Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-29

spar and landed on the fuselage just
forward of the cockpits The wing was
not damaged seriously, Eaker said.
The Shuttle. carrying mail from Oak
land Calf, to New York, was making
the fifth contact of the flight when
the accident occurred. The flight. in
which the United States Post Office De-
ated, was made to determine the feast
biity Of long distance flights with mail
by the Boeing Aircraft CO.
Plane Sticks to Dirigible.
Moored overnight to a stub mast at
Cleveland Airport. the Navy dirigible
Los Angeles was pointed to return
cruise to Join the Graf Zeppelin at
Lakehurst. N. j., today after completing
for the first time transfer OF pas
serger to an airplane while in flight
The maneuver was performed before
100 900 spectators at the National Air
Races yesterday. The two craft made
the first public demonstration OF
landing in midair during the ma
neuver when Lieut.. A. w. Gorton of the
Navy engaged a hawser stretched be-
tween two uIrights on the top wing of
his plane to hook attached to lad
der of metal girders lowered from the
keel of the Los Angeles.
Alter Ine CONTACT Ildu DeSu eStdO-
lished. Lieut.. Calvin Bolster of the Los
Angeles crew descended to the plane.
Then the two craft turned into the
wind. the airplane was diSengaged and
was landed under its own power while
the Los Angeles continued in flight
above the airport.
The experiment had In view the use
of two 100000 cubic foot dirigibles
being built for the Navy. which have
hangers in their hulls for five fighting
airplanes, converting the dirigibles into
airplane carriers of the air. with their
own fleet of fighting ships for protec-
ton and offensive combat.
Both the Army and Navy have ex-
rerimented with the engagements in
the air and several secret tests have
been made along the Atlantic Coast.
The maneuver climaXed the greatest
display of aerial activity yet seen at
the races. During the day two cross
country derbies arrived, there were
demonstrations OF mimic warfare by
Army and Navy pursuit planes and
bombers. the largest glider contest ever
staged in the United States was held
and Col Charles A. Lindbergh again
stunted for the spectators.
The expected arrival of the Graf Yep
pelin held $4,000 at the airport until
long after the last event. but the crowd
did not see the ship until almost mid
night.
Derby Winners. .-
Loren w. Mendell was thought to be
the winner of the derby from Oakland,
Calf, but official results will not be
made known until q new computation
is made of elapsed time made by the
three flyers who finished.
| Errett williams of Greenville. s. G..
won the Philadelphia derby in the
! heavy plane division and J. Wesley
. Smith of Philadelphia led the light
7, plane class.
Revision today of the result of the Mi
! ami-Miami Beach-to- Cleveland derby,
j which finished at Municipal Airport
! here yesterday, gave Earl Rowland OF
Wichita, Kans.. first place in class G in
stead of Leslie II. Bowman Of Kenmore,
N. Y, credited with victory at the time.
The Navy dirigible Los Angeles took
off from here at 1;05 pm. today for
! its return fight to Lakehurst. N. j..
after being an attraction at the national
, air races here since yesterday.
D. E. Lotnrop Of Toronto was the
first flyer to arrive here today in the
Toronto to Cleveland nonstop derby.
He crossed The finish line at 1:l5 pm.
and was followed two minutes later by
w. G. johnson, falso of Toronto.