Evening star., 1923-06-03
Air Commands Giuen AI0ft
To Be Heard by Spectators
Radio Viii Be Aided
by Amplifier at
Boiling Field.
Shri',er May Talk
From Ground to
Famous Flyers.

Radio transmission in it's most ad :
vanced stage as regards the Army
Air Seryice--communic between
planes in fight and conversation
with the spectators'on the grounds
one of the features of two.hour
active exhibition OF Boiling Field
aviators beginning at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Led by Lieut.. Harold Webster
Beaton, radio control officer of the
Model Airway. Americas only de-
fined transportation highway Of the
heavens, q formation of four De
Haviland observation planes, fully
equipped with radio apparatus. will
take of and fly for many minutes
over the field. directed by Lieut..
Beaton's voice in the first plane.
An amplifier Will be located on the
ground and the public will be let in
on what commands he gives. Also.
Lieut.. Beaton will explain each move
ment OF the formation and facilities
will be availabl for any Shriner to
talk to him from the ground while
he is in flight.
Intricate aAa ThrilIinx.
Formation flying, aside from max
ing a volume Of noise from the
motors, doesn't appear particularly
thrilling to the ground audience, but
to the pilot in the group it is the
most intricate and thrilling form of
Tying known to him. The planes in
flight are arranged on the order of
steps. !. e., one a trifle above the
other There is always the constant
danger that an. air pocket may throw
one ship into another and records of
the Air Service show very few sur
vivors of collisions In the air.
Contesting for honors for thrills
will be four airplanes piloted b.
world-famous aviators, Lieuts. Kelly.
Macready, Maughan and Maitland.
who will race twice around a course
over the city, and the bombing group
OF four ships, under Chief Bomber
Lieut.. Talcott P. Smith, which wul
drop sixteen bombs of fifty pounds
each on a specially constructed VII
lage located at the south end of the
field
Under the accurate eyes of the
bombers. all of them famous in this
particular line of work, the 500
pounds of explosives are expected to
wipe out the village. In that event.
another will be established for Tues
days operations and SO on throughout
the fye-day program.
Capt. st. Clair Street,. operations
ofhcer of the field and noted combat
pilot, will battle in the air with Lieut.
walter X. Burgess. an observation
and bombing pilot. The fight no doubt
Will culminate in the escape of the
observer from the ship by menas of
a parachute.
Other features OF the flying pro-
gram include an exhibition of aero
| batic flying in combat work by three
| pursuit planes and the dropping of
messages on panel located before
4 the spectators stands by Capt C. H
Reynolds. A program of the events
| Illustrated with exclusive air service
( photographs of Washington, a unique
| souvenir. will be offered the Shriners
! Mai. George E. Lowell, jr com
manding officer of the field, has ar
| ranged the events and they will be
under his active supervision. The
Shriners will have ample opportunity
to see the air service in action. as
| the same detailed program will be
presented daily from 10 am. to Il
noon.
Ground Exhibition.
In addition to the active flying
there will be ground exhibition
opening at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
| ing and closing at pm, OF various
w. F. owl" the Army's largest
bomber. The entire plant at the
Anacostia station will be thrown open
to inspection and will furnish items
of interest that will consume several
hours.
Preparations were made yesterday
to take the transcontinental mono