Evening star., 1928-05-13
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NAVAL AIR RACES
Curtiss Marine Trophy Test
for Seaplanes to Be Held
Here Saturday.

Plans for the Curtiss Marine Trophy
race for Navy Seaplanes. to be held on
the Potomac River Saturday afternoon.
have developed to the point where
Washington will be given an oppor-
tunity for the first time to witness the
largest concentration of naval aircraft
ever based here and including every
type of plane now in actual service.
In short. the day will be Naval Avia-
ton and Seaplane day"
Returns received yesterday afternoon
from various naval aviation activities
In the East by Lieut.. Comdr. w. d.
Thomas OF the Bureau OF Aeronautics.
project manager of the contest. which
will be held under the regulations Of
the National Aeronautic Association.
indicated list OF entrants OF 30 pilots
and planes. 5 more than originally
we're anticipated and provided for In
the contest rules drawn up this year.
AS far as could be learned last night
this score Of representative type planes
In service win participate IN the race
for the coveted Curtis Trophy. the
Warner Cup for the best corrected
time. and the The Evening Stars gold
five groups into which the planes will
be divided.
More interest and enthusiasm has
been shown on the part of the pilots en-
tered this year than ever before. Nearly
every day last week the local entrants
were hard at work at the Naval Air Sta
ton, Anaeostia, pointing up the planes,
drilling holes. adjusting gadgets. DASH
ing out and making speed runs over the
speed course and returning TO the han
gars again for more adjustments. In
formation as to the probable speed OF
the local entrants was lacking, each
pilot seriously explaining that his "loo
Is mot so fast"
Pilots From Many Stations.
The entry list emboules pilots repre-
senting the AnacoStia Air Station, the
air stations at Hampton Roads. Brown
Field Quantico, Va, the air station At
Lakehurst. N. j., and the aircraft
squadrons, scouting fleet.
A full-strength torpedo. bombing and
scouting ouadron---VT-9--of the air.
craft sQuadrons. scouting feet. and Its
tender. the u s. s. Sandpiper, will be
here In connection with the race and
incidental aerial entertainment now be-
Ing arranged. Four OF the planes from
this squadron will be drawn for the con-
test. The Sandpiper win arrive here
Thursday. lay out the moorings, and
prepare for Its flock to arrive the fol-
lowing day The planes will be an
chored In the area OF water between the
air station. War College Point and
Hams Point.
The planes and pilots entered to date
are;
Five Consolidated NY training planes
Lieut. w. q. TomlinSon. Naval Air
Station, Anacostia, and the following
from the Naval Air Station, Hampton
Roads, Va: Lieut.. M. r. Browning,
Lieut.. j. a. bennington. Lieut. r. f.
Blick and Chief Boatswain q. s. kahle
Three Vought "Corsair" fleet spot
ters~~Lieut Comdr. Ralph Dawson, on
duty In Bureau Of Operations. Navy
Department: Lieut.. Comdr, w. K. Har-
ril, aide 20 Assistant Secretary II. +.
Warner. and Lieut.. Frederick r. Buse
of the Naval Air Station, Anacostia.
Looming Amphibians.
Four Looming amphibians -- Lieut..
comdr. George Chapline, Bureau of
Aeronautlos; Lieut., Harris G, Rusby.
Marine Corps Brown Field, Quantico,
Va. Lieut., DE Long Mills, Naval Air
Station, I.akehurst, N. j.. and Lieut.,
n. u, Grow, Naval Air station. Hampton
Reads,
Six Martin TaM-2 torpedo bombing
and scouting planes Lieut., w. ], Stat
terry, Lieut.. d, v, Gallery lieut. r, w.
D. Woods. Lieut., II, 8, Mulheroi, Lieut.
A. Handy and Lieut., j, q, Waldren,
all OF the torpedo squadron, No. Q. air
craft squadrons scouting feet
Two Curtiss Hawk" nghtera-~Ileut,
Comdr, A q, Miles and Capt Harold
@. Major. Naval Air station, Anacostia.
Between now and Saturday. each
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