Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-03
ATTACK
TO MARK AIR MEET
Hawks viii Make Flight on
Wrights Thirtieth An
niverSary.

Assaults on a number of world and
American aviation records, two Of them
at least starting from Washington, will
feature Nationwide celebration on
December 16 and II of the thirtieth
anniversary of the first airplane flight,
made at Kitty Hawk. N. c., on Decem-
Der IT, 1908, by Orville Wright.
Two aviation meets and demonStra-
lions and an aviation dinner, to be at
tended by the country's foremost avia-
ton notables, will feature the celebra-
ton in Washington, according to plans
now being completed by Ray Cooper,
general manager of the National Aero
nautic Association.
As feature Of the celebration here,
Comdr Frank NJ Hawks, holder OF
speed records in all parts of the world,
will attempt to bring back to the United
States the 2,000-kilometer speed record,
now held by Germany with an average
Hawks attempt will be spectacular.
He will start and finish in Washington,
using as the marker pylonS CT his long
course the new monument at Kitty
Hawk, N. c., marking the scene OF the
first flight, and the home OF OrVllle
Wright at Dayton. Ohio. From Dayton
DaCK 10 Gllt SOul DC WAA 70
bent far enough to the north, probably
BY way of Cleveland, to make up the
required 1000 kilometerS. The United
States Geological Survey now is work.
ing out a course which will make up
the exact distance, and the flight will
b. checked and homologated by the
National Aeronautics Association Tor
record purposes.
To Broadcast Progress.
Comdr Hawks will carry short
wave radio, and the first running &C
count of an attempted world speed rec
ord fight will be broadcast by him over
National BrOadCaStlng Co. network.
He will carry memorial wreath which
he will drop at Kitty Hawk. The wreath
will be picked up by one OF the three
living witnesses of the first alrplane
flight and placed on the monument
He also expects to drop wreath OF
roses at the home of Mr.. Wright IN tne
event the pioneer does not come W
Washington for the celebration. IN MS
James E. wedde1l Of Patterson, La
outstanding American racing pilot OF
the past season, will attempt to set a
new airline speed record between wash
Engton and New orleans on the ami
versary day OF the first flight
At Detroit Alexander P. De Seversky,
Hrzt world amphibisn ai ,3olsI , speed &c
record of 1876 miles per hour, Will at
tempt to break that record over j.
kiloneter course. Col. Roscoe Turner
Is expected to undertake an airline
speed record flight on the Pacific Coast
and Jack O'Meara, former American
glider distance record holder will I'M
dertake a new glider consecutive loop
record in the East. Mrs. Mae HalznP
will attempt to bring to the United
States the world altitude record for
women. now held abroad. Viola Cen
try. in Florida is to undertake a new
world refueling flight endurance
record for women, starting December 7.
If she is in the air on December IT,
she will have the record to her credit
and will be asked to broadcast from her
plane a message of greeting to Mr.
Wright.
Banquet to Be Here.
The Washington celebration will start
Saturday afternoon. December 10, with
a military aviation demonstration at
Boiling Field. to which planes OF the
famous End Bombardment Wing, in
Guiding the new 9th Pursuit Group,
may come from Langley Field, Hamp-
The banquet to be held here that
evening, may be attended by Orville
Wright. The speakers will include Maj.
Gen. BENJAMIN D. Foulois, first military
pilot pupil of Orville and Wilbur
wright, and present chief OF the Army
Air Corps; Capt Albert C. Read. U. S.
N commander of the NC4 on the first
flight across the Atlantic by any air
craft: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh: Lieut..
Comdr. Thomas G. w Settle. new hold
er of the official world altitude record
as result of his 12-mile climb into
the stratosphere: Comdr. Hawks: Maj.
James H. Jimmy Doolittle. and Wiley
Post. Their brief addresses will be
broadcast to the Nation by the National
Broadcasting Co. from $50 to 10 pm.
On Sunday. December II, a civil air
meet will be held at College Park Air
port. College Park. Md, first regular
flying field in the world. This historic
field. first home of the ARMY f1ving
service. will be the starting points of
the flights of Comdr. Hawks and Jimmy
Weddell.
Celebration dinners and aviation
meets alreadv are being planned in San
Francisco. Birmingham Ala. and De-
troit. New York will hold a great avia-
ton banquet, but in Difference to the
meet here. will not hold a competitive
meet.