New Britain herald., 1925-09-17
Stunt, Landing And Speed Contests, With Demonstrations of Skill, Stand Out On Long Program.
Parachute Jumpers to Drop From Clouds-Two Day Show to Be Given at Southeast Field.

An aviation meet, the first in the
 history of New Britain, in which al
 least % planes will fly and where some types will be shown,
 will be held in New Britain
 on Saturday and Sunday, September ?6 and 27. The meet will be in charge of Lieutenant Carl s. Dixon Of this city, who Is connected with the llSth division. Connecticut Ma tionaI Guard, in the aviation service and win be under the auspices of te Veterans of Foreign Wars. The meet will open at o'clock Saturday morning and vii. continue until o'clock that evening. It will ts continued throughout Sunday, all though there will be no flying on Sunday morning. The flying on Sunday will commence at 12 o'clock. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will be represented on the commit tee by Lieutenant John O'Brien.
 stunt Flying And Tests of Skill The events will include formation flying and stunt flying. There will
 he landing contests between two speed racing machines of 150 horse power. which will be limited to army planes. There will be speed races for commercial and army planes which will be free for all. There will be bombing demonstra- tions by Connecticut National Guard planes. In charge of Major Talbot Q. Freeman, state aviation commis- sioner; stunt and acrobatic contests, open to all types. including loop the loop, roll. wing drop and other forms Of fancy flying.
 Parachute Jumping Contest A parachute jumping contest for accuracy in landing to a mark from any height will be one of the fea- turcs
 Prizes will he awarded to the win- |'rere. The parachute jumping con- taat is expected to he among some of the most daring jumpers in the coun- try. Among the four jumpers who are expected 10 be here will be sim" Hcnnicl1e, from the Roose- roIt field on Long Island. who won inc jumping contest at the Bristol nee. last month, and Gus Graft of Waterbury, who recently did a straight drop of 1,50O feet at the same meet, and who is the holder Of the worlds record for a clear drop without opening his parachute. Two other jumpers will be there, one from New York and one from the Colonial air lines headquarters near Naugatuck.
 smallest Machine in Air Service. Among the different types of planes 10 he seen here will be the army De Hayilands equipped with 45o horse power Liberty motors. There will be flights by National Guard army J-N planes equipped with the 15o horse power Hispano- Sniza motors. The Spoery messenger, tle smallest machine in the air scrv- i,e in the world, will he here, II probably will be in charge of IicD- tenant L. N. Filler. of the |. S army air service, who is q regular army aviation instructor
 Commercial planes will include Curtiss Orioles and Curtiss and His pano motored standard three seat ere There also will be two British Av-o planes, equipped with rotary motors.
 At least one Curtiss Oriolo will he equipped with the latest type of high lo't Winks, designed and built hY ih4 Sikcrsky Engineering O.. of NaH York. This concern Is the maker of the famous Sikorsky pas
 scnger transport plane, which makes
 q speed of over 100 miles an hour
 aNl carries enough fuel for five nIss. The Sikorslty machine is one ol the favorites in the "Out of New York" races for the Pulitzer cup
 The pilot will be F, II, Burgin of Long Island,
 ! Judges in tho contest will be Cap tain Clarence M Knox, of the llSth Observation squadron. ConnnCticut National Guard; Lieutenant |, N Iler of the regular army air service and Major William J. Malone of
 Bristol The official announcer will he Lieutenant ], H. Turey of the C N C.. of Hartford, and clerk of op- . crations will be Sergeant George P Kane, also of the c. A. G, aviation Borvice.
 The meet will he on the field south
 c: the ci'y and just opposite the Will
 low Brook park.