New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
COMPLETING PLANS
 FOR B|G AIR MEET
Two Day Program at Field in
 Southeast Section

With 16 husky laborers smooth ing out the rough spots, the avia- ton field is ready for the big air meet Saturday and Sunday of this week. Major John J. Daly Is in charge of the construction work on the field. One gang of men Is busy cutting down trees, another gang with a gasoline tractor is drawing out stunps and carrying them away. others arc cutting stakes and putting up fences.
 The field which has been ap. proved by Lieutenant Earl w. Fleet of the 18th Observation Squadron and by state police officials is 17OO feet long and 600 feet wide. Two smaller fields nearby will be used for parking of cars. Almost sl,0o0 has been spent in preparing tn" field for the meet.
 DaIy New ZcaIandcr
 Major Daily is a native of Wellington. New Zealand. During the World War hn was a corumond- CT in tho famous An2ac division. He received his training in con struction from tho New Zealand Engineering Typographical co. with whom he was connected prior to the war.
 During the World War hc served in the Galipolli Egyptian and . western front campaigns. He was decorated for bravery four times, i was given the Distinguished Scrv- ice Cross by the British govern mcnt presented with inc British military cross and tho D. Z. Q. medal and was decorated with the CroiX De Gucrre by the French government
 Carl A. Dixon, pilot Of tho plane which appears in the picture, and who has been declared to be one of tho clcvercst pilots in ConnoCti- cut, is second lieutenant in the 1lNh observation squadron. He is son Of Mir. and Mrs. John Dixon of FairvioW street. During tho | World War he served with the Royal Flying corps in the British army, having enlisted as a flying cadet After four and one half months he was commissioned as q i second licutcnant which commia- | sion he held in the British air forces for two and half years. He served with bombing and r"con- naissance No. 5S. 7o and 31. Suua- drons 5S and 70 in France and Egypt and 31 along the Meditcr- ranean. He was also flight com mandcr in No. squadron in India and southern Persia. One of his record breaking achievements dur l ing the war was a flight stopping old for gas. from Till", France, to Cairo, Egypt, staying in the air GS hours and @o minutes.
 Other mon in the pictm" are Captain r.. r. Dunn" who is com mandcr of tho Machine Gun Co., with headquarters in New Britain, LcEoy Thompson, who is pilot for , inc Colonial Air lines and who will fly hero Saturday and Charles Ar- mold, wing walker.
 Will stroll Out on Wings
 Arnold will demonstrate }is stunt of walking on the wing of a plano while in th" air. Ho is asSo- riat,d with Lieutenant Dixon at Rraiuard field. For three years Arnold was with Mabel rody's fly ing circus in the south where he daily thrilled largo audiences hl ] ciimhrC from n racing automobile ur a rope ladder into plane over head.
 Twanty-ono silver loving cnps ha,o been donated hy local m'r- chants, through tho efforts of com nntto, of which former Mayor George A. Quigloy is chairman Eleven of thcso cups will be on dis play at the Porter t> Dyson i"wolrl store this evening and tomorrow and rhr otr,rs will he at lh" L"Wiu Slor" nj th" same time.
 Program of Meet ! Th" program for Saturday will h' as follows:
 From q. m. to ?. m, aruN"l nj visiting planes and inspection o e.m,
 F. m. laaIng to mark con. r,'.
 2:@a h. m.. army speed race, limit. "l 10 planes of 1ao horse power or rss.
 P. m. bombing contest. open 'C Ia'l
 5:@o D. m,, handicap speed race op.n.
 ! { ?. m, stuntjnr contest iNrna' ug looping. rolling, spiunrE rr ,urscmrnts, Immolman turns, taIiu. l"aCs. c'c
 f&o p. m. vinEjnr walking. hah loon chasing and pigeon releasing.
 sis ?. m, paraohut" contest fo' 7""urar'. in lauiirS to 2 mark
 nr sunday tht 1rmorstra':or 7Iu fo1o7. 'ha -7m, rrorrsm -itr