The Washington times., 1922-04-24
.39PLANE PORTS
ATLANTIC COAST.
ARE LOCATED ON
Entire Defense Line Is Plotted
for Suitable Landing
Areas.

Thirty-nine air ports suitable as
landing places for seaplaDes have
been definitely located along the
Atlantic coast between New Jer-
sey and Florida in an aerial sur
vey published today by the Ma
tional Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics.
Ewing Easter. Of Baltimore. in
flying boat. has just completed
the first leg of a 9,C0o-mlle air
cruise extending down the At
lantic coast. up tho Mississippi,
and around the Great Lakes. He
secured detailed data as to an
chorage, beach landings, tides. cur
rent. oil, gasoline and aviation
supplies. y-
Ten Maryland Stations.
According to the Baltimore flyer,
Mort Carolina offers the greatest
number of suitable aerial ports,
having fourteen such landing sites.
while Maryland has ten good coastal
stations, Florida six. south Carolina
four, New Jersey two, Georgia two,
and Delaware one.
In New Jersey excellent landing
facilities for all seapianes are avail
able at Keyport, where deep water
mornings, beaching, repairs and sup
plies are available. An emergency
landing for small aircraft is >also
found in Deal Lake, near Asbury
q L. NAxxY af1n laY af a
landing place for all tyyes Of sea.
planes, though no protected anchor
age nor beach is to De found.
In Maryland three excellent land
ing places for all seaplanes are An
napolis, Baltimore ana ocean City.
In Baltimore, protected anchorage,
gas, oil and supplies are to be had
at the airplane shops under Hanover
street bridge, south Of the upper har-
Dor, which can be seen from the
air. There is a one-foot tide in the
Baltimore harbor, ana no current.
At Annapolis the landing selected
offers a good sand bottom, the beach
ing facilities being at the north END
OF the State road bridge. Gas and
oil are available at this point and The
latest weather reports are furnished
at the Naval Academy.
Landing at Cambridge.
A good landing for all types OF
seaplanes is offered at Cambridge,
where there is a protected anchor
age with firm sand bottom in a
cove west of the steamboat land
ing. Here there Is a two-foot tide,
but no current.
A partially protected anchorage,
with mud bottom near bridge, Is
available at Chestertown, the beach
being opposite the town. There is
no tide here and only a moderate
current. At Crisfield the landing is
| located at a creek west of the town,
with firm sand bottom. However,
| there are no Bleaching facilities, and
gas and oil is on sale only at the
public wharf. The tide rises and
fails two to four feet.
Land seacraft headed for Easton
may Land at mouth OF Tread Avon
river and taxi" to steamboat
wharf at Easton Point, one mile
from the city. Gas and oil NAV be
supplied by truck from Easton.
An excellent landing for all sea-
! planes js provided at Sinepuxent
bay, on the outskirts OF Ocean CITY.
! Here good landing with sand bot.
! tom. near a bridge, Is provided.
| There Is a two-foot tide and a
strong current at the bridge and
wharves. Weather reports NAV bo
observed at the Coast Guard sta.
! ton.
/ At Oxford there IS a good landing
IN firm sand with a two-foot tide
but no current. AT Salisbury there
Is a one-way landing and take-off
for small craft only in the Wicomico
river, which Is narrow and twisting,
Landings may be made at a point In
the river two miles southwest OF the
town. There is no landing for large
craft while the anchorage is in soft
mud bottom.
Having completed the first leg Of
his cruise, Mr.. Easter is now en-
froute In his flying boat up the west
coast Of Florida, from where he will
follow the coast line of the Gulf of
Mexico for a complete survey OF air
harbors.
He Is native OF Baltimore and
enlisted in the army air service in
December IS, 1917. On Nav 3. 1919,
he was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the air service reserve
corps. His home is at the DcSota
apartments, Baltimore.