Evening star., 1950-05-21
Armed Forces
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Day display of new weapons.

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they were not ready to hear the
words of a great American. He
even took exception to photog-
rapher's f1ashlight.
The movie actor said there were
references to the show of military
might in the inaugural of 1865
that had significance on Armed
Forces Day and he was deter
mined to read them. The crowd
was silent but Mr.. Young faltered
in his reading. His wife suggested
he read only the last paragraph.
Then with a confident voice, Mr..
Young read the familiar close of
the address-"With malice toward
none and charity to all -"
The Sesquicentennial Choir
then burst into the Battle Hymn
of the Republic" accompanied by
the Army Band and the display
Of fireworks began.
Open House Held.
During the day, open house
ceremonies were held at military
posts throughout the area.
At Boiling two giant B-36's
roared overhead, but the new jet
powered bombers and fighters
provided the main thrills for the
crowds.
One of the most spectacular
displays was given by a Navy
Neptune bomber, which early in
the show roared upward at a As
degree angle, leaving a billowing
trail of thick, black smoke. A
huge Air Force B-29 gave the
crowd thrill when it's propellers
were feathered and a jet engine.
lowered from the bomb bay, pro-
vided the bomber's power.
A B-50 then landed on the tip
of the runway and, reversing its
propellers, came to halt in about
1900 feet-about a third of the
normal landing run.
Tank Shoots Liquid Fire.
In a tactical demonstration, a
33-ton Army tank ragged down the
runway, spewing huge streams of
liquid fire more than 100 yards
ahead. In a display of almost
unbelievable maneuverability, a.
crew put through it's PAGES one of
the new General Patton" medium
tanks.
The crowd grew noticeably
larger when Arthur Godfrey ar
rived for his first jet flight, in a
T-33 trainer.
While the radio and television
star roared at a speed exceeding
600 miles an hour back and forth
over the field, at times taking the
controls himself. his 9-year-old
son. Mike, watched from the re-
viewing stand.
Godfrey's radio was hooked up
to the public address system, and
his comments brought laughs as he
put the two-seated trainer through
its PAGES.
Parade Has Surprise Ending.
The audience enjoyed the sur
prise ending of a parade of large
power vehicles of the Engineer
Corps. Following the huge ma
chimes, on foot and pushing a
wheel barrow, was buck private,
loaded down with full pack,
bazooka, ropes, a hoe and other
equipment.
There" an officer commented
to the crowd, "goes the most valu-
able piece of equipment since the
engineers started"
In sharp contrast to the power
full bombers and fighters, three
tiny helicopters appeared dipping
and spinning like strange bugs, or
lowering a few yards above the
field. From one of them, Coast
Guardsman was lowered to life
raft in a simulated air-sea
rescue.
The spectators also saw blanks
fred from a 240-mm. motorized
field gun-larger than any fired
during the last war from a motor
lied carriage. The prowess of
fire fighters also was shown in
extinguishing the flaming fuse
lage of an old Navy dive bomber.
Photo Laboratory Mobile.
A highlight of the exhibits is an
air inflated, rubberized photo
graphic laboratory, 80 feet long.
The mobile building folds into
sections which fit into eight duff1e
bags. The unit was delivered to
the Air Force just two weeks ago.
Col. G.. W.. Goddard, aerial
photo chief of Wright Field, Day.
ton, Ohio, said the tent-like unit
was brought here because of its
possible use by other services, par
ticularly medical forces.
The displays also include remote