Evening star., 1922-10-24
WAR PLANE SHOW
|. LISTED TOMORROW
Well Known Flyers Will Take
Part in Boiling Field
Program.

All Washington didn't get a chance
to see the Pulitzer races at De,roit
last week, but it will have an on.
poreunlty to witness something Just
as thriiling and entertaining at 2:SO
O'CLOCK tomorrow afternoon at Boil
Ing Field. when the fourth of a series
OF exhibitions of military tactics and
maneuVers given by the District of
washington will be presented.
Among participants will he Lieut..
Lester ). Maitland, who won second
nonors IN the premier race of The
fuiltzer events, and with it a world
speed record; and Capt. St Clair
street, VINO comman nded the trail blaz-
ing squadron to Alaska
How the victorious American fIyers
downed the Won Richthofen circus and
other German aggregations, how they
bombarded artillery forts and posi-
tions, how they dropped food and sup
pines to troops on the march and in
secluded positions and how the pho
tosraphers obtained results. will be
EiVldly presented to the thousands
that are expected 10 attend this ex-
hibition.
Here's the Program.
The program follows:
Event No. l. Photography. ESQ
.n-Photographic plane will take
OH, secure photographs ef spectators
and assembled planes for event No. 9
and have same developed. printed and
distributed before spectators depart.
Event No. .. Bombardment of min
iature Coast Artillery fort. 2:35 pm.
Not less than three Di4B or Martin
bomber airplanes to lombard with
smoke bombs miniature coast ar
tlliery fort. erected at southerly end
of flying field.
Event No. ,. Formation flying. e:45
p.m.-Not less than three DH4B air
planes take off and NY in formation
over the field for five minutes only.
Event No. 4. Dropping supplies to
troops on the march. 2:55 p.m.-A sur
prise package to be dropped in front
of spectators stand from DH4B air
plane.
Event No. 8. Combat and escape
3 p.m.-Two SE5 airpianes to attack
DH4B. which will simulate bursting <
INTO flames with smoke candles. The
escape of the observer will be simu-
lated by the casting out of a dummy
with parachute from a height of not
less than 1900 feet.
Event No. c. Pursuit, 3:l5 PM
The two SE5s after conclusion o.
event No. will exhibit accuracy and
acrobacy in chasing small balloons.
which will be released from the
ground.
There Will he two C type airships
on exhibition. weather permitting.
Other Flyers Scheduled.
Other flyers who will take part in
the show will be: Lieut.. Guy Kirk
sey. commanding Photo Section. No
3. Lieut.. Earl Carpenter. Capt Will
liam ocker, Lieut.. Fl. Y. Boget. Lieut..
Paul Wilkins. who recently blazed an
airway from Washington TO the Pa
cific coast: Lieut.. Leroy Wolfe, stunt
expert: Lieut.. H. ". Beaton, Lieut.
Alfred B. Baker adjutant of the field
and Lieut.. H. X. Ramey
Brig. Gen. H. II. Bandholtz. com
manding tie district of Washington
expects this exhibition to be one of
the most interesting given so far He
and his staff are gratified at the en-
thusiasm accorded the officers and
men of the district by the public
and. as a result. definite arrangements
have been made for two more exhibit
tions before winter sets in.
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