Evening star., 1951-05-20

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OF Combat Power in
Armed Forces Show
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feet of space both inside and out
side of buildings. They asked and
were told the answers to questions
about the operation of everything
from Gen. Walker tanks and huge
cargo planes to the speedy manu-
facture of ice cream for service
personnel.
$500 Sample Ice Cream.
The public even got proof of
the Ice creams high quality. In
five hours $500 people consumed
sizeable and tasty servings. Army
demonstrations at Boiling were
least affected by the adverse
weather. The spectators saw big
Army tanks and guns in operation
and witnessed the explosion of a
destructive napalm (f1re) bomb.
They also saw the awesome capa-
bilities of flame throWer in an
attack on a pillbox over 100 yards
away, -.-
The Army demonstrated the use
Of light aircraft for flight liaison.
The Marines won applause for
showing how their >helicopters
land combat troops, guns and
other heavy equipment and the
troops can begin doing business
with an enemy in a matter of
minutes. The demonstration un-
derscored the Importance of
quickly establishing communica-
ton between the landed troops
and the helicopters which were
called in later, to bring addi-
tional supplies and to evacuate
wounded Marines.
RESCUE Is SlmulateQ.
The Coast Guard simulated the
rescue by helicopter of man on
a lifeboat in heavy seas. Prac-
tically all the heavy aircraft of
the Air Force and Navy scheduled
for yesterdays program will par
ticipate today. This includes a
"hy-by" of three B-50's. which
are the superfortresses assigned
to atomic bombing missions. and
Navy jet aircraft passes. Arthur
Godfrey, who holds a Navy Re-
serve commission, is booked to be
in one of these planes.
Biggest thing on the fleld-other
than the crowd-was the massive
cargo craft. the Douglas CHA.
The second largest aircraft ever
to fly, it was brought here by
Col. j. B. Stokes, former airline
pilot and World War II veteran,
from Hunter Air Force Base in
Savannah, Ga.
It's so big the crew can use a
f1reman's pole to slide down from
the flight deck to the bottom deck
and still be seven feet off the
ground.
Can Fly 220 Combat Men.
Empty it weighs 100000 pounds
and can carry load of 210.000I
pounds with its four engines. 1ne
crew even carries it's own motor
bikes aboard. AS troop carrier
it. accommodates 220 men dressed
for combat.
Engine trouble can oe handled
In the air with crewmen standing
in wing tunnels o make repairs.
Only last week a new generator
was installed in one of the engines
in fight.
1t has range Of 5000 miles,
carries 11,0O0 gallons of fuel and
can stay aloft more than so hours.
The crowd at Boiling included
many youngsters who were fasci-
mated and overjoyed at the chance
of engaging in such pleasures as
Navy model plane contests, rides
in the cab of locomotive of the
Army Transportation Corps, and
pull the cord to strike the clapper
OF large bell promoting the sale
of savings bonds.
The Metropolitan Police esti-
mate that upwards of 10000 per-
sons braved the morning rains
and low temperatures to watch
the parade up Constitution ave-
nue.. The procession was led by
Maj. Robert J. Barrett, Superin-
tendant of Police, in a light con-
vertible. and a platoon of motor
cycle police. Next came the grand
marShals in five sedans abreast.
They were Maj. Gen. D. L. Weart
of the Army, Maj. Gen. Samuel L.
Howard. Marines; Rear Admiral
w. G. SCHNEIDER, Navy; Brig. Gen.
Morris j. Lee, Air Force, and Rear
Admiral R. j. Mauerman, Coast
Guard.
Massed Colors Lead.
In the first division were the
massed colors of the Nation and
all the services. In order marched
the Army, the Marines, the Navy.
the Air Corps and the Coast
Guard, units being interspersed
with bands and rolling equipment.
Farther back were various re-
serve elements of the services, the
National Guard. veterans groups
and others.
The ordnance that rumbled
along on great wheels CT track
laying treads was the same type
of equipment being used IN battle
in Korea. These included Sher-
man tanks with long barrels of
their 90-millimeter guns. simple
looking but deadly recoilless anti
tank guns and mobile anti
aircraft guns.
President Truman WAS an