Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-22
Fly Here From Dayton With
out Mishap and Continue
Trip to Maneuvers.
THREE MINOR ACCIDENTS
AMONG OTHER GROUPS
Ships Nose Over ct Rochester and
New York-0verheated Motor
Grounds Cadet at Erie, Pa.

Flocking into Boiling Field like doves
into a pea field, II observation planes
today landed at the Army Air Station.
A short while later they were IN the
air again on their way to New York,
theoretically speaking, TO attack the
enemy in the greatest aviation maneu-
yer ever staged by any naticn in peace
time.
The planes came here from Dayton,
Ohio, hopping off there this morning
along with approximately COL other
Army craft. The entire air armada
stretched over an approximately 800
mile front. All are expected at con-
centration points in the New York area
late today.
The first to arrive here was an
Observation Squadron composing the
l04th Group, commanded by Maj. L.
H. Brereton, commandment OF the post
held, Fort Sill, Okla.
Planes RefueI at Field.
1t was shortly after $50 m. when
the inst detachment of the lU4Cn
I'd ~ p.anes. The second and last
gr,up as over tine ar station a lew
minutes later. In ali, 81 p.anes were
down and III position within 20 MN
ut-s, ana MAJ. Erereton reported all
accounted for and that the tip across
one of the worst stretches OF lily ING
country was maze without incident
Seven gasoline trucks were Oh hand
and relueLng was underway before the
last planes whee.s t-uched the f1eiu.
Approximately 100 gallons OF Iue. was
pumped into each pane.
AT II: 80 o'clock the group was ready
for the next lap Of the night. Five
minutes later Maj. Bereton's plane was
in the air, followed by the three
squadrons.
The distinguished war flyer led the
18th Observation Squadron, Fort Sam
Houston; 88th Observation Squadron,
Fort Sill, Okla, end the 22d Observa-
ton Squadron, Maxwell Field, Ala, all
noted war outfits. His squadron COM
manders are Lieut.. Joseph Hicks, Capt.
Donald p Muse and Capt. Lawrence p.
Hickey, the latter a veteran of the ex-
petition headed into Mexico by Gen.
John J. Pershing. These famous squad
ronS carried the insignias of their or
CARNATIONS on their planes. That OF
the 18th bore an eagle carrying an ar
tillery shell, denoting the mission Of the
squadron in spotting artillery; the 18th
is the famous Bucklng Broncho squad
ron, and the 22d has shooting star
as its mark.
Woman" Passenger Along.
The only woman" passenger was
Martha Louise Ringtail," the daughter
of mfr and Mrs. William White Ring
tail" of Central America. Miss Ring
tail' has more flying hours than any
other monkey in captivity She is the
property of Lieut. Albert w. Shepherd
Of the 22d Squadron and has been
flying fer one of her eight years.
Hardly had Lieut.. Shepherd cut of
his motor before Martha Louise was out
OF the cockpit and onto the right wing
of the big plane. She adjusted her
helmet, Strengthened her neckerchief
and brushed off her flying suit before
she would pose for photographers. She
declined, however. to be interviewed.
The next ob-ervat.on group of "a
planes came into sight at 11:45 O'Clock,
exactly on schedule These planes are
manned by embryo Army pilots, cadets
in training at Kelly Field, San An
tonic, Tex. Their planes Of the type
used in training at their home station,
while the veteran squadrons are equip
ped with two-Seaters powered with
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