Evening star., 1941-01-11
Air Show Displays
New-1ype Plane Made
In Riverda|e, Md.
Oxygen Flask on View;
Windsor Plans to See
Moneuvers Today
Dy the Associated Press.

0S the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 11.-An oxygen
flask" weighing less than pounds
and designed to supply pilots with
oxygen-rich air up to attitudes of
$4,000 to 10000 feet, was exhibited
today at Miamis annual midwinter
air show.
The show, called the All-American
Air ManeuverS, combines racing
with display of aviation progress
In the United States.
The Duke of Windsor, Governor OF
the Bahamas, was scheduled to
spend few hours at the races this
afternoon.
Weather permitting, the Dukes
plan was to fly from Cat Cay, Ba-
hamas, where he and the Duchess
are visiting, see a portion of the
afternoon program and return to
the Cay later today. The Windsors
probably will return to Nassau from
Cat Cay Sunday. The Duchess did
not plan to accompany the Duke to
Miami.
Army Flyers to Use Flask.
The oxygen flask will be used by
both the United States Army Air
Corps and civilian pilots in Gov
eminent training.
The flask consists of a small steel
frame with brackets enclosing an
oxygen tank. Attached are two
gauges, cne to indicate gas pressure
and the other to show the rate of
flow into a rubber sponge mask,
equipped with filter, fitted over
the face.
Chief advantage of the flask is its
portability and simplicity.
Specifications for it have been
sent to London for use in the treat
ment of bombing victims from lack
of oxygen.
Miami offered spectators a fresh
spectacle today-a contest among
flyers trying to out-Stunt each other.
Competitors Include Virginian.
Among the competitors are Vim
cent Burnett of Richmond Va, who
has won the Freddie Lund Trophy,
named for one of Miamis pilot i'm
mortals, and Mike Murphy of Find
lay, Ohio, who has won it twice
Mr. Murphy needs one more leg for
permanent possession. The finals
in the contest will be run off to-
morrow.
AS an added attraction, airplanes
of new design for the private market,
notably one with tricycle. under
carriage, the Ercoupe, made in
Riverdale, Md, and another which
looks like vest pocket edition of a
pursuit plane, the Culver Cadet
neither with an engine or more than
rs horsepoWer-were on display.
Navy dive bombers, Stimulating the
devastating attacks made by Ger
man planes in both the battle of
France and the battle of Britain,
wrecked" a portion of a woodland
fabric city on the Municipal Airport
yesterday
Defense Technique Demonstrated.
For safety's sake no actual bombs
were dropped on the city erected
a bare quarter of mile from spec
tators' stand. The flyers demon
strated the technique originated in
the United States for defense against
an enemy bent on invasion.
Theodore Thompson OF Fort Lau-
derdale. Fla, won a 10-mile race
for ightly-powered, two-seated
planes, averaging 114.5 miles an
hour with only a 75-horsepower
motor. Danny Fowlie of Minneapolis
was second with 1892 miles an
hour and Wally Schantz, Atlanta,
third with 1874 All flew Culver
Cadet monoplanes.
Edna Kidd of New Orleans won
a 25-mile women'S race to Holly
wood, Fla, and return in another
plane of the same make at speed
of 1880 m.ph. katherine Rawls
Thompson of Fort Lauderdale.
famous swimmer, was second at
1883 mp.h., and Virginia Snod-
grass of Waterloo, Iowa, third
at 11287.