Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02
RAIN THREATENS
AERIAL PROGRAM
Arrival of Planes at Boiling
Field Reduced by Weather
Conditions.

The heavy rains Of last night, which
again flooded Boiling Field, already
marshy after many DAYS OF wet wea her.
and the heavy clouds and fog Today
elaborate aerial program which was
scheduled to begin today and continue
through Tuesday in connection with
Inauguration day.
flying circus by Army aud Navy
pilots, which had been scheduled for
this afternoon from 10 O'Clock, was
called on early this afternoon.
Arrival VI Planes Cut.
owing TO The continued ram aud
snow this afternoon and the prospect
OF more rain Sunday and Monday 1t
was considered doubtful whether the
aerial parades scheduled for Monday
would be held Boiling Field Is SO muddy
as to be exceedingly dangerous for land
ing and unless conditions improve ma
terialy the planes probably will be
kept Oh Tic ground.
The bad weather has cut down the
arrival Of military and commercial
planes which were expected TO arrive
late Yesterday and today almost to zero.
Only three Of more than score OF
planes which had been anticipated yes
terday got through. ali OF them land
ing Yesterday afternoon. No nying Oh
any kind was scheduled for THIS morn
ing. and II was considered unlikely that
any more planes would be able 10 come
In today.
Capt. Albert w. Stevens, famous
Army All Corps aerial photographer,
who. with Capt. st. CLAIR Street. nolos
the world altitude record for two men,
landed at Boiling Field 81 $40 pm. yes
terdav in "a specially equipped photo
graphic plane. plotted by Lieut. John D..
Corkille. They came through from
Wright Field. Dayton, ONO after being
held no there for two days because Of
bad weather.
John A. Ceilings. National Air Trans
bort pilot. landed al Boiling Field late
Yesterday in a big tri-moiofed FOro
ira nsport plane Of the type To be uAeo
on The tranScontinental nlr-rall sefN-
ice. to be inaugurateu late III the Spring.
The third plane TO get through landed
! al about The same Time. IL was an
Army O-2H observation plane from
Curtiss Field. N Y, piloted by MAJ.
r. l.. CopSey. Air Corps Reserves.
Bomb Test Flight on.
Capt Stevens was TO have f1own oTer
the city last night TO test out new
type of aerial fiashlight oomD ior night
photography. The flight was called OF
however. because OF the pooI condl-
ton of the field. He also is scheduled
20 60 up tonight, but unless there IS a
decided improvement later in the DAY III
the weather conditions this flight also
, will be Cancelled.
Capt Stevens is 20 make aerial HASH
light views OF inaugural scenes at b:9o
pm. tomorrow The flight vii be Test
of the new Army high-speed nlgt.o pno-
! tographic work and the pictures viii
be dropped by parachute and sent out
over telephone lines TO all parts OF the
country for publication in the Monday
morning newspapers.
/ No flying has been scheduled for to-
! morrow and orders. bearing The author
! lily of President Coolidge. have been
issued prohibiting any Unauthorized fly
/ ing during The next three days. The
only flying at all tomorrow will be III
connection with the arrival OF military
or commercial planes from points oul-
SIDE the District.