Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-17
First Air Trip
Around Globe Is
Begun From LA,
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erick l.. Martin, flight commander,
and his corps of the army's best fly.
ers. Arriving before dawn, after
a few hours sleep snatched follow
ing their last night for months
spent with families and friends, the
aviators superintended the final at.
tenticn to their perfectly construct
Cd craft.
Major Martin, "Old Timer
Major Martin, outstanding, swarthy
checked and keen eyed, watched the
proceedings, giving now and then
helpful suggestion. An "air dog
is the 41-year-old flight, leader.
Sixteen years in the army, the great
er portion OF that in the air service,
he faced the possibilities of the
charge given to him with conf
1enee. He knows his men and he
Knows his machines.
Aygraduate OF Purdue University.
Mabr Martin saw active service
lvcrseas during the world war. Dur
ing recent months he has been in
harge OF the army s air technical
ehool al Chanute Field, Illinois.
With Major Martin in ship num-
5er is Teamed Staff Sergeant A.
L. Harvey, as mechanic. Hc'~bag
ieen Liberty engine instructor at
hanute Field, and is an, expert 7on
he big motors whose power win
.Ieed the caravan on its $4,000 r:ile
-oyage along the Unbroken trails CT
&c air. era
ship number will have in its
onward cockpit Lieut.. Lowell r.
smith. holder with Lieut.. Richter of
he Canada Mexico non.top flight
'ccord, which included two hazard
,ug periods of refueling in mid
ir.
Thirty years of age, slight o. sta
IRE but a natural birdman Lieut..
mith distinguished himself during
the world war with the heavy bomb
RS of the Royal air .force. He IS
be- daredevil of the group, cx-
perienecd in stunt flying, which has
given him a GOODNESS and composure
that will stand him in good steGd
during the days ahead.
IN the rear cockpit of 10. . ship
will ride Tech Sergeant A. II.
turner. an experienced mechanic, for
ieveral wears in charge Of planes
lscd ia forest patrol work in Cali
forRia.
To Take Photographs
Lieutenant Leigh Wade who will
handle the controls of the third
craft, served as a test pilot
ia the A. r. =. and later in the same
capacity NJ MeCook Field, near Day
Ton, besides knowing all the flying
which 1900 hours or more in the
air could teach him, he Is an ex-
psricneed photographer as well.
Jpdn Lieut. Wade viii fall the task
= taking the many pictures which.
win form o lasting record OF the ex-
pediti0n.
With Lieut. Wade will ride Staff
Sergeant A. II. Ogden as mechanic,
reecntiy with the first pursuit group,
at Detroit.
ship number 4, which will get
way later, wiil be piloted by Lieut..
sItM sFttstNf AAA FNAElutfAAAA bAAAStt
on the flight. tie has made sue
ecssful flights 20 Alaska and Porto
Rico, and helped send down the
German warships of the Virginia
Capcs.
Lieut.. John Harding win be his
mechanic, and also act as main.
tenanee officer. lie had retired. TO
civil life. bat eagerly returned 20 the
service 10 participate in the world
cruise, when offered the oppOrtun'
ity.
Lseut. LcClaire y. Schnlze, who
served as test pilot overseas, and
Lieut.. Leslie y. Arnold, a flying
instructor In France, are the alter
nate pilots. Given the three months'
training and advanced instruction
which the whole party underwent
I.icutcnants Sehulze and Arnold will
see their fellow flieFs depart with
ouf them today, a. each of the orig
innliy ASST gncd flyers Is ready and
phyaiealiy IA % start the flight.
Selected after an extensive test
of the leH aircraft mate,h the
popglas world eruisegs, dfslguei by
Donald VI. Douglas, recognized as
one Of tie worlds bes, airplane
builders. were built in = factory al