Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
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!. TO ESCORT Indy
Aerial Demonstration Unpre'
cedented in U. S. Ex-
peCted Saturday.

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20 The Washington Navy Yard rapidly
approaches a definite form, indica
tions today were that at least 81 LAND
and seaplanes, half on the starboart
and half on the port side of the Mem
phis, would roar a welcome from the
skies unprecedented in the history OF
American aviation, as the cruiser ap
proaches the city. The rigid airshiI
Los Angeles will lead the escort.
Army and Navy air officials, who
have been engaged for more than a
week in working out details for the
greetings to Col Tindbergh from
the skies, were nearing the end OF
their labors today Only a few brush
ing up and rechecking operations
needed to be disposed o.. and given
good weather. and a high ceiling
they held out the promise of a spec.
tacle that not only would impress the
general public, but Col Lindbergf
himself.
President Coolidge. in an executive
order issued today, reserved the skies
for this aerial armada, and promul-
gated regulations prohibiting the fly
ing of any other planes in the air
space above the District from IL am.
Saturday until pm. Sunday. The
order read: Under the provisions of
section 4 of the air commerce act of
1926, the following regulations are
promulgated to provide for the public
safety in the District of Columbia
upon the occasion of the visit of Col.
Charles Lindbergh to the City of
Washington, June 11-12.
Air Area Reserved.
Between the hours of IL am, June
S,s,.
above that portion of the District of
Columbia west of the Anacostia
River and north of the Potomac
River shall not be used for flying pur.
poses, except for Government aircraft
for which specific authority has been
granted"
The first pursuit group at Selfridge
Field. Mount Clemens, Mich, pride
of the Army Air Corps, whose
complement has been boosted from
10 to "a high-speed single-seated pur-
suit planes, may come over Washing
ton late this afternoon from Detroit
to participate in the aerial welcome.
Orders bringing the group here re-
quested it to reach Boiling Field some
time Thursday if possible, but if
weather conditions or other delays
tended TO preclude this, the airmen
were tolu W eHuedFoL W SCI ACA
Friday
All Washington will recognize the
famous Army Air Corps fighting unit
as the tiny, high powered pursuit
planes, spread out in eight forma tons
of three planes each and buiiched
closely together. dive down Oh the
city at terrific speeds. Maj. Thomas
G. Lanphier, commander of Selfridge
Field and leader of the group, will be
at the head of this fighting force.
These "a planes, augmented by 9
bombardment ships and 9 observa-
ton planes, making a total of AZ in
ALL will take off from Boiling Field
as the Memphis nears Washington
and join up with the Navy force, the
majority of which will have flown up
the river from point near Chesa-
peake Bay. Included in the OBJ
servation plane formation viii be 2
Post Office Department transcontinen.
tai air mail planes, piloted by two ia
nous air mail pilots-Harry G.. Smith
and Shirley ]. Short. Two Depart.
ment of Commerce observation planes
also will be in that observation group.
Signal for Landing.
Making their way up to Washing
ton. the 81 planes will sweep over the
city, and as the Memphis docks a
white panel will be spread out on Boil
ing Field, as a signal to the Army
planes to land. After they have come
to rest on the ground, the Navy
planes, some of which will be equip
ped with wheels, also will land. In the
Navy aerial group will be 16 torpedo
planes. IL fighting planes. light
observation planes, all from Hampton
Roads and Brown Field, Quantico, and
10 planes from the naval air station
here.
Lieut.. George r. Henderson, chief
of the flight test section of the Naval
Air Station, will have the task of as
sembling Col. Lindbergh's plane after
it is unloaded from the Memphis and
conveyed to the air station on a
barge. Lieut.. Henderson has selected
crew of IL of his best men for the
duty. He did not know today just
how the Spirit of st. Louis had
been packed, but expressed the be-
lief that If the engine had not been
removed it would be but an hour or
so before the plane would be ready
for the air.
Col. Lindbergh's military uniform,
which was brought here from st.
Louis at the suggestion of Maj. Gen.
Patrick, chief of the Air Corps, In
order that it could be made available
TO the airman should he desire to
wear it at the ceremonies incident to
his receiving the Distinguished Flying
Cross from President Coolidge, will
be taken to Norfolk tonight by boat
and tomorrow will be delivered to the
Memphis at sea by the destroyer Golf,
which will convey a party of news.
paper men and photographers out to
the cruiser
The uniform, bearing the glistening
silver wings of an Army pilot and the
shining spread eagles of a colonel, will
be placed at the young airman's dis
posal, with no intimation or allusion
that he should wear it. Tentative
plans yesterday called for its deliv-
cry 10 the cruiser by one of the Army
TIC blimps at Langley Field, Hampton,
Va, but air officers here abandoned
that this morning in favor of the de-
stroyer in order to be certain that the
garments would reach him.
DOOlittIe Is Expected.
Another distinguished Army airman
who is due to arrive here and greet
Col. Lindbergh is Lieut.. James II. Doc
little of McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio,
who recently executed an outside loop,
the goal Of all flyers, and who won the
schneider International Seaplane
Trophy at Baltimore in 1925, Lieut.
Doolittle likewise was the first Amer.
lean airman to fly over the Andes,
and he made the hazardous journey
with two broken ankles in casts.
Lieut.. Russell l.. Vaughan, who
few from New York to San Francisco
between dawn and dusk" probably
will reach Washington late this after
noon or tomorrow morning. He took
off from CaSNe-. WyO., yesterday anG
arrived at Iowa City, Iowa, last eve
ming. accompanied by Maj. ID. =
Wardwell. Army Air Corps Reserve
He planned 10 leave for Washington
early today II the weather permits.
When Col Lindbergh leaves Wash
inrton for New York Monday he viii
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