Evening star., 1951-07-23
D. {. Area Boy
Wins Trophies
Al Plane Show
$4,000 Spectators
See Models Compete
At Andrews AT Base
By Harry Lever

"A 1O-yGdT-OlQ washing JUIl area
boy won The Evening Star and
National Airport Club trophies
during yesterdays big model air.
plane show, which drew an esti-
mated $4,000 spectators to An
drews Air Force Base.
Roger L. Barron, of Springfield,
Va, who has won scores of
trophies in model plane competi-
ton during the past several years
won the MAC trophy for high
points in the Junior class for the
third time, and now is entitled to
keep it. He took The Evening Star
trophy for scoring the highest
number of points 81 any Wash
ington area youth among the
400 contestants.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
trophy for. high points in the
senior class was won by Don
Schrello, 18, of Pittsburgh, Pa. i
Six contestants from the Wash
ington area were given cups by
the Metropolitan Washington
Area Chrysler Dealers and will be
sent. all expenses paid. to the
International Meet in Detroit.
from August % to 27.
They were Raymond and David
Weisman of 1892 Kanawha street
NV. Donald Struttmann of 1918
Halleck street, District Heights,
Md; Alan Walker. 5905 Euclid
street, Cheverly, Md; Roger Bar
ron and Lloyd Thompson, 1851
South Frederick street, Arlington,
Va.
In one of the speed flying
events. Harold G. Henry, of Fay
etteville, Pa, took first place when
his little plane was clocked at a
fraction better than 162 miles an
hour. The international record isl
163 miles an hour. The second
place winner in this event,
Fletcher Slade of New York City,
flew his plane at lat miles an
hour.
Ilny FlaneS WTeckeu,
The attendance figure was given
by Maj. Shuford Mcdonald,
provost marshal of Headquarters
Command of the Air Force, and
Capt. Samuel Dragone, provost
marshal of Andrews.
Several of the little planes were
a n n
high winds before noon. However,
the sight of his craft Unexpectedly
striking the ground proved no
barrier to Robert Eldin, 16, of
Harrisburg, Pa. He picked up the
undamaged fuselage and tail Sec
ton, took it to his repair kit and
ref1tted the plane with a spare"
wing within few minutes, to con-
tinue competition.
First Aid Provided.
The Red Cross Emergency First |
Aid Corps treated about so per-
sons for a variety of minor in
juries, such as cut fingers, insect
bites, heat exhaustion, fainting
and headaches.
About 10 children were re-
ported lost. but all speedily were
returned.
Following the model plane
competition, the Air Forces Drum
and Bugle Corps, from Boiling
Air Force, put on its first of
several demonstrations, with it's
men parading to martial music.
Meanwhile squadron of II
fighters fro mthe Naval Air Re-
serve Training Unit, of Anacostia
Naval Air Station, returning from
flight, passed over the show
area in salute to the meet.
An unscheduled surprise shortly
before noon was the appearance
of a giant C-124 "Globemaster
H." the second largest airplane
in the world. 1t also made a
pass on return flight from
Boiling to Long Beach, Calf, it's
home base.
The crowd was thrilled by the
intricate precision drilling of the
Air Forces 1,100th Ceremonial
Squadron. also stationed at Boil
ling.
A Coast Guard helicopter,
piloted by 1t. David Gershowitz,
of Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn,
showed the spectators the unusual
maneuverability of such craft
by staging a simulated rescue.
Elude ATTACKERS"
Fort Belvoir and the Military
District of Washington were rep
resented by two all-metal liaison
aircraft in series of short take
offs, and the demonstration of
their ability to elude an attack
ing plane while in flight. These
planes were piloted by Capt.
Elmer E. Shaner and 1t. Harvey
w. Huntzinger.
The display of a dozen air.
planes on the field drew thou
sands of spectators. They saw
the new search-and-rescue am
phibians of the Coast Guard and
the Air Rescue Service, the
various Air Force fighter and
bomber craft, and inspected the
big C-54M hospital ship of the
Military Air Transport Service,
whose commander, Lieut.. Gen.
Laurence S. Kuter, was on hand
later in the day.
The exhibit of accurately
scaled models of the Air Forces
Exhibit Group, from Wright
Patterson Air Force Base, includ-
ing an electrically controlled B-36
model, also evoked wide interest.
Retriever Trucks Busy.
The field was colorfully dec
GRATED with 220 flags of all the
States and nations, provided
through courtesy of Brooks Hard
ing, chairman of the United
Nations Honor Flag Committee.
The 679th Air Force Band, from
Andrews, played during the after
noon against backdrop of the