Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

ever made since the bombardment
matches began at Langley in 1925.
Cronau and Burnside made their rec
ord high score bombing from attitudes
of 5000 and 5000 feet.
Lieut.. David D. Graves, G5th Pursuit
Squadron, Rockwell Field, CALI, was
winner of the pursuit match. Firing
fixed guns at both ground and tow tar
gets and dropping bombs from low al
titudes. he scored 1855 points out OF
maximum possible score OF 1850.
In the competition for observation
and attack pilots, including the firing OF
fixed guns at both ground and tow tar
gets and bombing from low attitudes,
Lieut.. Irving r. Selby, Scott Field, H.
was high with a score OF 656 out OF q
possible 1850. s
Calf. won the observers match with
score of 657.5 out of maximum OF
i $50. including the firing Of flexible
c1Ins at both ground and tow targets.
The gunnery and bombing scores for
nurs,lit, observation and attack pilots
and observers were we'll above average
for the matches. The fact that they
are apparently low is due to the extreme
difaculty of firing accurately from
planes maneuvering at varying speeds,
the uncertainty of atmospheric condl-
lions and other factors entering INTO
aerial gunnery work which tend TO make
the scoring Of high marks virtually i'm
possible. -,
Baltimore Plans Show.
Approximately IS military and COM
mercial airplanes are expected to be en-
tered in the second Baltimore aircraft
show, November Is to %, at the Curtiss
Wright Airport.
The Flying Club of Baltimore, spon-
soring the show, will utilize two large
steel and concrete hangers, with a tenn
porary exhibition building connecting
them. Air circuses are planned Tor botn
Sundays of the show.
The first show was held in the 18th
Regiment Armory. The change Of loca-
ton was made so that airplane manu-
facturers. distributors and dealers would
not be forced to diSmantle planes, haul
them through the city streets, reassem-
BILE them at the exposition building, and
then reverse the procedure after the
show. This year planes will be howr
to the airport and pushed directly &c
the exhibition spaces.
Versatile Bombers.
The Army bombardment airplane
Scatterer Of death and destruction on
| tremendous scale In time of war, finds
constructive and useful outlets Tor 1T
deadly talents in time Of peace.
From France Field, Panama, comes q
report to the War Department OF tnt
use Of bombardment planes for tht
busting Of swamps which breed malaria
MOSQUITOES. Paris green is the poison
used and it Is distributed by means of &
special hopper rugged in the bombing
| rtnnp1f of the nlanP
| tude of 20 to 40 feet, 600 pounds being
o load for single trip. The results
were described as most encouraging
] Practically all the larvae were killer
and those which remained alive did 81
only because they were too small II
absorb any Of the poison. Seven to ter
dustings a season, it is believed, vii
kill practically all Of the larvae OF thu
malaria mosquito.
Use of the bomberS made possible
busting operations over much large
areas than could be covered by an!
| other method. Experiments are to b.
made with spraying of oil from plane
for the same purpose.
| Within day or two after the Panam;
report came in the War Department re
ceived another report Of the use o
bonbardment planes for the sowing o
seed in Oahu, Hawaii. The sowing wa
done from planes of the 18th Composite
Wing, Army Air Corps, Fort Shafter
| Hawaii, at the request of the forestr.
division of the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
J ers' Association and the Territorial
Board of Agriculture and Forestry.