Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
EXHIBITS SHOW PROGRESS
OF u. S. ARMY IN AVIATION
Demonstrations at Aberdeen and at Wa,
College Illustrate Vast Strides Made
In Military Aeronautics.

| suit and bombing units. In these DEM
onstrations there appeared seven CurtiSS
Hawks of the P-1 type from the LIST
Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, Mich,
under command of First Lieut.. Virgil
Hine, and nine keystone Pirate bomb
erS from Langley Field, Va, COM
manded by Capt. Cecil G. Sellers. The
other pursuit pilots were First Lieut..
Addison c. Person and Second Lieuts.
Frank G. Irwin, John E. Bodle, Lee
Gehlbach. Trevor Kenyon and Alfred
F. Kalberer. The bombing planes were
manned by the following pilots and
F. B. Tyndall, j. E. Adams, j.. r.
Drumm, E. T. Kennedy, James w.
Hammond and David L. Bencke and
Second Lieuts Oscar P. Hebert. A. H.
johnson, Ward j. Davies, A. j. K Ma
lone, Willard r. Wolfinbarger, w. B.
Blaufuss, F. G.. Richardson and F. L..
Fair.
Flying in wing-to-wing formation
the pursuit planes dove on ground
targets, spraying them with 80 caliber
and so caliber machine-gun bullets. A
demonstration of tight formation" fly
ing and looping, for which these pilots
are famous, was followed by individual
acrobatic flying and dog fighting"
The bombers attacked ground targets
from 5000 feet with 300-pound bombs
operating as individual bombers and
also bombing with nine-plane Salvos.
A night demonstration of airplane
flares and signals dropped from planes
for use in communication either to
ground troops or other planes, and of
landing light flares ushered in night
session of anti-aircraft firing at sleeve
targets with brilliant red tracer shell
and bullets.
Bombers Fly Here.
Following the Aberdeen show Thurs
day, the 1st Pursuit and I'd lombard
ment outfits few to this city for the
closing two days of the War College
exposition. The Air Corps demonstra-
tions here, while not new to the pilots,
proved novelty to the public in many
respects. s
The latest type of Signal Corps
ground-to-air radio telephone was used
to demonstrate control methods, both
sides of the conversation between the
ground station and pilot being put ON
loud speakers. A formation of five
bombers also was Unanswered at radio
command A demonstration was given
of acrobaticS by pursuit plane in fixed
order, so that each maneuver might
be explained over the loud speaker.
Formation and acrobaticS flying OF the
standard type and combats between in
dividual planes and formations were
given. A TC-10 dirigible from Langley
Field was flown during the week to
represent the lighter than-air arm Of
the Air Corps.
A ground exhibit Of various types OF
Army planes and motors, together with
the great variety of air navigation In
struments, aerial Photographic equip
ment and maps, flying suits, helmets,
gloves, shoes and other apparel attract
ed many visitors. An anti-aircraft ex-
hibit, comprising guns, searchlights and
sound locator, was shown in the Coast
Artillery section, and the Signal Corps
exhibited an airplane radio beacon
demonstration set and meteorological
equipment
A new Army Air Corps motion pic
ture history of the development OF
military aviation was given its initial
showing at the carnival The MIN
wings of the Army was prepared by
j. L. Albright, civilian photographer IN
the Office Of the chief of the Air Corps,
and comprises resume Of aviation
since the days OF the Wrights and
review Of the peacetime activities of
the Army Air Corps, including the
busting of cotton fields and orchards
and the spraying of misunderstanding
SWan1pS,