Evening star., 1934-07-18
Washington Gets First
Glimpse Of Huge Bombers
at Boiling Field.
CRUISE FROM DAYTON
MADE IN SHORT TIME
Soldiers Have Difficulty Handling
Crowd of 1900 at Avia-
ton Center.

Unofficial Washington got its FIRST
good look at the Army's new Martin
bomber when 10 of the huge airships
arrived at Boiling Field this morning
with a picked crew of men 10 receive
Anal instructions before taking of to-
morrow for reconnaissance flight
over Alaska.
Acting Secretary Of War Harry
Woodring. Mai. Gen. Benjamin d.
Foulois, chief Of the Army Air Corps,
and Glenn L. Martin. designer and
builder Of the huge planes. were watt
Jng at the airport when the first ship.
piloted by Lieut.. Col Henry H. Arnold,
commander of the flight. landed.
The fight left Patterson Field, near
Dayton. Ohio. at 7:l0 o'clock in units
Of three, with the tenth plane trailing.
Reaching Washington at $50 am,
the planes cireled over the city and
landed at Boiling at 9:35 am. 2 hours
and 25 minutes after the take-on.
Huge Crowd on Hand.
Soldiers at the field had some diffi-
Guilty keeping back the crowd as the
huge. dual-motored monsters TAXED
up to their parking line. but by 9:a5
the motors were silenced and Col.
Arnold formally reported to Gen.
Foulois.
There we're approximately $500
persons at Boiling. AS soon as en-
listed men carted away the luggage
Of the pilots and crew, mechanics be-
gan checking the motors and other
parts preparatory to the take-off to-
morrow.
Each plane bears on its nose a spe-
cial insignia of the Alaska flight. 1t
Is composed of an orange background
OF the map of Alaska. Painted with
in the orange space is a thunderbird
with wings outstretched, perched atop
a totem pole. Each of the officers
also wore the insignia on his leather
jacket.
Personnel of Flight.
Besides Col Arnold, who was In COM
mand Of the Western division during
the Army's flying Of the airmail, off,
GERS arriving on the bombers were
Mai. Hugh j. Knerr, Mai. Ralph
Royce, Maj Andrew w. Smith, Capt.
H. w. McClelland. Capt. Z. L. Ubank,
Capt. w. T. Larson, Capt. j. d. Cor
kille, Lieut.. @. w. Goddard, Lieut.
Hez Mcclellan, Lieut.. Nathan F.
Twining, Lieut.. C. H. Howard. Lieut..
l.. j. Carr, Lieut.. J. s. Griffith, Lieut..
r. A. Snavely, Lieut.. j. s. Mills, Lieut..
L. s. Harman, Lieut.. B. s. Kelsey,
Lieut.. w. A. Fernandez and Lieut.. r.
S. Freeman.
A number Of enlisted men accom-
panied the officers and will return to
Dayton with them tomorrow. After
the early morning ceremonies, the
officers went into consultation with
War Department officials, going over
plans for the flight and its purposes.
At noon the members of the squad
ron were guests of the officers at
Boiling Field and their wives at
luncheon. Lieut.. Col. Kress Mullen
berg. commandant at the field, acted
as host.
For nearly an hour the flyers were
kept busy with the informal recep-
ton at the field, posing for photog-
raphers and mingling with the crowd.
Acting Secretary Woodring. Gen.
Foulois and Col Arnold broadcast
short speeches.
Return In Six Weeks.
Col. Arnold explained the insignia on
the ships and concluded with; Wen
be back here in six weeks"
Because of the arduous task ahead
of the aviators, little social activity is
planned during their overnight stay
in the Capital. In fact most OF this
afternoon was TO be spent in going
over the plans, and the order was
early to bed" for them all.
Tomorrow at 10 an, Col. Arnold
will lead the first flight in taking of.
The departure will be broadcast Just
as the arrival was today and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, chief of staff of
the Army, is expected To bid the
squadron bon voyage.
A brief stop will be made in Day.
ton and the flyers will take of i'm
mediately for Minneapolis, the first
formally scheduled stop Of the flight.
Canada Grants Rights.
The Canadian government has
granted the Army the privilege Of
flying over Canadian territory ana
stopping in four cities of the Do
minion. These, In order after the
take-od from Minneapolis, are Winni-
peg, Regina, Edmonton and Prince
George.
The first stop in Alaska win be at
White Horse. and the terminus will
be Fairbanks.
In Alaska survey flights will be
made to establish additional landing
fields for use in case Of emergency or
war on the Pacific. Photographic
equipment also is to be taken to
assist In the surveys and In mapping
much of Alaskas inland country.
The whole flight is planned as a
test of the mobility of the heavier
planes Of the Army and their ability
TO protect Alaska.
NAVY TO RESUME HOP.