New Britain herald., 1923-06-15
PERSONALITIES 0f
 AvIATORS DIFFER
Say They Owe Their Great SuC'
 cess to This Fact .

Dayton, June LieHleRsnts oak- lsY Kelley and Jehn \, MaRReaaF, regarded as the e0nRtFY's premier air men since they hstisFfd the worlds snduFs nee record and made the hfsi successful nonstop tFansc0Hilnfntai Eight, owe their sueCess as iiylnE team as much 70 tReir contrasting personalities as 70 their admitted sNz perlaFitY as pilots, in the opinion 0i aviat0Fs al MeEaak field here, the home station of the men, They nFe' diet that Ihs ability of the two men 10 work together in trying situations vill bring further aerial hanoFs 10 the United States army,
 ifeiley's enthusiastic and impnlsiEe nature gives ihe continuation the necessary punch, while Maelleady' more siaii and quiet, furnishes lho "balanra" which is a necessary ele- ment in carrying through many diffi' cult situations, according 10 the he' lief af those who have observed the men working and hYins together uur' ing the past two gears,
 illustration of Ganirai
 \ striking illustration Of tho diver. gent characteristics of the two fiora is given hy Lieutenant Harold it, liar ris who, in a speedy plane, overlook tho nair as they passed over Dayton in their recent tranaeontinegtal flight Harris, getting a late take off. puf- sued tho hig shin for some miles he fore oVHrtnking li. As he came abreast he says, the man in the cockpit care lessly threw up an arm. That's Mac Ready" Harris says hn decided aa ho observed the action. For moment tho second passenger of the T2 did not appear, Then from tho depths ol tho iuseage bundle Of blankets snd- denly appeared and was waved fran ically in the wind. "That was easy" said Harris. T knew Il was Kelley, without giving second glance"
 Credit for the working ont of tho transcontincnta flight plan is given almost entirely to Kelley by his brother ariatOrs. As chief or main tcnance of planes and engines at the mammoth flying center, Kelley In the face of ridicule, opposition and state ments that the air service had no ship which had even n chance of fly ing across the continent. has worked. talked sand lived op the plans for the coast to coast flight. during his two years ae che fteld.
 Plane Brought tO Field
 For some time no plane appeared that seemed capable of carrying out kolleys plans, but finally the T2, Il snlr rl,t ter,n ulI q loci IA eight passenger transport, was brought to McCook Field. Kelley recognized the possibility of long dis tancc flights in if, officers say, and he immediately started work. With T. rebuilt flseago and a new Liberty engine Kelley and MacRcady started from the coast last fall only to be forced down at Indianapolis through a nishap. ndaunted Kelley, aided by Lieut.. F.. w. Dykeman, an expert in the engineering department of the field, continued his work on the plane and after further improvements had been made Kelley, in company with MacRcady realized the ambition he has held for almost two years.
 McCook field aviators say that one or the pest LeSliIilXlidis No 'h0 hSiie ability of Kelley and MacReadE is the fact that neither has had seri- ous mishap during more than five years of air service. Both have been fliers since 1917.
 Both Kelley and MacReady oriSi- nally were Californans and both re- ceived their training at Rockwell field at San Diego. Kelley's family, how evcr now reside at Grove City, Penn sylvania Neither is married.
 MacReady has had a picturesque career. Graduated from the tniver- sity of California; he was admitted to the bar and subsequently became rancher, a justice of the peace in small mining community, and early in the war entered the air service where he has remained ever since. He has earned reputation as boxer in the service.
 Kelley, somewhat younger entered the service after completing his schooling.