Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
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IN F1ILLY LAND NEAR DISTRICT
National Association Plans to Establish
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With Training Areas as Adjuncts.

turn every plane in the formation is
able to bring to bear each OF Its six
guns on the target and. In passing
over on the center of the 8, Is In
position to drop the augmentation
bombs 1t carries beneath its wings.
The attack Is expected to be exceed
ingly bad medicine for the enemy. The
planes, flying very low, at great speed
and in irregular alternating circles.
form the worst possible targets.
Target Is Riddled.
The target being fired at stands
about as much chance of escaping un-
scathed as would q target f1red at
across a bedroom with a sawed-oh
shotgun, Air Corps officers say.
There are Is attack planes here,
assigned from the 9th and Goth Attack
Squadrons, which are a part of the Sd
Attack Group of Fort Crockett. Gal
weston Island, Tex.
New types of bombardment maneu-
vers also were demonstrated. The great
twin engined bombing planes, facing
hostile attack from the air, will fy III
an echelon of planes. each behind,
slightly above and to the right or left
of the ship ahead. This uncovers all
the guns OF each ship and at the same
time leaves the squadron in close order.
SO none of the ships can be cut of and
dealt with individually. From this for
nation concentrated bombing also Is
possible.
Eighteen pursuit planes, from the list
Attack Group, Selfridge Field. Mich.
Yesterday afternoon gave q demonstra-
ton, under almost ideal conditions. of
an attack upon the bombardment
squadron. Climbing into light. fieecy
clouds, which screened them from view
at an altitude of little more than a
mile, they were able to launch deadly
attack by flights of three planes each
from all directions
Indy Thrills Crowd, Stunning.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh gave the
crowded stands one Of the greatest
volunteered to fly as section leader OF
three-plane section of the famous
Navy High Hat fighting squadron from
the U. S. S. Saratoga.
Lieut.. F. o. Keavitte and Lieut. Frank
M. O'Briene completed the section.
Though they never have flown with
Lindbergh before, they hung to him in
mastery fashion, flying one Of the
tightest formations seen in several days
of brilliant flying
Lindbergh banked, turned abruptly,
an inch. Less than 20 feet separated
the ships and throughout their ma
neuvers they looked as though they
were fastened together with steel rods.
After a little comparatively straight
flying to get accustomed to each other,
Lindbergh rolled over and few the
length of the stands upside down as his
section companions closed in again In
tight formation. This maneuver sepa-
rated by several dives. climbs and steep
turns, was repeated three times.
Then the colonel signaled for break
of formation and climbed into a half
loop which he converted into an Immel-
man turn by rolling over at the top of
the loop. Climbing rapidly, all three ships
then turned and dove toward common
point in front of the stands from three
directions and. as it appeared they were
coming dangerously close. went into
simultaneous loops and separated for
their landings.
Lindbergh disappeared after landing.
"The colonel is a very considerate
leader" Keavitte said: he does nothing
without plenty Of warning to those flying
with him."