New Britain herald., 1926-10-13
Flight h Airplanes Enjoyed
 By Grandpas and Little Folk

with a series of loops and rolls, a figure eight and wingover and long nose dive. This afternoon Buck Steele demonstrated the knack of upside down flying.
 Wanted Thrill-Got It
 The first passengers to ask for stunts were Benny Waskiewicz of 66 Orange street and Walter Propel- lers of 67 Broad street, They flew with Steele and requested that they be given some stunts. They were, the pilot taking them through q few loops and rolls. They admitted get ting thrills enough to satisfy them but were willing to 20 up again. "It looks funny 10 look up and see the earth" said Propellers, whose name strangely enough coincides with an important airplane part.
 Two World War veterans Charles Fisk of Kensington and Frank Ma drick of 117 Grove street went up for short flight, "just to see what it's like" So well pleased were they that five minutes later they sought out Ashcraft and asked him to take them up and show them some stunts. Tn a few minutes they resembled no- thing more than an animated top whirling around in the sky. Sure we enjoyed 1t, it's lots Of fun" they said when they landed.
 Stunts in flying were demonstrated by Eddie Brooks. and Lieutenant Carl Dixon, the latter New Britain pilot who has joined the Gates cir GUS A parachute drop was made by Dare Devil" Bittner late in the aft ernoon.
 An amusing incident occurred over the field while the aviators and spectators were awaiting the arrival of Governor John II, Trumbull, the story Of whose visit Is told in another column.
 Arrangements had been made with the New Britain police depart ment to send a motorcycle police man to the field upon receipt of a telephone notice that the governor had left Brainerd field. Two motor cycle police arrived, Alfred Tan quay and William s. Strolls. AS they reached the field a strange plane was sighted coming in from the south. As the plane drew nearer it was seen to be one from the Hart ford flying field. belonging to the 118th observation squadron. The plane drew nearer as though the pilot intended to land and join the show. Immediately the word went forth, '"The Governors plane" The notice was too short, all the Gates planes were on the ground. Hur- riedly starting their engines four pilots mounted into the air to re- ceive what they thought was the plane carrying the governor.
 Tn the meantime the visitor, notic- ing four planes heading towards him, all taking off at once as soon as he was sighted, evidently misun- derstood the situation and thinking he was not welcomed, turned tail and started towards Hartford with the four planes in pursuit.
 AS the pursuing planes drew nearer and learned 1t was not the governor they withdrew. Dixon turned back and gave stunt exhi- bition over the field. Two others went on towards Newington and re- turned while a fourth flew 10 Hart ford and was first to meet the gov ernor.
 During the latter part of the aft ernoon the field was visited by one more plane, when Pilots R. C. Bar rows and Elmer Dempsy of the New England Aircraft corporation flew in from Hartford in a new Waco and were greeted by their bother avi- ators. A mail plane flying over head just as 1t grew dusk made the fourth visiting plane to cross the field during the afternoon.