Evening star., 1954-05-10
Air Shows Planned
Al Area Bases for
Armed Forces Day
By Harry Lever

An extensive program of
Armed Forces Day activities.
which will feature some spectac-
ular air activity. has been
planned in Virginia and Mary
land.
On Saturday. the day Of the
celebration. special free shows
will be put on. Open house will
be held so residents of neighbor-
ing areas can see where their
defense tax dollar is going.
The main show at Boiling Air
Force Base in Washington will
feature spectacular fly-by's of
the newest jets plus large ground
displays.
The main shows in Virginia
and Maryland will be at Fort
George G. Meade, Md. and at
the Severn River Naval Com
mand headquarters at Annapolis.
Nike to be Shown.
At Fort Meade, on Saturday,
the Nike, the Army's first super
sonic anti-aircraft guided missile
designed to follow and destroy
the enemy target regardless of
evaSive action, will be shown to
the public for the first time.
There also will be a showing of
many other types of military
equipment such as artillery
weapons.
An air show will start at noon,
with jet fighters and bombers
participating. Light aircraft will
show their stuff in short field
landings and take-offs at 2 pm.
and SO will Army helicopters.
Fourteen units of the post will
be available to public inspection
from 9 am. until S pm. They
will show motion pictures. serve
food, and offer tours, displays
and demonstrations.
Also at Fort Meade there will
be an extensive bridge-building
demonstration by the Army
engineers.
At the Severn River Naval
Command headquarters, there
will be open house, special events
and displays. and visiting aboard
three Atlantic Fleet men-of-war.
according to Capt. Donald Mac
Donald of the Naval Academy,
chairman of the commands
Armed Forces Day Committee.
The Naval Academy at Annap-
oils will open its gates to the
public at 8 am. Saturday. Many
Of the lecture halls, the museum,
the chapel. and Bancroft Hall
will be open until S pm.
The Naval Air Facility at
North Severn is scheduling dem
onstrations Of naval aviation
equipment and static displays Of
equipment of the other armed
forces, from / to 5 pm. The
Naval Academy Band will play
between scheduled demonstra-
tions. Free ferry service from
the Reina Mercedes Wharf to
the Air Facility will be available
continuously between / and 4::30
pm.
Ships Open to Public.
Moored at Santee Dock and
open to the public from 9 to II
am. and from l to 4 pm, will
be a destroyer, a submarine and
mine sweeper.
A series of athletic events be-
tween Naval Academy midship-
men and visiting teams will be
held from l to $3.50 pm.
Three demonstrations ir the
Luce Hall planetarium will be
held at 1880. 2 and 2::30 pm.
The station ship USS Reina
Mercedes, a former Spanish
cruiser, will be open to visitors
from l to S p. m. Visitors also
may tour specified areas in the
Naval Hospital from 2 to 4 pm.
The academy's brigade Of
3.400 midshipmen will march at
1880 pm. The Academy Band
will give concerts late in the
morning and early in the after
noon at the Chapel Walk band
stand. In event Of rain, most Of
the outdoor events will be can.
celled.
The Armed Forces Week OBJ
servance will include a full-dress
parade Of the brigade of mid
shipmen at $3.50 pm. Wednesday
on Worden Field.