The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-26
THOUSANDS AT
AIRPORT TO SEE
FAMED FLIERS
Bad Weather BaIkS Hawks
Arrival; Other Noted
Pilots Here.
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miles.
A tail wind approximately twen-
ty miles, helped speed the holder OF
the transcontinental record on his
way.
Shortly before Doolittle arrived,
three navy helldivers, observation
planes, arrived from Crosse Isle,
near Detroit, and six ships winged
in from Great Lakes naval training
station, north of Chicago, under
command of Lieutenant j. G. Huff
man, few minutes later.
1t was not long after they settled
on the field before six fights OF the
Reimbursement squadron, First
pursuit group, from Selfridge field,
Michigan, appeared over Indianap-
oils, circled the business district
twice, and then came on to the air
port.
Leading the first flight was Cap
tain r. G. w. Blessing, commanding
the squadron on its tour to the
dedication.
Others from Scott Field
One of the pilots of this group,
often called the cream of the air
force, is Lieutenant Arthur w. Nee
han, son of Mrs. F. w. Clemant,
1853 Gladstone avenue, who he will
visit here. -
From Scott field, Belleville, ILL.,,
fourteen observation planes of the
air service came to Indianapolis un-
der command of Captain w. G.
Hayes.
Late news from New York this
morning said that soupy weather
had pinned Captain Frank Hawks
to the ground with his little Travel
air mystery ship with which he has
set many records.
Hawks hoped to leave New York
by 10 this morning and make the
trip here in about five hours, count
ing time lost to stiff headwind he
would face all the way.
The fog and rain that forced
poStponement of Fridays dedica-
zion events lay between Hawks and
indianapolis, however.
Commercial Craft Here
Many commercial planes arrived
here today, some of them after
having been forced down on
emergency fields in neighboring
states by rain while trying to reach
Indianapolis Friday.
They will participate in events on
Sundays program.
Earl B. Wadsworth, superinten-
dent of air mails, arrived on a
Transcontinental & Western Air,
Inc, liner, and was the guest of
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson.
Another spectator who arrived by
T. and w. A. was Joseph H. Wells,
90, en- route from Columbus to Kan
sas City.
Train travel makes him i'll, Wells
said, but he didn't suffer any sick
ness aboard the air liner, despite
rather bumpy passage in the high
wind.
L. B. Manning, president, and w.
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Airlines, came in from Chicago in
Stinson tri-motored plane, and
will stay over Sunday.
Speak Briefly by Radio
Doolittle and several other pilots
were called to microphone and
spoke briefly over WFBM.
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field an hour before the first event
on the program, climb contest.
OF this number almost 100 were
military planes.
At 1:30 Miss Dorothy Hester was
to give stunt exhibition, followed
by the army and navy events.
At 4:30 a twenty mile dash
was scheduled for planes with max
imum 100-horse power. After that
an acrobatic contest was slated.
DoOlittle on his arrival here said
he would fly in events if the de-
partment OF commerce would sane
ton his flights. He will leave Sun
day for Chicago, where his plane is
to go in for overhaul.
Friday Tickets Honored
Ernest G. Ropkey, general chair
man, announced tickets for Fridays
program would be honored today.
Events called off Friday were start
ed at noon today.
In case of several events sehed-
uled for repetition Sunday, prizes
will be doubled for Sundays events.
Lou Stricken, 17-year-old pilot,
who Sunday will seek to regain the
junior light plane altitude record,
at present $500 feet, arrived dur
ing the rain Friday afternoon from
Latrobe, Pa, in his little Aeronca.
Stricken and "Skyball" Ross
Brinkley, master of ceremonies, this
afternoon were to give their famous
mind reading" act.
Brinkley, through the loud
speaker, will issue directions to
Strickler, in the air, and Stricken
will attempt to carry out maneuvers
ordered by Brinkley. BY shaking
his planes wings he will answer
yes" or mo" to questions pro-
pounded by Brinkley.
Rain Hats Feature
The rain Friday afternoon halted
announcements of Brinkley over the
loud speaker system, when the wires
became water soaked and Shorted.
One entire shift of city police
will be on duty at the port and on
roads leading to the field this aft
ernoon. City police are being aid
ed by details of state police and
Marion county deputy sheriffs.
Among aviation notables expected
to be present today and Sunday is
DR.. j. D. Brock, Kansas City CN1o.)
dentist-aviator, who won fame by
making a flight daily for a year.
1t was announced today that A.