Evening star., 1933-12-17
FLYERS DEFY FOG
IN RECORD DISPLAY
Fete In Wrights' Honor Will
Reach Climax Today in
Hawks Flight.

(Continued From First PageD
ord fight to have been made today by
Weddell from Washington TO New Or
leans has been Cancelled.
Yesterdays military show reached its
climax in a ive-bombing attack with
miniature live bombs on floating tar
get in the Potomac of Hams Point by
a SQUADRON Of 2G0-mile le-an-hour Marine
Corps single-seater fighters led by
Lieut.. L. A. Sandy" Sanderson, holder
of the Congressional Medal Of Honor
for gallantry in air action in Nicaragua.
Fog Conceals Target.
Although the target was completely
shrouded from the view of observers by
the river fog, it was family visible to
the pilots of the little winged bullets,
and they laid down a hailstorm barrage
of tiny bombs on and around the spot
as they roared down in single file at
tremendous speed. One-pounder pro-
jectiles composed Of a shotgun shell
full Of high explosives in clay bomb
were used.
The military show began with the
arrival after difficult trip through fog
Of 80 fast Army pursuit planes, counter
parts of the Navy fighters of Sander
sons squadron, from Langley Field,
Hampton, Va. The pursuiters, repre-
senting the newly constituted 9th Pur-
suit Group, were led by Mai. B. @
Jones, Army Air Corps. Landing at
Boiling Field for fuel, they remained
on the line, with nearly an equal num-
Der of Boiling Field planes of various
types for inspection by visitors. Thirty
planes of various types were on 1nspec-
ton at the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton.
Although the fog continued, the pur-
suffers took off to rendezvous with II
big bombardment planes OF the "a
Bombardment Group, Langley Field, at
z o'clock. Three of the bombers were
the heW B-9 BoeingS capable OF speeds
of more than 200 miles per hour with
full load of more than 1000 pounds of
bombs. 1t was the first view for Wash
ingtonians of these deadly new weapons
of warfare, which are forcing q re-
vision of all aerial combat tactics.
Mythical Enemy Routed.
Having made their rendezvous with
the bombers over Bellevue, D. c., the
pursuit and bombardment groups, form
ing the I'd Bombardment Wing, under
command of Maj Herbert A. Dargue,
paraded through a thick sky around
the city. Approaching Hains Point, the
six skeleton squadrons of the two groups
swung into combat formations and the
pursuiters, from high altitude, swung
down in a tremendous, laundering
power dive, Stimulating machine-gun
attack for the purpose Of clearing hos
tile anti-aircraft defenses of Hams
Point. The bombers passed over in
bombing formation and the wing
headed back toward Langley.
While the Army was putting on its
show, 80 Navy and Marine Corps
planes, manned by officers Of the Ana
costa Naval Air Station, offlcer-pilots
from the Navy Department and local
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve flyers
took OF from Anacostia under COM
mand of Lieut.. Comdr. Carleton Nc
Gauley. Above Alexandria, Va, they
met 80 Marine Corps planes from
Quantico, Va, and also paraded around
the city. Something rare in the way
Of formations was put on by the Ma
rines with a miscellaneous "grab-bag"
sort of conglomeI alton of transports.
The v was led by a single e-motored Bel
lanca monoplane transport, followed by
two big biplane flying boats and two
tri-motored Ford monoplane trans
ports. An autogiro, whose pilot kept
pouring on the COAL to keep up,
closed up the V.
Completing their circuit of the city,
the Marines staged a series of highly
spectacular diving attacks on Hains
Point, reaching climax with the live
bombing. A striking feature of their
show was the flying by a squadron of
observation planes in single file of
a Lufberry circle, while the 18 planes
Of the fighter squadron dove through
the circle.
Program Keeps Schedule.
Completing every detail of their pro-
gram on schedule, the planes Of the
three services were back TO home fields
without a slip or bobble before night
fall, according to operations reports
Selection OF the historic College Park
Airport. College Park, Md, as the scene
OF this afternoons civil air meet recalls
the days OF aviation pioneering, when
the nearby Maryland field was the
worlds first airport.
At College Park the Wright brothers
established the first airpIane flying
school, and in 1909 College Park became
the worlds first military flying field
and the home of the entire Army flying
sc rVce. From College Park the Army
conducted its first croSs-country fight
operations. and the worlds first airway
connected College Park and the Army
War College in Washington.
Arrangements for today's meet at Col
lege Park have been made by COM
naittee representing all the outstanding
local aviation organizations and COM
posed Of Chester H. Warrington, chair
man: j. Earl Steinhauer, George C.
Robertson, john S. Wynne. William
Enyart, J. G. Breckenridge, c. T. Ket-
tier Mai. Gen. Benjamin D. FouloiS
and Rear Admiral Ernest H. King.
The outstanding feature of the after
Moons program, which is to begin at l
o'clock, is expected to be the arrival Of
Lieut.. Comdr. Frank NJ Hawks after his
attempt to smash the world speed rec
ord for 1000 kilometers. The time of
his completion of the flight is problem
atical. but is tentatively fixed at $3.50
to $50 pm.
centration OF civil aircraft at / O'clock,
including airplaneS from all local flying
fields and those Of many nearby towns
Former Senator Bingham will open
the program formally with brief ad-
dress Of welcome and tribute to the
pioneers Of aviation.
Lieut.. Comdr. Settle, native of the
District of Columbia, who now holds
the oficial world altitude record by vir-
tue of his recent stratosphere balloon
flight, will be introduced.
The flying program will include for
nation work by Army and Marine
Corps reservists, acrobatic flying by
George Brinkerhoff, ar autogiro DEM
onstration and the departing demon
strations by the various visiting flying
club units.
Recognition will be given to officers
and members of flying organizations as
q part of the program.
The anniversary will be commem-
nratad Ii, caret,nntnu 70 he hold OF