Evening star., 1936-07-05

1929 he completed his active duty and
got job flying airmail between New
York and Montreal. After two years
as an airmail pilot he joined the
Department of Commerce in 1881 as
engineering inspector.
During his five years with the bu-
reau Peyton made flight tests and
gave Federal aviation examinations in
washington, Oakland, Phoenix, De-
troit. Los Angeles and Kansas City.
He also made survey Of Alaska COM
mercial aviation facilities.
He has completed a three-week
course of instruction in the T. W. A.
airline pilots school at Kansas City,
covering operating regulations and
airline practice.
Peyton is married and has a son.
James R. Peyton, years old.
NAVY and Marine Corps Aviation
Reserve training has entered
period of increased activity under
terms of the 1887 appropriation bill,
which carries an increase Of s515, ,634
above the 1886 total for the Naval Re-
serve, most of the increase being ear
marked for aviation.
During the last week total of
5,334,3O3 was made available for
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve avia-
ton, including the aviation cadet pro-
gram Of this amount $3,974,l32 is
for the cadet program, intended to
provide a steady and increasing flow
of new pilots into the under-manned
squadrons of the feet. OF the remain
der. 1851 ,090 is for Marine Corps Re-
serve flying expenses and the rest for
the Navy Aviation Reserve.
The increased funds will provide
training duty for 80 additional volun-
teer aviation officers and will provide
for an increase from 16 to % in num-
Der of Fleet Reserve men allowed In
the aviation divisions.
Aviation cadets, selected on the ba-
sis of a month of elimination train
ing at naval air stations, among them
the Anacostia station, are given a year
of flight training at Pensacola, Fla,
and three years of aviation duty with
the fleet on a cadet status, after which
they are given Reserve commissions,
assigned to Reserve aviation units for
training and returned to civil life.
A LTHOUGH none Of the big new
"A Douglas 21-passenger transport
airplanes has yet gone into regular
passenger service, United Air Lines,
with 10 of them on order, has just
announced that orders have been
placed for five more, at a cost OF
s103, 900 each. Delivery of the first
plane is scheduled for August 10,
With subsequent deliveries at the rate
of two a week.
The big transports, with their longer
cruising range. will enable United TO
again reduce its coast-to-coast flying
time, company officials said. With
the addition Of these Is transports,
United will have feet OF IS twin
engined type airplanes.
American Airlines, first of the
companies to place bulk order for
the big new airliners, recently brought
the first of the big Douglases to
Washington Airport en- route from
California to New York to complete
its service testing.
Regarded as a critical test Of the
suitability of the local airport for
operation of such large aircraft, the
big Douglas surprised observers by
landing and getting out with no more
difficulty than its smaller sisters. No
decision as to regular operation OF
the big ships here has been an
nounced, however.
CONTINUING their impressive Sc
~ ries of all-time traffic records,
the Nations domestic air transport
lines during May carried 96,368 pas
sengers and few 40.097,155 passenger
miles, both new records, according to
the Bureau Of Air Commerce.