Evening star., 1947-07-31
B.29s' Arrival !
TobeFeature OF
Air Forces Day .
Moss Demonstrations
At z Fields Planned
For Tomorrow :

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Arrival at Andrews Field Of eight
B-29 Super Fortresses" at noon to-
morrow, completing the fight from
Japan will high light the local
phases of a Nation wide celebration
of the 40th anniversary of the Army
Air Forces.
Both Andrews Field and Boiling
Field will hold open house for the
public and have planned mass
Of Americas air
might.
On the program at Andrews Field
will be flights Of air armadas over
the field, aviation displays, demon
stration flights by JET planes, the ar
rival of another "Superfortress"
squadron from Germany and radio
and television broadcasts.
One of the mass flights during
the program from 10 am. to 5 PM.
will see 100 planes Of all types tax
ing the air. The air show also will
feature the P-80 Shooting Star"
Jet craft, with the fields 4th
Fighter Group flying three squad
rons Of II jets each at speeds OF
more than 800 miles per hour.
Twenty-four P-80s also will greet
the trans-Pacific B-29s.
Pilots to Be Heard.
A hook up with the public address
system will permit spectators TO
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in their planes.
Sixteen Royal Air Force four
engined Lincoln heavy bombers,
seen in America for the first time.
will take off from Andrews Field in
the morning, fly in formation over
the Eastern Seaboard during the
celebration, and return in the after
noon. Parachute jumps with dunn
miles," and dozens of aviation ex-
hibits, also will be featured at the
field.
To get there, motorists should
drive across the Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast Bridge for one
mile, turn right at Branch avenue
Sc, continue for half a mile, then
turn left on the new military high
way to the field.
The District National Guard will
have more than 40 of its own planes
on the ready line" at the field, and
several others on display in Hangar
No. l, all open to public inspection.
Many Of the Guards ships will par
ticipate in mass flights over the city.
Record to Be Sought.
In line with the celebration, an
Army P-80 will attempt an unofncial
record in a flight from New York to
Washington Saturday. Taking OF
before the National Broadcasting
Co.'S television cameras at New
York's Mitchell Field at 2:10 pm.
the jet fighter is expected to zoom
over Boiling Field here Is minutes
later. x
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standing combat recordings made
during the war will be featured in
a day-1ong tribute to the AAF by
Radio Station WGAY and WGAY-
FIN tomorrow.
The air show at Boiling Field will
feature demonstrations Of the large
cargo plane, the C-82, and actual
combat maneuvers used during
World War II will be shown by a
group of P-51s, beginning at 1880
pm.
Demonstration Planned.
The Belling Field rescue team,
the "Paradoctors," will parachute
from a high flying transport to
wrecked plane on the runway.
After simulated treatment of pa
tients,"r helicopter will evacuate
them.
The fire fighting group from the
field will demonstrate their tech
niques when a condemned airplans
is saturated with high octane gaso-
line and set afire.
An exhibition of guided missiles
will be explained by guided missile
experts from Wright Field and
Eglin Field. The largest missile on
demonstration will be the JB-2, an
all-steel monoplane equipped with
jet engines.
Photographs Permitted.
Photographic fans, in addition to
being permitted to take pictures
freely, will see an exhibit Of the
10th Photographic Technical Squad
ron. This exhibit includes the re-
suits of the AAFs experimental pro-
gram in three dimensional color
photography from the air.
More than 1000 troops from Boil
ling Field will parade in review at
$50 pm. under cover Of fighter
planes, to bring the days program
to a climax.
From August 1, 1907, when Capt.
Charles De F. Chandler was told to
form an aeronautical division in the
Army's Signal Corps, with two en-
listed men to help him, the AAF has
grown to be the worlds leading
aerial aggregation. At its peak
strength in 1945 the AAF had 2,411,-
900 officers and men and 79,908 air.
craft.
In spite of reduction in man.
power during the last two years to
slightly more than 300, 900, Gen. Carl
Spaatz, now AAF commander, said
the AAF will continue to work with
the zeal and energy shown in the
past, to the end that the history of
their day-to-day efforts will con-
tribute immeasurably to the ad-
yancement of American air power"