Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-03
Flyers Will Bomb
Replica Of French
Town at Air Meet
Former Fighting Flyers of In.
ternational Repute to
Gather at World Congress
in Omaha Nov. 3.5.

as an air center, although aviation /:
in its infancy. The exploits of thu
air mail pilots flying out OF here ant
those of private flyers have attracted
attention. When the Internationa
Aero congress has come to a sue.
cessful conclusion November E
Omaha will have an internationa
reputation as an air center.
Plans are all completed for the
first International Air Congress ant
Reunion of Aviators to be held ir
Omaha November 3-5. The men If
charge have $4,000 already sub.
scribed on a $4,000 fund which will
be needed to put the big congress
over.
The reunion of flyers and all mer
engaged in air warfare during the
war in all branches of the service
have been invited to come. There
are 10000 air men to draw from and
thousands are expected to respond to
invitations being sent out.
Forty-Eight American Aces.
The 4S American aces have been
asked to attend, as we'll as all men
winning the distinguished service
cross.
During the reunion, an organiza-
ton of all former air will be
completed. 1t will correspond with
the American Legion and other
patriotic bodies composed of former
soldiers, sailors and marines.
The big air congress will attract
aviators of national and international
repute. All manufacturers of planes
and aerial equipment have been
asked to send their best flyers to
try for prizes to be offered in various
flying events as we'll as to enter ex-
hibits for the big exposition and dis
play of aerial equipment which will
require three huge circus tents to
house.
Aerial Pageant.
One of the features will be an
aerial pageant prepared by Rupert
Hughes and Eddie Deeds. A replica
of a French village, with church and
market place, ETC., will be built on the
aviation field. Then under the glare
of an S0,000,000 candle power search
light to be furnished by the General
Electric company, the night attack
on the village by German airplanes
will be staged.
The German planes will bomb the
village and practically destroy it.
The village will be- saved from utter
by Yank planes which
will engage the Germans and finally
drop them. The pageant will re-
quire a cast of 100 men and women.
Among the distinguished visitors
invited to attend are President Har-
ding, Marshal Foch, Sir Douglas
Haig and host of others who won
fame in the world war.
They are expected to attend, as
they are to be in Kansas City few
days previously attending the Amer
lean Legion meet.
In connection with the air con-
gress and reunion there will be nu-
merous public and social entertain
ments for the thousands of guests of
Omaha during the three days.
What the Aero club of Omaha will
attempt to do as the result of the air
congress will be to establish Omaha
as an air center. The club will at
tempt to bring manufacturers OF
planes and equipment. One plane
factory has already announced
Omaha as its headquarters. 1t is the
Bellanci company, manufacturers of
a monoplane.
Financed by Public.
The financing of the meet will
be by the public. In the near future
a campaign for finances will be
started. A board of governors,
composed of leading Omaha citizens
and business men has agreed to un-
derwrite the proposition. The board
are: Earl w. Porter, Aero
club; Earl Allen, Darlow Advertising
company; ]. L. Baker, Baker Ice
Machine company; L. w. R. Beatty,
Beatty cafeterias; w. B. T. Belt,
president Nebraska Bell Telephone
company; George Brandeis, ]. L.
Brandeis & Sons; Everett Bucking-
ham, Union Stock Yards company:
Harley Conant, president Omaha
Hotel Mems association; c. E. Corey,
Corey & Mckenzie Printing COM
pany; Victor H. Crandall, Sinclair
Refining company; w. B. Drake,
Drake Realty Construction company;
A. V. Dresher, Dresher Brothers; H.
H. Fish, Western Newspaper Union;
Carl Gray, president Union Pacific;
w. w. Head, president Omaha Ma
tional bank; M. P. Hinchey, presi-
dent Omaha Launderers' club; Will
lard D. Hosford, John Deere Plow
company; I. A. Medlar Printing
company; L. c. Nash, Burgess-Nash
company; George A. Roberts, George
A. Roberts Grain company; Al Scott,
Scott-Omaha Tent and Awning
company; Guy L. Smith, Henry
Thompson, Thompson-Belden COM
pany; w. w. Turner, Refnitc COM
pany, and c. M. Wilhelm, Orchard
Wilhelm company.
The Aero club hopes to establish
a municipal flying field for Omaha
from the proceeds of the meet.