Evening star., 1923-04-01
AVIATION ACTIVITIES
in WASHINGTON
BOILING FIELD,

: Napt. 81 1ldlr street,, operations
officer. trod on very little ground
; Tuesday, for most Of the time be-
tween daylight and darkness was
spent in the air flying over a number
Of states. He left Boiling Field early
Ill the morning at the stick" or a
Curtis H plane and carried it 10 its
home station at Logan Field. Nd
Then he boarded a De Haviland Al
ship and breezed up the model airway
to Mitchell Field, Long Island. A
Boiling ship was airing its wings at
the Mitchell airdrome, and Cant
STREET. Immediately started on the re-
turn trip TO his station He reached
mere as darkness set in, making 4,
necessary to haul out the landing
lights for his guidance in coming to
rest
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ Patrick. chief
OF the air service, accompanied by
Mrs. Patrick and Mrs. Dwight r
Davis, wife of the assistant secretary
OF war, visited the field Monday. Mrs
Davis was given her first air trip by
Iaptc Streett, who piloted her over
the ne!d and part of the city in the
!" rlght "chummy" twin seated train.
ing plane, which has been at the sta
ton here undergoing tests for the
office e'i'eA
fourteen planes from various fields
on the model airWay route arrived al
1ne STATION saturday carrying officers
VINO attended the annual ball of the
oftcers and ladies Of Boiling Field
which was held at the New villa nd
1otel last Saturday night They
We're Maj. McChord, Capts. Hale
G!ark, Brady, Duncan and Fisher and
Eieuts; Hunter. Thomas, McPike
cummings, Shankle, Elliott, ConnelI
Garrett, Bertrandis and Pitt. The
lollowing morning these officers re.
turned to their posts via afrplane.
Lieut.; Hyndshaw of Mitchell Field
stopped here Wednesday, en- route
ms nome station and reported tive
accidents during his trip. In 1andtns
at ParkerSburg. W. Va, he broke az
| axle and was compelled to stop owe,
until new one could reach him from
the AirWay station at MoundsvIlIe
w. Va. In landing at MoundsviIie
on his return trip. he broke the land.
ing gear and was compelled to re.
main there overnight for repairs.
Strong, winds compelled Lieut.. Ses-
sions' plotting a Langley Field Air.
way ship to return to Washinetor
Wednesday upon reaching FrostbI,re.
Nd, and he stayed overnight here be-
. 1ore leaving for Chanute Field. Ran.
! toui. Ill. his destination.
Photo Section No 8, was strength.
two new De Haviland Photogranh nhi'
planes. They were ferreid here from
Fairfield, Ohio. by Lieuts. Thomas nnf
McP1ke, who returned to the air in.
termediate depot al that city by rail
srig. Gen; William Mitchell. as
companied by his aide. Lieut.. C1avtor
Bissell, arrived at the field Wednes-
day from a tour of inspection al
Mitchell Field, New York.
NAVAL AIR STATION,
Boiling Field relinquished the
Wright "Chummy" twin seated hi.
plane during the week long enough
to permit virtually every officer IA
the naval air station to hop over the
Leld and city in It. Capt. w. d
Ihomas, commanding officer of the
station, carried several women as
passengers, as did other officers OF
the station. Among the women who
made flights during the week were
MISS Jane Moffett. daughter of Ad-
miral William A. Moffett; Mrs. ]. 3
Little, Miss j. Cushman. Miss Con
Mrs. Gorton. wife Of Lieut.. Gorton
Mrs. Land, wife OF Commander Land
or the bureau Of naval aeronautics
Miss Brown, Miss Bowman, Mrs. Cal.
laWay, wife Of Lieut.. Galloway; Miss
Gown, Miss Veeder and Miss Young
Much interest was aroused by the
women who flew in the plane. as well
as the officers. and it is understood
the Curtiss Airplane Corporation
may turn over to the air station ar
airplane to be used for such purposes
Naval regulations prohibit women
flying in commissioned planes, and II
known q sci Or
station plane" would meet with
much favorable approval on the part
of the officers and their friends.
Lieut.. George Pond, on special duty
here, flew to Boston Friday in a De
Haviland 4-B-2 airplane. carrying
Pond dropped Lieut.. Gorton off al
Providence, Il. J., the latter's home
and then continued the fight to Bos.
ton. En- route he photographed q
number of landing fields, and will
also take pictures of others on his
return.
Admiral Mofrett and Lieut.. Com.
mander Griffin Of the bureau of navaI
aeronautics, flew to Hampton Roads
Va, Monday in an F-5-L seaplane
piloted by Lieut.. Gorton. The triI
down was made in $50 minutes and
the return flight occupied 225 min.
utes.
Two new seaplanes, a "TR" and q
IT'S" were delivered to the station
during the week from the naval air
craft factory at Philadelphia, Pa
Lieut.. Morgan and Lieut.. Quarrels
ferried the ships here. Both will be
put through severe tests, including
ciusion of the tests they, will be
either accepted or rejected by the
Navy.
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