Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

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| tary operations on short notice, is
fairly we'll equipped for defensive
aerial operations, it was pointed
out.
In addition to Boiling Field, the
Army Air Corps airdrome in Ana
costa and the Naval Air Station
which adjoins it., there are in the
vicinity of the National Capital
the following fields, all now in
active operation: Washington Air
port and Hoover Field, on opposite
sides of Military road near the
Virginia end of Highway Bridge;
Congressional Airport, on the
Rockville pike at Halpine, Md,
about six miles north of the Dis
trict line; College Park Flying
Field, College Park, Md; Alex
andria Airport, operated by Mount
Vernon Always, four miles south
of Alexandria, Va, and George
Washington Air Junction, now
known as mile Square" a short
distance northwest Of Alexandria
Airport.
Local Emergency" Fields.
There are other fields close to
the city which could be prepared
for emergency military flying pur-
poses within "a hours. Some OF
these areas, already partly cleared,
have been suggested as sites for
the proposed municipal airport.
Los Angeles, Calf, probably has
more flying fields within the
metropolitan limits than any city
in the world. Aviation maps list
46 airportS, all in active use, in
the Los Angeles metropolitan area,
20 of them within the city limits.
Some of the Los Angeles fields
are known throughout the Nation
because of historic aviation events
which have occurred there. 1t
was from the Metropolitan Air
port the Army transport plane
Question Mark made its 150-hour
endurance flight last January.
The latest worlds record endur-
ance flight of the biplane Ange-
lene, piloted by L. w. Mendell and
r. B. Reinhart, was made from
the Culver City field in the heart
of the Los Angeles metropolitan
district. Mines Field was the
scene of last years national air
races, the greatest aeronautlcal
meet yet held in this country.
Los Angeles Well Equipped.
Glendale Union Air Terminal is
terminal for passenger lines to all
parts of the United States, includ-
ing Transcontinental Air Trans
pert, the MadduX Air Lines, Pick
wick and others.
Glendale Field is to be greatly
Summer and will rank as one OF
the finest fields in the country.
At present it is long and narrow,
with two paved runWayS separated
by only a very small angle and no
runway across the field. There
are power lines on three sides OF
the field and the big dirigible
hangar of the Slate Dirigible Co.
stands to the west of the field,
forming another obstacle. In this
hangar the Slate all-metal diri-
gible now is nearing completion.
Glendale is to be improved by
burying of the power lines in
underground conduitS, removal OF
the dirigible hangar, widening of
the field and laying of additional
paved runWayS to provide ap-
breaches from all directions.
New England Airports.
New England now has $50 air
ports and landing fields, according
to a survey made by the COM
mittee on aviation of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce. The sur
vey shows there are So airportS
and landing fields in MaSSaohu-
sets, % in Maine, 20 in New
Hampshire, 81 in Vermont, in
Rhode Island and 20 in Connect
cut.
While many of these fields now
are merely disable fields, a num-
Der of them are being expanded
so they can obtain Department Of
Commerce airport ratings.
California leads, the Nation in
the number of airportS, recent
survey showing 100 fields within
the State borders. The West Coast
is keenly alive to the possibilities
of aviation and it is estimated
that, aside from regular scheduled
air transport operations, 80 per
cent of all civil flying IL the
United States is carried on in CAL
ifornia.
In the United States today there
are approximately 1900 flying
fields in actual operation, with
nearly 1000 more in course Of
construction, according to figures
in the hands of the aeronautics
branch of the Department OF
Commerce.