take Place Tomorrow

In one Of the most SpecrScuiar HisheS
ever witnessed the Vervillc-PacKard
biplsne yesterday attempted to estao-
Nsh a new worlds speed record lc is
believed to have been successful in It's
effort. but official announcement is
he;nu withheld until complete checking
I'm ia made. The flight was witnessed
by Brieadler General William Mitchell
and officials of the contest committee OF
the Aero Club of America.
The machine, which is the latest type
of battle plane designed by the United
States Army Air Service, was p,loted
hv CAPTAIN Corliss c. Moseley. From
the moment it left tho ground at
Mitchell Field, Long Island, the speedy
machine was hidden from view by q
pail Of flaming smoke from the exhaust
OF the horsepower motor with
which it is equipped. This trail OF
smoke extended 800 feet beyond the
machine.
1870 Miles an Hour Flight
According to aeronautic experts who
witnessed tine phenomenal flight, the
machine reached speed Of more than
90 miles an hour. At the conclusion
of the test Captain Moseley landed at
Mitchell Field, but so great was ms
landing speed that the machine did not
come to rest until II hdu coVe1eu d
mile of ground.
The test was made preliminary to
the big speed race between the army
and nav that is to be held Thanks
giving Day for the Valentine Fund end
the Pulitzer trophy, under the auspices
Of the Aero Club OF America. During
the dav the naval entrants held a
trial test between the Curtiss tri-
planes, and the Looming monoplane
special. both types Of machines reach
ing approximately no miles All hour.
Forty tour machines are entered in
the race. Word however WAS received
from Buffalo yesterday that Lieutenant
j. A. MacReady, plotting q captured
accident near the city, and one wing
Of his machine was damaged. The
plane is being rushed hero and every
effort will be made to repair it in time
For the race.
Foreign Types Entered
Tho machines entered include the
sh, Italian and German airplanea
Many of them arc flying in a race for
the frs, time
Secretary OF fhe Navy Daniels, in
Washington, has announced the fol
lowing fifteen airplanes and their per
sonnel, IS the entrants for the United
States Navy in the race:
One Looming Special, plotted by
Lieutenant B. c. Bradley, U. S. Marine
Corps.
-Four De Haviland 4s, piloted by
Lieutenant Y. c. Finch. U. S. Navy;
II. b. Minis, L. s. Marine Corps Lieu
Corps. and Lieutenant D. L. Comfy, U.
Three Noueht Ne-7 planes, p.loted by
Lieutenant W b. Gwyn, U. 5. Navy;
Lieutenant a. J.avcrenth, U. s. Navy,
aud Ensign v. J. Daiy, U. S. Navy.
Three Nought Fe7 planes, piloted by
Second Lieutenant L. H. Sanderson, U.
:. Marine Corps: Second Lieutenant ".
Y. Brown. L. S Marine Corps. and
Gunnery Sergeant J. K. Dunn, L. S.
Marine Corps.
Two Looming Standard planes, ploted d
by Lieutenant ?. Z. Gillespie, y. S,
Navy, and Lieutenant J. L. Wolfer, U
). Navy.
American Planes for Navy
Two Curtiss Kirkham tsiplanes
ploted by Lieutenant Commander W
:. Haviland. u. s. H., and Second Lieu
tenant ". y. Culbertson. II. S. D1. c.
All the planes entered by the navy
arc oil American manufacture. The
Looming Special plane is equipped with
. 500 horsepower Wright motor; the
De Havllands are equipped with 40C
horsepower Liberty motors, the
Nought Vets have Wright 1870 horse
power motors; the Looming Standard
planes are equipped with Wright 500
horsepower motors. while the Curtss
krkham tripanes have Curtiss- Kirk
hum $50 horsepower motors. Th,
Wright motors are Of the Hispano.
Suiza type.
Lieutenant Commander " c. Grifiil
jr, u. S. NJ, of tho Atlantic feet de
tachment, will be in charge of the
naval entrants at Mineola.