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G r e et i ng s f 'r o mM r . D av i s o n . . . . . . . . . . .A ir C or ps T ac ti ca l S ch oo l D e fe at s F og . . . . . . . . .A i r C o rp s t o Ph ot o gr a ph P r eh i st o ri c C an a ls i n A ri zo n a.I nt e rm e di a te L a nd i ng F i el d E s ta b li s he d a t M i dl a nd , T e xa s

N ew A ir pl an es f or t he Us e o f t he N at io na l G ua rd . Let 1s G et Ac q ua i nt e d . . . .. .W oo de n T ro pp y C ha ng es H an ds F re qu en tl y A lt i tu d e R e co r d a t R oc k we l l F i el d , C a li f R e su m e o f M il i ta r y A v ia t io n f o r 1 92 9 . . . .U n co n sc i ou ~ Ai r ma n F a ll s 1 2 , 0 0 0 f e e t T h r o u g h Sp a c e Army a nd N av y P la ne s J oi n i n A rm is ti ce D ay C el eb ra ti on .R e t i r e m e n t o f L i e u t . A l d w o r t h . . . . . B o mb a rd m en t S q ua d ro n T a k- e s N e ed e d R e st P os t hu m ou s P ro m ot i on o f L ie u t . M o tl e y .R a n d o l p h F i e l d { . . . . . . .Army A i r ma n ~ i n s P 4 i 1i p p in e G o l f C h a mp i o ns h i p.

T en Y e ar s A go i n t h e N e ws L e tt e r . . . R oc kw el l ~ rm an ~ an ds i n So rr en to C an yo n N e w A l ti t ud e R ec o rd f or P ur s ui t P l an e . .. .A i r C o rp s R e s er v e O f fi c er S ho w s S k il l a s A rc h it e ctA d va n ce d A ge n t f or P u r su i t G r ou p F l ig h t C o mp l et e s M i s si o n. P u rs u it e rs P a tr o l O v er D e tr o it D u ri n g F u ne r al o f S o l d .i e rl l '.W ar D ep ar tm en t O rd er s A ff ec ti ng A ir C or ps O f fi ce rs .B l a n k e t L O $ t i n B a tt l e o f S o i ss o ns J us t R e tu r ne d t o O w ne r . N o t e s _ . f : l ' O n ' fA i . r C o r p s F i e l d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The chief purpe se cf thispublicaticn 1stt' distripu,te infC'rmatie'n on .aercnautics tC' tho flying per ecnne), in the RegUlar Army, Reserve Crrps, Naticl1alGuard, .and


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o ut o f i t h i m s el f u n i n ju r e d.I n t he ~ an ti me , t ht ~e o th er s in gl e- se at eX !s h ad l an de d o n t he a i rd ro me

a nd h ad t ax ye d t o t h ~ ha.hgars. R u mo r s w e re 'DEl'ing s pr ea d t o t h e e f fe ct t ha t t wop i lo t s h a d j 'U . In ? eda nd . t ha t a S hi p h ad c ra sh ed n ea r t he a i rs hi p h an ga r. N on e o f

th es e ru m or s ha d ~ ' f b un d at i on . . .A l it tl e a ft er fi,;e a t el ep ho ne c al l c am e r ep or ti ng s ev er al s hi ps d ow n

n e ar ' H il t on V i ll a ge , w i th o ut i n ju r y t o p il o ts o r S h ip s e x ce p t M a jo r B . X. Y 'O u nt ,A .C ., w ho h ad b ee n i nju re d w h en h is P -l w as w re ck ed i n la nd in g. H ow ev er , i tw as n' t l on g b ef or e M aj or Y ou nt c al le d b,y p ho ne t o d en y t h at h e h ad e ve n s om uc h a s a s cr at ch . T hi s r ep or t l es se ne d t he t en si on t o a gr ea t d eg re e, b utt he re w er e s ti ll t we lv e a ir pl an es t o b e a c co un te d f or . S ev er al m in ut es p as se dW it ho ut n ew s. T he s in gl e~ se at er s m us t b e o n t he g ro un d a s t he ir g as s up pl y ~ :

m us t b e e xh au st ed . T he t wo -s ea te rsh ad s uf fi ci en t f ue l t o g o t o R : l! 'c nm on d,o r fu rt he r i f n ec es sa ry . F in al ly ap ho ne c al l c am e. N am e a f te r n am e w as g iv en o ve r t he p ho ne a nd t he l is t wa sc he ck ed a ga in st t ha t o n t h e S ch oo l O p er at io ns b la ck bo ar d. E ve ry s hi p an d everyp il ot w as a c co un te d f or . P er so nn el O .K . ~ t w o s hi ps w r ec ke d. A y el l of jo ~rw en t u p f ro m t he c ro wd a ss em bl ed i n t he o ff ic e. W h o c a re d a b ou t t w o s h i- p s w l' l ent he u i lo ts w er e a ll r ig ht ? T he C om ma nd an t a nd t he A ss is ta nt C om ma nd an t s la pp ed

e ac h' o th er o n t h e b ac k, b ot h t al ki ng a t o n ce i n a r el ie f f ro m t he t en si cn a nde xp re ss in g j ey t h a t a ll w a s w el l a ft er a h ec ti c, h ar ro wi ng h ew .

As f or t he s hi ps W hi ch w er e s ev er al m il es f ro m t he f ie ld a nd m us t b eb ro ug ht b ac k - - a sk t he E ng in ee ri ng O ff ic er .

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A I R C O RP S T O P H QT O GR A PH P B EH I ST O RI C C A N A LS I N ,A R IZ O NA

U l Jo n t h e r e q ue s t o f S m it h so n ia n I n st i tu t e o f fi c ia l S t h e A s si s ta n t S e cr e ta r y'o f W a r f or A e ro na ut ic s, H on or ab le F . T r ub ee D av is on , h as a ut ho ri ze d t he Army

. Ai r C or ps t o ma ke a er ia l p ho to gr ap hs o f p r eh is to ri c i rr ig at io n c an al s n ea rP ho en ix , A ri zo na . F ro m a n a r ch eo lo gi ca l s ta nd po in t, t he se a nc ie nt c an al s. a re

e x t re m e l y i n t e re s t i ng and .'of g re at v al ue a s a s u bje ct o f s tu dy . T he y a r e f as tb e co m in g o b li t er a te d b y l o ca l f a rm e rs a n d p r es e nt - da y i r ri g at i on p r oj ec t s.T he c an al s a re s it ua te d a lo ng t he G il a a nd S al t R i ve rs .

A n o ff ic er p il ot , e nl is te d p ho to gr ap he r a nd a ir pl an e a re b ei ng o rd er ed f ro mC ri s~ Fi el d, S an Fr an ci sc o, C al if or ni a, f or t he p ur po se .

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I N TE R MF . DI A TE L A ND I NG F I EL D E S TA B LI S HE D A T M I DL A ND , T E XA S

T he S ec re ta ry o f W ar h as a ut ho ri ze d t he e st ab li sh me nt o f an inteI1llediatel an di ng f ie ld a t Mi dl an d, T ex as . T he p er so nn el f or t hi s f ie ld w il l c on si st o ff ou r e nl is te d m en o f t he A ir C or ps a nd . t wo f ro m t he S ig na l C or ps .

T he C hi ef S ig na l O ff ic er , M ajo r- Ge ne ra l G eo rg e S . G i ob s, w il l f ur ni sh t hen e ce s sa r y m e te o ro l og i ca l p e rs o nn e l a n d e q u ip m en t f o r t h e e st a bl ~ sb m en t o f t h en ec es sa ry m et eo ro lo gi ca l s er vi ce a t t he f ie ld . T he c it iz en s c f M i dl an d h av ea gr ee d t o d i sm an tl e a ' su rp lu s h an ga r a t B ig gs F ie ld , F or t B li ss , T ex as , a nd r e-e re ct i t at Mi dl an d. T he y ha ve a ls o a g re ed t c c c ns t ru c t b u ii d in g s t o h ou s et he p er so nn el o f t he f ie ld .

T he p er so nn el f or t he m an ni ng o f t he f ie ld w il l b e s e nt t o M id la nd w he nt he n ec es sa ry b ui ld in gs f or i t h av e b ee n p ro vi de d.

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LET'S GET" AcQU.u:wTED!

Under the above title, Major S.T.Stewart, U.S.Army, contributed an ,inter-esting artfcle'in the December issue of the Coast, .Artillery Journal, which wetake the liberty o f quoting below, as follpws:

"Shortly 8.fter tho wa r the Ccast .Arti'llery Journal published a story aboutan officer who believed prior tc 1917,that the Crast .Artillery had stagnated,that it was "tied to the ccncret.e' and had no future: He therefore transferred

to the Cavalry and later, when the war cameh~d tc beccme a Field.Artillerymanto see action. The point is that' at the timE)the stcryV{~s published we wererealizing we had cur hands full with tractcr and railrrad artillery, anti-air-craft guns and equipment ,'and a few ('ther things\Vhich had develcped durtng thewar and carried with them many unscIved prr b'lema sufficient bo interest any manand challenge the best cf us. '

, III am inclined to believe that manypeople in and out of the A.rmy- but'particul'arly those out - even nowthink the Coast Artillery is on its last legs.This is evidenced b y the '''Flash'' Whichwent over ,the country announcing thatthe Coast Artillery was to be discontinued as a result of the President's"Retrenchment Study".. .

"Again we see in LIBERTYMAGAZIma partisan of the "Sky .Army"stating'that the coast defenders might just as well begin to look for other jobs.

"Lord save us l If these people on;J:ykneww1latwe know they would knowwehave plenty of 'jobs right nowand that the Air Corps, far from wanting' usthrown out, realize we are their best friends; that we are hot rival branchesbut complementary-auxiliary arms both respecting and needing the other, bothseeing greater possibilities in 'the future. The tactics'..:. or why and Whereforeof this is another story '(kn,own(?) to graduateS of Leavenworth at any rate)and too long for this one, but if the general public were better acquaiD;teciwith us, they would not be so apt to writtl such things - or believe them,eith.er.

"The .Air Corps has grown in the last decade and its possibilities are ~re-mendous - so much S(I .that any man's guess for the future is as goC'das ancthar's,

But so have W E gr(lwn. The reason air ferces are so muchtalked abC'ut fs that' ,aviaticn is being carried fcrward in civil life a s well as militar,1. It isnew audit appeals tr the public.

"The work (;Ifthe Ccast ~tillery is almost purely a military science andits promotion is the result (If hard, intenSive study by t,he Oorpa e n rem e tepests, by Ordnance and Signal Cerps in .preving 'grcund C l1 : in laberate'ry, or bystaff studies crctherw1se - in ways not knownto the civilian, without blar- .ing of trumpets or flashing across the sky. " , ,

"The people simply do not realize what is going on. One personal examptewas Whena lady in Honolulu informed me that DiamondRead containep. the great..;.est guns in the world; that twelve-inch mortars were there shooting tem miles -"and waSnlt it wonderfuill The day before Ihad seen a sixteen-inch gun seven-

ty-five feet long shoot a projectile, weighing almost as muchas the mortarover forty bhcuaend yards, and it wasn't in DiaJnondHead., either: Iht:a,.dseenCapt~in Braly's battery of anti-aircraft g u n s , old madel, cut tpe towline ofan anti-aircraft target at night at the ceiling. And she didn't knowTHAT.

IfMany people. tltill think of us a'S immobile troops, living a life of, easein pleasant houses on the water front, ready to point obsolete g~s at obsoletebattleships when they get too close to shore.

"What 9-oes the general public knowof subaqueous range finding, of rail";;way artillery, of remote and electrically controlled anti-aircraft equipmeftt,of automatic bet't;';'fed anti-aircraft machine guns - f'o'ur' in one, or the use' of" ~

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these weapens td make a ~afe rendezvous for the Navy crtC'cov~r a div~s~~n, 'corps C'r arrrwarea? Whatdo es it knowof beach defense againet an cver aeas'

.xpe~ition? If nc t, why!lE't? It is easy tc say "LeVsget. acquainted",' but "ane-thor stC'ry'to carr,1 this out in these days of IINoleave in the summer time"

'fMuchof our stuff IS scientific and d17. Anti-aircraft' target practicecan not be carried out over NewYork Citvand aviators are not voluntarily ex-pendable; but there is muchthat can be ~ade of interest, muchtha.t can 'he, 'done if there is the will and IF A THINGH A S TO: : B E D O N E , IT CA.N: : B E r o m :

"There is the old story of the two frogs whofell into the 'pail afmilk.One said,. "The sid$S are high, .there iano footing to let me jump out ,so thereis nothing forme ..to do 'but die" - and he' did~ The other one said, "I canswim. 1'malive. Something mq turn :u P '" ' He kept paddling,' churned a cakeof butter and jumped over the side of the pail. If, therefore, we think that

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the work of gaining public contact is hard, or if various ways suggested seempuerile or foolish, just keep paddling and butter may form under our feet.Wenever knowwhat wi11 l'lappen'lll1til.we' t.ry.. ,:'! ,.-:

"Several ways of keeping in touch with the people sugGest themselves;first, the Reser-ve and the National Guard officer. He is., in 'ever~~ .life,a civilian Jut he ,is interested in tlw Ctast Artillery (or some'othei"'br:anl;:h),or he would not hold the commission. Althou~h a part of the "One;'Big~"he is also a part':of the gener-al, public,.:with contacts and influence not .opento the Regular fjstablishment.. v V l 1 ; ) ~ not. make.htm f'ee'L at home at: the nea;r.Qs:t,

post? On Someposts there .may be an officer particu.larly fitted for makingthese contacts, one who could bear the brunt of this work. But, if not, it,would be' a good thing for ever~7officer to knowthat .the "Old man" wanted everyReserve of'f'Lcezv.or'R.O.T.C'. student to knowthat he was welcome on the post asa member of' the A~7, welcome at the mess or alub, welcome to watch drills, ,attarget practice; or to poke around the supply room or battery and see and feelarmy equipment, to knowwhat is going on. I believe the average Reserve offi-cer would p~7 his ownW~7~~that is, not expect any erponditure byw~ ,of en-

,tertainment, or, if he received it, would pay back in enlarged measure. Thathas been ~7 exper Lence cvervs good.many.years in various kinds of work. The'college manma;' need some education along this line due to. youth and: il1exlJer-ience, but ma~vof them would be glad to eat in the battery mess, and pay for

it, just to get inte the atmosphere ..Ma.ny.'o:,fficers and candf.dat ea weuld liketo watch the preparatien of a mess in an army kitchen, watch an inspecticu, erview the daily drill. .

"There are a hundred th:rills in a har bor' defense fer the average civilian.W hy net invito the public tc par-take cf an army meal en the day, cf a big sh('lC'tcr a special Nvicw? .Makeprcvisicn cnly f('r. these whr drcp aline cr .beLephonesaying the~' will be there and p~v thpir fift~' cents. Seme


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them and see that they got out 'fthll:e hot~even if tb,e ed.itlng$UIffered. Thatis another thing all papers want and appreciate. If I didn't mo* news valueI would get some mili taryintel1igence Reserve man to put me wise. That isa "can do". Item: A s a major o f the Reserve has, to my knowledge, in the pastseveral years, guided the publicity of a whole corps area,Just because, beinga mighty decent, bu~ysort of a chap, he appreciated a little interest and"Welcome, gla.d to see you" at the right time.

"Wehave many thing~ in the Coast Artillery Which are, in Spite of the

technical aspect of somo of them, of great potential news value, particularlyfor newspaper feature sections. So!neof them need the point of view of the "trained writer to translate them ~or the gene.ral public. Some of them will:interest technical men and some the military "bug". The October JOURNALcon-tains two such stories: "What WeHave Donewitn the 155 GPF" and "What CaptainBraly Did 'with His t B' Batteryll. "The Sound Locating Horn, What It Is, andHowIt CameAbout", is another one. Possibly the editor of the JOURNALoughtto add this work to his list of duties. '

'.'Talks on the more technical subjects should be of intarest to engiQ.eeringsocieties. W e have many able men in the corps and it shoulq.notbe diff1cu.lt

, to obtain recognition for them. Bodies of insurance men would be interestedin a talk on the "O o asf .A.rtillery"as Insurance". The Kiwanis,Rot8.ry, CityClubs, and business menTs organizations of .many kinds ,would welcome officersas speakers at bhe Lr: luncheons or dinners with carefully thought out and pre-pared papers discussing a n y one of a dozen topics with which we are familiar."What the Ooast Artillery is Dcingll,. "Howto Hit an .A.irplane by Day or Night","Controlled Mfnes and HowThey Are Handled", "The .Anti-Aircraft Regiment inAtta.ck and Defense", are suggeat rcns,

"If I were a post commander, I wC'uJ.dhave the name of every officer, past,or future, Regu.lar or Reserve, i~ my neighbcrhccd, and at least ~nce a,year 'I wculd have an open house of Somekind, and see that a perscnal invitati~nwent to everyone C 'f them to come and get acquainted. Ev.ery cfficer en the,post wculd be a member of the recept tcn committee and de his part tc make.

avery one happy. . ' ,,"I wC'ulddo likewise with city and gcvernment cfficiais and see that W

friends they sent ~ut at any. time with a card C'f intrcductiC'n wereshcWll everyccurtesy pcssible. It wculd not be difficu1ttC' l e a d conversation intC' inter-esting channels. Let the public intc cur' ccnf Idence, whether just curicus,.whether after nen, cr just plain trbugll and see what happens , Out d' litt~~things. big cnes grC'w. ' W E kne-VIwhat we have, let the ('thers finq,C'ut. Lett s,get acquainted. '

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Several C'fficers, have dispiayed remarkable ability "in landing Amphibiansen the Field with their wheels up, according tc the NewsLetter C(.rr&Sp~ndEmt "frcm Luke Field, 'r.H. He gC'es en to say thl;lt.none of these so-called dry lana..:..ir~s were very serious or d~ged any of the Ships, and that it is remarkablewhat these "ducks" will stand and st ill fly aw~. .

Ma,jor Maxwell,K~rby, Commanding'Officer of Luke Field, has donated a ,WoodenLoving Cup, and each dry-landing earns ahandle on this trophy for the pilotconcerned.. Thus far the folloWing pilots have earned this doubtful honor:. ,Lieuts. Russell L:. Williamson, George V. McPike, Thomas L. Gilbert, Har'oLd LeeGeorge,. Captains Calvin E. Giff,in and. Frank H, Pritchard.

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Lieut.',Normah. H. Ives, Air 'Corps, attached to the 95th Pursuit Squad.ro~atRockWell Fiel9-." Coronado, Ct;3.;tif., does not appear to be superstitiously 1 1 1 ," "cLfned , On the prize "Jinx~'. day of them all, FridB, Decem.l:er13th, he took:off in a Boeing ,P-12 airplane, equipped with a military load, and reached analt.itude of 30,000 feet.. ,' .. ," . "

The News Letter' Correspondent believes. this to be the ~ecord altitu.de.torPursuit planes. He states th~tany mowledge a.s.to greater altitudes will:beappreciated but adds tha,t,~t,~~ seirne 1$ ,recei vedRockwelJ, Field will cons i.der' .that it .hold$ the record .., -: . ,.;.

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. ~";' : I .. "" ,,, '. "" RES UME' OF iHLITAR Y'AV I: A.T1:Q NFOR- 1929

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. A . r es um e! ,o f t he a ct iv it ie s o f t ho A rm y ~ ir C or ps f or 1929 i nd ic at es t ha t

i t w a s a s ' ~t i sf a ct o ry y e ar i n a c co m p' lis h m e nt a a n d p r o g r es s i n a l l d ep E U ' t me n t so f a v i a ti o n. S a ti s fa c to r y r e su l ts " i n a . er o na u ti c al e n gi n ee r in g w e re o b ta i ne d ;s ev er al r ec or d f li gh ts w er e m a d e b y A rm y f ly er s a nd t he t ra in in g i n t h e a c ho ol sa nd t hr cu gh cu t t he A ir ' C C' rp s ha s s he wn i rn pr rv em en t b et h i n t he n um be r w hc h av e

g ra du at ed f rc m t he s ch C' ol s a nd i n t he c ha ra ct er o f t he t r~ in in g.E ar ly i n 1 929 t he A i r C or ps M at er ie l D iv is io n a t Wr ig ht F ie ld , O hi c, a n-n c un c ed t h e f i n a l s u cc e ss f ul t os t s ( I n w h at i s 'p C 'p u la r ly k n rw n a s t h ol l pr e st o ne -, e r C ' li n g " s y s t em f e r l i q u i d- " c C ' C' l e da ir pl an e m rk rs . T hr ou gh t he u se ' of t hi sl iq ui d, g ly co l- et ~r le ne , f or m ot or c oo li ng t he y s uc ce ed ed i n r e d uc in g' t he s iz eo f t h e r a di at or 7 0% an d d ec re as in g t he w ei gh t c on si de ra b~ y. Th is s ys te m w asg iv en a t ho ro 1. l hs er vi ce t es t i n a s ma ll s in gl e- se at er P Ur su it p la ne , a C ur ti ss" Ha wk ", p ow er ed w it h a 12- cy li nd er C ur ti ss V -t y- pe m ot or ~ of 4 00 h or se po we r. O neg la nc e a t t ~ i s a ir pl an e s o e q ui pp ed , w it h i ts s le ek , r ac y l in es , i s s uf fi ci en tt o rna.J,a, o n e r e al i ze . t h e a d va n ta g es o b ta i ne d b y t h e u s e o f t h is c o ol i ng ' s y st e m, .S u c h a s w e ig h t r e du c ti o n a n d i n c re a se d s t re a ml i ni n g o f f us e la g e.

T hi sn as t y ea r h a s a ls o s e en t he l as t o f 't he f am ou s L ib er ty m ot or s a s a

s t an d ar d i ~ st a ll a t i o n f o r .A r i r r ; r p la ne s. B or n du ri ng ~ he w ar , a nd c h an ge d i ns ma ll d et ai ls f ro m, t im e t o t i m e, t hi s m o to r o ut li ve d i ts u s ef ul ne ss a nd w asr ep la ce d w it h m o re m od er n t yp es " b ot h a i r a nd li qu id -c oo le d. T he a pp ro pr ia .-t io ns Ac t f or ~ he c ur re nt f is ca l y e ar e ou nd s i t s d ea th k ne ll . " No ne o f t hem on ey ~ pp ro pr ia te di n t hi s A ~t ", it s ay s' , " Sh al l b e u se d f or t he p ur ch as e o fa ny a ir pl an e, o rd er ed a ft er t he a pp ro va l o f t hi s A ct , W hi ch i s e qu ip pe d o r 'p r o p e l l e d by a L i be rt y m ot or o r by a n y m ot or o r a i rp la ne e ng in e p ur ch as ed o rc o n s t ru c t e d p ri o r t o J u l y 1, 1920. " '

, Ne w e qu ip me nt h as b ee n t he o rd er o f t he y ea r. Pur s ui t p l an es h av e h adm ot or se qu ip pe ~ w it h p re st on e- co cl in g s ya te ms a nd w i t h s u p er ch ar ge rs . M a n yO bs er va ti on p la ne s h av e r ec en tl y b ee n o rd er ed , o ne t yp e w i t h w at er -c oo le dm ot or s f or t ac ti ca l U ni ts a nd t he o t n er t yp e w i th d ua l c on tr ol s a nd a ir -c oo le d

m o to r ~ f o r u se ~ s a d va n ce d ,t r ai n in g p l an e s~V er y i mp or ta nt i n on e r e s pe ct i s t he a do pt io n o f t h e h ea vy B om ba rd me nt

p la ne , k no wn t o us a s t h e "B-2'l~ a nd o ut si de o f t he s er vi ce a s t h e " Cu rt is sC on do r B om be r" . T hi s d ua l m o bo r ed p la ne i s a n a da pt at io n' o f t he C ur ti ssC on do r t ra ns po rt a nd i s t h e f ir st c as e i n w hi ch t he . Ai r C or ps h as a do pt ed at ru ly " co nv er ti bl ,e " p la ne ,o ne t ha t i n t h e e v en t o f a n e m er ge nc y c ou ld bec on ve rt ed f ro m a c o m me rc ia l t o a mi li ta ry p la ne e it he r' on t he p r od uc ti on l in ea t t he f ac to ry o r a t a r e pa ir d ep ot f ro m p l an es a ct ua ll y e ng ag ed i n c o mm er ci ala vi at io n a t t h e t im e.

I n t h e l at te r. p ar t o f 1929, a r ad ic al d ep ar tu re f ro m t he p as t w as m ad ew he n a d u a l- mo to re d, t hr ee -p la ce m on op la ne w as o rd er ed f or c on te mp la te d s er vi cet e st a s a l o ng - ra n ge O b se r va t io n p l an e ; a n d a ' ,t w o- p la c e P u ,r s ui t p l an e w a s o r -d er ed f or s i mi la r t es ts . T he M a y m an eu ve rs i n Oh io c on fi rm ed p re Vi ou s i de aso n t he , n ee d o f t he se t wo t yp es .

T ra in in g a ct iv it ie s w er e c ar ri ed o n wi th t he us ua l V ig or . D ur in g t hep as t y ea r 5 7 of fi ce rs , 2 no n- co mm is si on ed o ff ic er s a nd 24 4 f l yi ,n gc ad et s w er eg ra du at ed a s p il ot s f ro m t he A dv an ce d F ly in g S ch oo l a t K el ~ F ie ld , T ex as , a nd12 o t he rs g ra du at ed f ro m t h e S pe ci al O bs er ve rs ' C ou rs e a t t h is s am e s ch oo l.T he re w er e 5 77 g r a du at es f ro m c ou rs es g iv en a t t h e A i r C or ps T ec hn ic al S ch oo lA t C ha nu ~e F ie ld , I ll in oi s. O f t he se , 13 w e r e o ff ic er s, 5 17 A i r ' C or ps e nl is t-e d me n a nd t he r e~ in in g 4 7 we re f ro m o th er a rm s o f t h e G ov er nm en t s er vi cea nd f ro m t he A rm ie s o f f or ei gn n at io ns . F ro m t he A ir C or ps T a ct ic al S ch oo l a tL an gl ey F ie ld , V ir gi ni a, t he re w er e 24 g r ad ua te s. O f t h es e, 14 w er e A i r C or ps

o ff ic er s, 8 o ff i, ce rs f ro m o th er b ra nc he s o f t h e s er vi ce a nd 2 o f f ic er s f ro mt he a rm ed f or ce o f o t h er n at io nS .T he c la ss if ic at io n s ys te m o f a l l A ir C or ps R e s er ve o ff ic er s, s ta rt ed i n

, Op er at io n i n 1928 , w as c om pl et ed a t t he c lo lG o f t he f is ca l y ea r J ur ie 3 0, 19~ . . . ~ a . r e s u l t , it'w as f ou nd t ha t, o f t he 5 800 o r m or e R es er 'v a ' of fi ce rs , we h a d

.b ut 15 00 W ho w er e q ua li fi ed t o pi lo t p la ne s w it h t he r e q ui re d d eg re e o f p ro -f ic ie nc y, a nd o f t hi s 15 00, b ut 6 00 W h o w er e q u. a. li fi edt o a c t a s p i lo ts o fs er vi ce t yp e p l an es o n t ac ti ca l m is si on s w it ho ut t he n ee d o f a r e fr es he r c ou rs e

' of fl yi ng . T hi s n um be r o f G ro up I pi lo ts , a s ' th ey a re c al le d, i s s m al l, but,i t h as i nc re as ed r ap id ly i n t h e l a s t s ix mo nt hs . T i1. eB Ur ve l, h ow ev er , a sc er -

t ai ne d d ef in it el y t ha t t he n um be r o f g oo d' ,a nd f ai r p i lo ts , a nd t he n um be r o fR es er ve o ff ic er s q ua li fi ed t o a ss um e a ct iv e d ~t ie 8 w it h t ac ti ca l s qu ad ro ns i n

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case of eme.r.gency.

As far' as flying ~ et i :q :ft= : i : .e:s 'g o . 'the;'year;lhas' been$~c'pess:f'Q.l. The ~ days1.duration .fl,ight of the Arm:t's Il~est iOI?-Mark" not onl.y tended to demonstratethe high standard. of flying ability' reache'd'bY our .pil~ts and the ~xcellence

.of our adopt&d types of planes. but it al.:BEi'paved the ..w a ;r for flights of..a sim-ilar nature. by civilian aviators. These culminated in the record of 420,.hoursand 21 minutes. or 17i daj"s, made by Jackson'andO~'Bri:Q.e.late .in the year

~iti; a number of notable long-distance flights '1'I'eremade during the year,

thus giving evidence that flying equiIlIIleritisreliable .Ln character. . A : r : m : r .pilots in a transport plane made the flight from Daj"ton, OhiQ. to Fr~ce Field,Oana'l Zone, in 38 hours and 40 minutes'. Anbthe,rnotable flight was -bhe onemade in the other direction., from Fr'ance Field to Kell.y Field, Texas~ B ; distance-of 2030 miles. completed the same day the plane took off from its startingpoint in the tropics. A third interesting flight over the same route 'was theone participated'in by France Field .pilots, whopr.oceeded -to Langley Field, Va.,in one Pursui t and two Observation planes, to take part) in the .AI,mual.Aerial(junnery Matches. These pilots returned> to their proper ~t'ationi.n the Zone inthe same planes. . - .

A .flight . 1'lhichat. the time racei vedvery little attention from thoseoutside the 'service, was the one made by a . formation of nine Bombardmentplanes,

under the commandof Major HughJ. Knerr, from Langley Field. Virginia, t oRockwell Field, Coronado. Calif. The trip West was made in exceptionally goodtime. The return to Langley Field was made in easy stages.

High altitud~ flying was not negl$eted.~ for qui~ a number were made, chicfamong them being the Oneparticipated in by Lieut Harry A. Johnson and Ca1?t.Albert W . Stevens, photographor, when a record of 35,611 feet for biplaceplanes with full load, was,attained. Twoyoung Army pilots, Lieuts. Gregg andWoodring, engaged in combat.maneuver-s in Purs'uit planes at an altitude of25,000 feet.

A flight under the a.u.spicesother than that of the Air Corps but whichreceived considerable attention the world over, Was~hat ,credited to one of the'

most f.amousof our Air Corps pilots, Lieut .Jamel!..Jl~~.9..?_J.:.~!!.l~"whenhe made

a complete flight, including take-off andlanding,solely with the aid of hisinstruments, thus appr6ximating 100%fog"':flying conditions.. ,

.A . st'riking demonstration of the great advance made in the science of aer-ial photography was recently given by Capt. Albert W~ Stevens. This officerpiloted by Lieut. Jehn D. Corkille, proceeded on a photcgraphic expeditionfrom D~ton tc the Northwest, and dUriilgthe course thereof made an aerial

.photograph cf Mt. Rai:nier from a distance cf 22'7miles. ,At the time of ex-po sure Mt. Rainier was beyond the phctcgraphe~1 srange cf visicn.

Several ih8pecticn flights cfccnsiderablc length fJ:cm 2,000 tr. 20,000miles, were made by the Air CC'rpscffJ.cers, carrying General Staff cffice:rsand high grvernment ('fficials. Hcnc r-ahl.e F. Trubee Daviscn, AssistantSecre-

tary cf' War fcrAercnautics, and Representative W . Frank Jam.e.s. Chairman cfthe I!c'use Military .A::ffairs Committee, he Ld the recor-d cf 7,000 and 20,000 milesrespectivel.y.

In M~ of the past year there were facing each ether, in the simulated.cC'mbat.cC'nditirns cf a cC'mbinedmaneuver, ('var ~50 planes of all tyPes, These

planes were assembled at Wright Field and NC'rt~nField in th~ maneuvers heldin Ohio .111 these planes'were flC'W'nfrC'mthe'irhomestaticns in vari('us partscf the ccuntrytc the scenecfthe maneuvers and upcn the c('mplet1C'ncf sametwo weeks later were flown back '


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ARMYANDNAVYPLAN&SJOIN IN ARMISTICEDAYCELEBRATION

?, " , T h e A . r r n y " a~'~'Navy ,h~lp'ed ~he Ter~it('ry of Hawaii observe Armistice D8- with specta~ul,~r format,i(i!n ~'lights which entertained the throngs of people in,.,Honolulu.,' r , ' " . , ' ; i .. ' , . . .. ,-,

Twent;y,..two'Arin~l planes, including several tyPes,. crossed the city. TheI'ormationwas led by: a , flight of 'six ,Amphibian planes, followed by an equal

,n~berof DeJ-Javila:hds.' Next caine three Martin Bombers, and high above themall werei,six'PW P1:lt-Suitplanes from Wheeler Field'

. I " , , ', : ,.>Tne':Ar!llYfqrmation Was followed by a large flight of Navy planes a few, ".illile's "to: the rear' and farther seaward. The entire formation of both Army and... Navy planes totaled 57 in all.

,., Off Diamond Head a flight of five Army p Iane s left the largor formation, .' and proceeded to the Island of Hawaii, where assistance was rendered the town

of ..Hilo in its .ce Lebrat ton , ' Capt. Calvin E. Giffin was the flight corrmande r,.~:O~, t h i s 1nter~isl~~dflight, and he was accompanied by the following personnel:.. Ca!it.George P:. trohns:on, L,ieu.ts. Hano Ld Lee Georgo, JLR.Brown, L.P. Holcomb,

r. .. Walter T. Meyers and Chaplain Herbert A. Rinard."" Radio comnundcat Lons were mafnt at ned with w Y Q " t1:le Army Air Corps radio

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RETIREMENTOF LIEUT,;'ALDWORTHBy the San Antonio Air Depot Correspondent

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It, is with'deep :regret that we an~o~ce the retirement, pursw;nt to War'I{epa:rt"rnentor-der-s , of 1st Lieutenant Richi3rd T. Aldworth, Air Corps, whose

. 'a6Uve military service terminated at the San Antonio Air Depot on December19th, due to disability contracted in the line of duty.

,. Lie~t. Aldworth, as a San ~\ntonio boy, was one of the first of the youngpilots on':.AmericaJs entry into the World War, having joined the first cLass in

aer-onautd cs tat the Univeri;rfty of Texas, and entering the Service as Private t'First Class';. Aviation Section, Signal Enlisted Reserve' Corps, on Jul,y 28,1917.He was conmi asaoned as First Lieutenan.t; Air Service, National Army, on May 16,

:i(19l8, andpefuanent:J,y commissioned as First Lieutenant of Air Ser,vice on July';.':1, 192.0.', ", ". ,

~ Lieut. Aldwort~ was one of the first of the American airmen with tho A.E.F.and aft'er the course,.atrsscud:o.nw-as actively engaged' em the Italian frontthroughout the period,/ofhostili ties. He has an enemy pl.ane to his credit,

. and at one time, due to forced l.ari.ding behrnd the enemy lines, was a prisoner, for some.weeks. ~His fly:i:ng was pri,:ncipally on Bombardment missions, and his, WarRecor~is .\1'e),~7kp.oWn.' ...,' ,

, ..':.,',' i.,ieut. .Aldwcrth was on duty at. th:1s Depc t from June 30, 1924 to June 1t.1926, in the Engineering and' Operations Departments, going.from here to Lang-ley Field, Virginia. He was a1;a~nas.signed be du.ty at this Depot on September3, 1929. H e is an enthusiasticflye:r. and has also been ;prrminent in all forms

',' o'f"athlet ics, and his retirement is felt as a dist Lnct loss to the Service .:, 'Lieu.t and Mrs. Aldworth expect to' take up their'future residence in

c' ." NewarJ.{" NewJersey, and their departure is accompanied by the most cordial'. r.'and'.s'inc,ere ydshes of their hosts of friends,nC't only at this station, but;:' in t~' City of San Antcnic and vicinity, fer their happiness and prcsperity'~>'lnci vi liAn life.

BOMBARDMENTSQ.U.AD;RO~TA..TCESNEEDEDREST"By the News Lettar Correspondont

') -t:: Seventy mon of:the 28th, Bombardment Squadron, stationed at NicholS Field,, 'P. I., reCe'i1~2ydi.W~to.d fer the M('unti3.inJ{cst Campat Baguf c , P.I., where for

t"a period:&ft'wc .weeks'a ocrnpLebe -rest ..cure was enjoyed by all, with tho pro,b-y 'a9~e excepHon:o.f c u r .esteemed Squadron Ccnmander; who wore himself to a mere

.: Bb.adowcl,imbing'.mc':untains, playing goLf , and trJTirig to.be (In time at the three>, ~~ls c.f' the Sq;tl~drcn and' at three at the Officers' clcrmitC'ry Where he did

..':'"8Rlple J~stice te'. aJ;lything which might have been set before him. Then our, Squadron 'Aa,j'l1tant and Supply Officer, Lieu.t'. Steel, who by the wBS' is one of

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himself bv his activities as an arbitrator when he emerged victorious from the

frs"r des-,.,ite t',le fa,ct that hesu.stailled a.s)lrained ankle.

Credit is due our Hess Sergea.'1tand CcekS fot theexc~llent table ;v1'1io11we have been enjoying t'hrou;hout the trip" this being 1?ossibl~through the un-

tiring efforts in our behalf of t~'le kitchen forae, although we do sa~Tthat Cock

Fitts is a j.~a.t~'()rnoo r train butcher, hehav.ing lost a tussle with our oldfriend San t1ii:'?;u.el.-We firm1~':, be l.i eve., however; t'hat it Was San Miguel and not

Fitts who insisted U:'Ponk;now:j.,ngat What time a certain officer desired his

tiffin. ' , .

Our t:'lree mountain goats, Pvts. Brown, carpenter- and na1sdg, conductedan expedi tion 1X~ to Sta~ Tomas Mountain, which is the highest. in the ~slands.The~~left at midnight to view the gorgeous sunrise .the fo11owlng mornlng,but

alas, alack and woe is met It is ever thUS! Halfw~r up the mountain the~r were

rudel~T at tackod b3T wild leeches and, after beatilj.g a succossful retreat, tl1e~Tresumed t-loir sovent.een-kiLcmcb ar hike. ,The sun m~ have r tsen that morningbut tl'leJr knovr it.not, this boins duo to a 10)1 cuiling.

As vc reflect upon the many incidents that have occurred during our 50'- jown here, ~re "driter believes our t'/O out scandfug sheiks have turned the

tables on US b:r first being on tho scene at the Bishop Brent Schoo1fo:r gi:r1,s.

It is not believed that they shculd have boen-ec 'ambitious. H6wevCilr, it is '

qui t~ a thrill fer any feminine hear t to see' the prido of the Air Corps strut'-

ting their stillf. There is much speculation as to v/hat the matron of theschool had to say to the .Pest Adjutant.

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POS~HUMOUSPROMOTIONFORLIEUT. MOTLEY'

The death cf Lieutenant Langhorne W. Vct1ey on December 30th at the Fitz-

simons General Hospital, Denver,Colo., removed from the ranks of the Air Cor-.;:>s

a brilliant of'f'Lcer whose lo~ralty and devotion to duty brought' frequent com-,'

mendat tcns fron1 his superior officers 'Lieut. Motleyl s physical con'd.iti0n was

such that at various times it wa~,necessary tQ relieve him from flying duty

and it is unfortwlate tnat he was unable to survive his last i1lness~

Since Lieut. Hotley was due for uromotion to the rank of Captain on 5e.o-

tember 29, 1929, the question of tbe posthumous rank of the deceased officer

was taken u:? with the War Department. A co~u.ni~ation,from The Adjutant Gen-

eral, ,dated January 8, ,1930"addr.,ssed to the qtief of the Air Ccrps,invited

attention to'tri.e following provision o f a Joint Resolution of Congress, approv-ed March 3, 1925: .. ' .

USee.' 3. That the 'President be, and he is hereby, authorized toissue or cause to be issued, an appropriateccommiss:i,.on in the name of

any officer of the .A : r r :ny ' of the United States whe,. after having been ex';'"

amined and found duly qualified fOr promotion, d,i:ed or Shall die, in

line of ccuty after the occur rence of the vacancy entitling him, by virtue

of seniority, to such promotion and bef'or e the Lssue or accep tance of acommission therefor; and any such commission shall i.ssue with rank as Of

the dat e of said vacancy, and anv such officer's name shall be ca.:'Tied

upon the records of' the War Dopa;tment, as "of the. grade and branch of the. ..,' .. ..." .I . . ~ .

service SDcWnin such commission, from the date of such vacancy to the

da,teof, hi~ deat~ . ,' ' " . '..

. 'See , 4.' That no person shall be.ntitl~d to recefve ..anybonus, .'

gratuity;' pay, or allcwahcQS 'by virtue: (',f any provision ef this"resolti.ticn."In ccnclusien, the letter frem The .:Adjutant Genera1l!itatea:

liThe r-ecc r-ds ,sheW that this deceased.,cf(icer was due f'or p:rQmo'tion on

September 29, 1929, and his ncmi.natLo n fer such prC'IIlC'tion was bef'cre the Senate

en the data his death recurred. In the cnr cumst-ances , a commisston is being

issued conf'err i.ng ipo sbhumoua Ly upon him the r ankcf Capta.in in the Air Corps,as of September 29, 192~~ By virtue. of such commission. the 'Prop.,r rank to beinseri bed on his tombstone is that of C.;l1?tain~l'

Capta.in Motley was born at 'iiestRUpert, ,yt.,on November 9, 1B92'. He':

at tended.-Ehe UnIverSity o~V1rginia iri19ll. ..19,1~ and'India.n:aUniversity,19i2-13.

He served, as a' 1st t'ieutenant. of Inf~trYt Indiana Nat~tona.l,Guard,. in' .

Federal 'serviCe ,on Mexica,n border 'Patrol 'in 1916 and 1917. ' Resigning 'his corn-mission, he ,enti3red the :second officers !tr~ini:p.g camp at Fort' 'Benjamin-Harri-

son, Indiana.,andwas cornrl'iissioned. a 1st' Lieutertant in the Aviation Sec,t':i.on,Signal Corps Reserve, NQvember B, 1917'; a:f'te~. a special examination at the

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A.fteTt.hree m.onth$~h ~er'Viceat,~,Selfr,idge~,F~ela . Mt.ch., where he coro,man:ded'a de'tachfu~mt(l:f'":aviat!i.on:raeoharri.ca .and iri:l:\'truCtors .and served as Chief Instruc-to'ro! t~1e Nt'n';-coinmi:Sl:!'~o~d'pfficersJ S'Ghoo,l.,h.eV1a:~.~sign.ed' to'duty in the""";'Enlistec1 'Me~hanic:s Se''G:tion,.. Air', ;Divi:s1oli',S'ignal Cor-ps:, W~shington, 'n , c. ..

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S an . Ai 1t c ni o( T ex a s) Ex pr e ss - A ug us t l l~ 1 929 .A e r o D i g e s t ; . - N o v e m b e r , 1929. ' - ,

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R an do lp h F ie lo .. wa s d es ig ne d b y o ff ~c er s o f t he iA : r r r w A ir C or ps , a nd r e vi s-e d b ~ ' G e o rg e B. F or d, o f N ew Y o rk ,t he W ar D e pa rt me nt 's C on su lt in g . Ar ch it ec t

o n c ~ t ~, p la nn in g. I t i s un iq ue . in p la n, ' es pe ci al ly d es ig ne d t o c ar e f or t he

m an y c on si de ra ti on s m ak in g u p t he p u rp os e f or w hi ch i t w il l b e us ed ; n am el y,

f ly in g t ra in in g, a nd i t i s b el ie ve d t o b e t he f ir st d ev el op me nt e ve r p la rt ne d,

h av in g a s a pr im ar y c on si de ra ti on , i ts a pp ea ra nc e f ro m t he a ir .T he b ui ld in g a re a i s a lm os t a s qu ar e, c om pr is in g a bo ut ' 4 50 acres , a n d i s

l oc at ed a U' Pr cx im at el y i n t h e c en te r o f t he 23 00 a cr e t ra ct , w ~. th o ne e nt ra nc e

r oa d ' a nd r ~i lr oa d t ra ck e nt er in g f ro m t he h ig hW ay o n t h e n or th we st b ou nd ar y.T he b ui ld in g a re a i s t hu s s ur ro un de d b y f ou r s ep ar at e a ir dr om ew , e ~c h ~ pr ox -

i ma te ly 3 000 f eo t w id e b y 2 mi le s l on g, s in ce i t i s c o nt em pl at ed u si ng o nl yt w o o f t h e m a t a t im e . T he e n tr a nc e r o a d a n d r a i lr o a d a re l a id f l us h w i tht he g ro un d, s o tb at a n a ir pl an e c an r ol lo ve r t he m W it ho ut d am ag e i ~. c as e o f

a f o rc ed l an di ng i n t ha t a re a.T he o pe ra ti ng h an ga rs l in e t wo s id es o f t he b ui ld in g a re a, t he n or th ea st

a nd s ou th we st . I t m ig ht b. w el l t o a d d h e r e t h a t t ho m a i n a x is o f t h e f i e ldl ie s s ou th ea st - n or th we st . T hu s t ho h a ng ar l in C' s p ar al le l t he p r ev ai li ngW in d, w hi ch i s s ou th ea st e ig ht m on th s o f t he y ea r a nd n or th t he o th er ,f ou rm o n t h s . ~T u si ng o nl y t wo o f t he f ou r f ie ld s s im ul ta ne ou sl y, a nd s hi ft in gt o t h e o th er t wo w he n c ro ss -w in ds p re va il , i t i s c on si de re d p os si bl e t o p re -v en t a ll f ly in g o ve r t he b u il di ng a re a a nd a ll ev ia te t ho d us t S it ua ti on ~ sw el l, w it h t ho h el p o f a p av ed w ar mi ng u p a pr on 150 f ee t w id e a nd a g oo d c ro po f B er m ud a g ra s s.

T he m ai n t ra ff ic b ou le va rd e nt er s t he b ui ld in g a re a a t t h e c en te r o f i tsn or th we st b ou nd ar y a nd d iv id es t o f or m a l ar ge c ir cl e o f 25 00 f oo t d ia me te r

a ro un d t he c en te r o f t he p os t. W it hi n t hi s c ir cl e a re t h e ma rr ie d o ff ic er s!

q ua rt er s, w it h t he o ff ic er s! m es s i n t he e xa ct e en te r. T he re i s a sm al l c ir cl e

a t t he e nt ra nc e, a ro un d w hi ch a re g ro up ed v ar io us b ui ld in gs f or mi ng a c om mu -n it y c en te r - t he a dm in is tr at io n b ui ld in g, o r h ea dq ua rt er s, t he p os t e xc ha ng e,t he at re a nd c ha pe l. I n t he n o rt h~ es t c or ne r o f t he b ui ld in g a re a, l ie s ' th e

i nd us tr ia l a re a - th e g ar ag e, w ar eh ou se s, e ng in ee ri ng s ho ps , b ak er y, l au nd ry ,

. e t c . I n t he n or th ea st c or ne r, o pp os in g t hi s, i s th e ~ ac he lo r o ff ic er s' a re a,c cn si st in g o f f ou r d or mi to ry b ui ld in gs g rc up ed a bo ut a c en tr al m es s. T he s p ut h-w es t c or ne r i s d ev ot ed t o th e ho sp it al , f li gh t s ur ge cn ts s ch oo l, n ~s es ' q ua rt -e rs , a nd n on -c om mi ss io ne d o ff ic er s' q ua rt er s; w hi le i n th e s ou th ea st c~ rn 9r ,

a re t he p ub li c s cb c~ ls fc r c hi ld re n, w it h a l ar ge p la yg rc un d, a nd m or e n nn -.c ( ' m m i s s i o n e d of'f L c e r - st q u a r t e r s . T'heto i s a b ar ra ck s a re a i oc at ed ju st . b ac ko f t he o pe ra ti on s o ff ic e i n th e c en te r c f e ac h h an ga r l in e. A t, th e c en te r' c ft h e scu t h e a s f br u n d a r y , a r i i fIocat.ed..t h e academfc b u il d in g, C ' r grcund s chcc1,a n d t h e c a d e t b a r r a c k s . . ' .

T h e e nt i re p e st ' i s d e si gn e d i~ 'the S : p 8 1 1 ~ S . h ,M i s si o n s t y le ' ( ' f ar c h t te c t r u r e ,B(' p re va le nt i n t h e. sc ut hw es t, a nd w i t hi tS ' s t uc c oe d w a l l~ and r ed t il e r ~o fs ,o cm bi ne d w it h p al m ' tr ee s, Sp an is h d ag ge r p la nt s a nd w ha tn ct ~ s hr ul SJ .p re se nta n i m p e - s i n g s i g h t , w h e n e c m p l e t e d . ' ' . . ' .

T he p er so nn el t o b e s ta ti on ed t he re w il l c on si st o f, e ve nt ua ll y, 3 50o ff ic er s, 5 00 f ly in g c ad et s, a nd 2000 e nl is te d m en , w ho w i th t he ir f am il ie s

w il l s we ll t he t ct al p op ul at io n t o be tw ee n 4 000 a nd 5 000 p eo pl e, w hi ch i s a

s ma ll c it y. in i ts el f. T he re w il l. b e a .t ot al o f 5 12 p ui ld in gs e re ct ed , t he

t o ta l c bs t -a m ou .p . ti n g t o ' o v er $ 11, 000 ,000 . T he c o nS tr u ct i on o f t h e f ir s t t w o

u ni ts c al lS f or m o re t ha n $ 8, 000, 000, w hi ch h as a l~ ea ay been a pp r op r ia te d a n di s a va il ab le ' f or t he j o b. C on st ru ct io n i s p ro gr es si ng u nd er t he d ir ec ti on ' o' fC ap ta in A .W .' P~ ke r, Q .M .C ., C on st ru ct in g Q ua rt er ma st er . T he ro ad s a r e : a l ll ai d o ut a nd g ra ve l b as ed , t he r ai lr oa .d s pu rs a re l ai ei , w at er a nd s ew er s ~r st em s

a re b ei ng i ns ta ll ed , a nd o n Au gu st 15 th b id s w er e o pe ne d f or t he c on st ru ct io n

o f t he f ir st 123 b ui ld in gs .T hi s, t he n i s th e s t6 ry o f Ra nd ol ph F ie ld , t he F ly in g C it y, t c da te , a nd

i t i s co nf id en tl y h op ed a nd e x pe ct ed t ha t w he n c om pl et ed , t he A rn w' s " Ai rA c a de m yl l w i l l be t he w or -l d1s gr ea te st f ly in g s ch oc l a nd :' a s po t o f b ea ut y f re mt he a ir a s we ll a s f ro m t he g ro un d.

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. A R M Y AIRMANWINS PHILIPPINE GOLFCHAMPIONSHIP. . .. ' .

For the second cons:cutive';year,. Ls t Lieut . .A.F. Shea, .Air Corps~, stationeda.t Nichols Field, B.izal, P. 1., won the . A . r n t r Golf Championship of the Philip:"?ineIslands by defeating Colonel R.B. Parrott,.Adjut'ant GeneralIs Departmep.t, 7 up

and 6 to go. Lieut. Shea won the match .in the last 18 of, the 36~hole finals,

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3 1, 200 f e e t . \ " , . , ' . " " .

T h e 1? - 12 , ~l a ne w h ic h L i eu t ~ P r id e p i lo t ed w a s e q ut p -p e d w i th f u ll m i li t ar yLcads" T h e t e h n, j e ra t U re - ' en c o l1 ht e r ed a t , t 11 e- c e il i n g w a s 1 0 d e g re e s b e l ow z e r oC e n t i g r a d e . , ' : , - ' " , '

I n t en s i ve - & r ai n . :i : r ig ' a ts er vi ce a nd a bs ol ut e c ei li ng i s be in g c ar ri ed o n b y

t h e 9 5t h 'P t i rs u it' S q u ad . r or i a t R o c kw e l l F i e ld ., ---000---

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L ie ut . V ir gi l D . W es tb ro ok , A ir C or ps R es er ve , a tt ac he d t o t he 95 th P u r -s Ui t' Sq ua dr on , R oc h. "W el l F ie ld , C al if ., W ho se h om e i s at S an C le me nt e, c al if .,w on h on or s i n t he L eh ig h A ir po rt s C om pe ti ti on , t he f ir st A me ri ca n c on tt is t f or

d e si g ns ' of m o de r n a i rp o rt s .O f t he 25 7 a rc hi te ct s f ro m a ll p a rt s o f t ne n at io n w ho e nt er ed t he c on te st ,

14 w er e d ec la re d w in ne rs ., , L i eu t. W es t b re o k w a s a mo ng t we lv e w ho r ec e. ived

h o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n a n d r e c e i v e d $ 100. f o r h i s d e s i g n . ~

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F o: rc ed to a ba nd on h is ' s hi p a t ! Q3 .l is pe ll , M on ta na , b ec au se o f t he f ac t tn a t ,

b e i n g equrpped w it h W he el s i ns te ad o f s ki i s" t he P -l -C h e w a s p il ot in g f li pp edo ve r o n i ts b ac k w he n h e' f ai le d t o k ee p i t i n a pl ow ed r un wa y, L ie ut . W al te r E.R ic ha rd s, A dv an ce A ge nt o f t h e r ou nd -t ri p f li gh t o f t h e 1s t P ur su it G ro up , b e-

t we en S el fr id ge F ie ld , M ic hi ga n a nd S p ok an e, _ W as hi ng to n, .r et ur ne dt o S ~l f. ti dg e

F ie ld b y r a iLD ur in g h is t ou r L ie ut . R ic ha rd s e xp er ie nc ed c on si de ra bl e d if fi cu lt y a nd

d el ay d ue t o h ea vy s no w, an d h is s hi p b ei ng d am ag ed b ey on d l oc al r ep ai r, a ut ho r-

i t y w a s r e ce iv e d t o S hi p i t t o t he F a ir fi el d, O h io , A i r D ep ot f or g e n er al o v or -

h au l. A ut ho ri ty w as a ls o rC ce iv :e d fo r L i eu t. R ic ha rd s t o c om pl et e t he r em ai n-

d e r o f h is t r ip b y r a il .T hr ou gh ou t t he e nt ir e t ri p, L ie ut . R ic ha rd s c au se d t o be f or wa rd ed t o

S el fr id ge F ie ld c om pl et e i nf or ma ti on c ov er in g a ll f ac il it ie s a t e ac h c on te m-

p l a t e d s t o p . T h e NOiNS L et te r C or re sp on de nt s ta te s t ha t, d ue t o t he n e ce ss it y

o f c om pl et in g t he t ri p a s s ch ed ul ed , a gr ea t m a n y c it ie s w hi ch h av e f ur ni sh ed

t hi s i nf or ma ti on a re g o in g t o be d is ap po in te d- , s in ce i t w il l b e i mp os si bl e f or

t he G ro up t o m ai nt ai n i ts s ch ed ul e a nd ' vi si t a ll o f t he i nt er es te d c it ie s a lo ng

t h e r o ut e .

T he c on te mp la te d. s ch ed ul e i s a s f ol lo ws :

1s t Dqy - S el fr id ge t o S t. I gn ac e, 25 0 mi le s - no on s to ~.S t. I gn ac e t o Du lu th v ia H an co ck 4 00 m il es - ov er ni gh t s to p. i: '

2n dD ~v - D ul ut h to G ra nd F or ks , 25 0 mi le s - no on s to p.

. G ra nd F or ks t o Mi hc t, 200 m il es - C' ve rn ig ht s t ep .

3 r d D a y - M i n c t tc' G la sg ow , 25 0 m il es - n c -o n s te p.G l as gc w t e Gr ea t F a ll S, v ia H av r e, 25 0 m i le s o v er n ig ht s t o~ .

4 th D ay - G re at F al ls t C' K al is pe ll , 200 m il es - n oo n s te p.

K al is pe ll tc S po ka ne ~ 200 m il eS - c ve rn ig ht s te p.

5 th D ay - S te p o ve r a t S po ka ns .6 th D ay - S pe ka ne t r' H el en a, v ia M is sr ul a, 27 5 m il es - neon s t e p .

H el en a t e M il es C it y, 200 m il es - ov er ni gh t s te p.

7 t h D a ~T ~ M i le s Cit~rtC' B iS ma rc k, 23 0 m il es - neon s t e p .B is ma rc k t c F ar ge ', 200 m il es - C 'v er ni gh t

8 t h D ay - F ar go t o M i n n e ap ol is , 23 0 m il es - n oo n s to p.. M in ne ap ol it l t o W au sa u, 17 5 m il es - o ve rn ig ht s to p.

9t h D ay - Wa us au t o E Sc an ab a, 15 0 mi le s. ;. . n oo n s to p.

E sc an ab a t o Se lf ri dg e, 3 50 m il es .

M r . H . J. A d am s on , A s si s ta n t to t he H on . F . T r ub e e D a vi s on , A s si s ta n tS ec re ta ry o f Wa r f or A er on au ti cs , a rr iv ed a t Se lf ri dg e F ie ld , J an ua ry 6 th f or

t he p u rp o. se of a c co mp an yi ng t he f li gh t. T ec h. S er ge an t G eo rg e H . F is he r,

m ot io n p ic tu re p ho to gr ap he r f ro m t he 4 th P ho to S ec ti on ; M ax we ll F ie ld ,' Mo nt -

g o m e r y ,Ala_, r ep or te d; t o S ' el fr id ge F ie ld f or d ut y a s o f fi ci al p ho to gr ap he r i nc on ne ct io nw it h, .t he f li gh t; S ta ff S er ge an t K en na rd E. W i ls o n, r a di o oper'abo.r ;w a s a l so a s si g ne d : tQ S el fr id ge F ie ld f or d ut y i n c o n ne ct i on w it h t he o pe ra ti


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PURSUITERSPATROLOVERI)ETROITDURINGFUNERALOF SOLDIERS .: .~ ~.A' :. :

, , :The~fiight :of 'six planes 6f-:t'.tie 27th Bu.rsuit ~squ'.aarorlpatrblled'the skyover" :oEltro'it, !::ich ~, during thefu.nera1 of 'the soldiers whose bodies were re-cently returned from Russia. A 4eavy snowstorm at the co~letion'of the m i s -sion made:t:1.e trip back:t6 Selfri~e ]'ieldand the landihg~one of those notsoon forgotten affairs. Tight formation practice prihred Very 'valuabie., '

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Transfers: ,,'2~,d Lieut .Ro bert J',' Dwyer,' Field Art illery j to -the .Air Corps,'No'verriber 21,1929 , 'with rank June 9, 1928., '2rid'''Lieut. Roger M. Ramey, Infantry, to Air Corps, November 21, 1929,'

with rank June 9, 1928. " "Resignations:' 2nd Lieu.t. JoelG. Pitts, February 1, 1930.2hdLieut. Harvey R. Ogden.

, Relieved from Detail to Air Corps: 2nd Lieut. Haro l.d G. Hayes to SignalCorps, 2nd Division, Ft. SamHouston, TexaS.

2nd Lieut. Norris S Longaker" Jr., to Infantry, 2nd D~visi~n, Ft .SamHouston, Texas. '

.2nd Lieut. Charles B. McCleJ,lan.~,. ,Jr ',' to 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Clark,,Texas. ",' ' '", " , '

2nd Lieut . WilliainL. Nave to Infantry, 2nd Division, Ft. Sam Housbon,T~xas.', ,

r 2ri.dLieut. Dexter M. Lowr,y,Jr., to' 29th Infa,nt'ry, Fort Benning ,'}ia.'2ndLfout. Ccrnelius Z. Byrd, to the 25th Infantry, Fort Huachuca .Arizona." Re~e.rveOfficerI?Detailed to, Exteno..ed Active Duty.:, 2nd Lieut ,'Francis J.

'BasSing.."St. Joseph" Mo., to Marsha~l 'Field, ,Fort Ri1.ey, Kans'as,to January171931",' ," ," " '

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", 2:n.dLieut. RO"QQrtl41c ,BroOk:ings to Mit che1 Fi,eld:' N.Y. to ,January ,19,1931. " ", ., ." . ", ' ,

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'BtA.NKETrosr IN B.A.T~LEOFSOI'SSONSJ't1STRETuRNED'TO OWNER. - , , " "., .. , ..... . :' ,.~. . .

The movie fans here. l'J.avewit.ne~sed the flig:htq'f the magic carpet in theThief of Bagdad. 'The flights of th~t mystic, fabriqbavenothing on the travelsof MikeIs blanket." "

In 1916 a young sergeant came homeTr om~ant9D~miingo and waS paid offlIExpiration of enlistment-C~aracte:J:"Excellent"~ ,.As-was tlie 'cus tom in'thosedays, he reenlisted the follOWing daY. HeprQ.rrip't'ly,;req1,lisitioned andwasissued one of the new handsome blankets vrhic.hhad.Just been adopted. He paint-ed his name, "M'WOD.ARCZYKI1,on the dark broWlr stripe with vrhite paint. Theblankot became Mike I . e mascot.' . . ,

The war broke out and he carried it to Franc .. with the, ,first contingent'~f the famous "Fifth Y'Jarines". Together M:i,keah4 the Blanket 'wimt through, traIning trenches and overth~ top. On July 'i.e, 19i8ttheFifth waS summoned

from Corns reserve and thro'wn into thehlistori caction at SbissonS, Packswere thr~wn 'off and the Fifth plunged into mel~e. captain Viass, the CompanyCommander, went down mortally wounded. Mike 'was lead!rigthf;l r'emnant of hisplatoon wnen he got his I. All night he latd wounp,edo n the :field wondering ifhe would ever sea his pet blarlket ag!3-in,~ At qawn th~, stretcher bearers car-ried him to the rear. . Eventually he' was patched up ahd rejoined 'the regimentin time for tho .Argonne struggle. . ,,". ,.. ' , .

After the ..war he came heme .and was 'made a .' Warrant 6fficer. Since thenhe has serveda,gain in Santo Domingo' and in the Nicar~ C,mnpaign, where he-acquired more ribbons. fer his blouse, ano the.r prdrri.oticuand.asot of geldaviators I ,Tings. He is now back with the Marine Squadrons at San Diego. Afew:,.dayst:lg-C' a Marine returned there to duty, after ccmploting a cour-se at the.A .rm .v A i r , .co rps Schr c1, Chanuto Field, Rank 1,11, Ill. He repcr'ted'tC" Chief Gun-her' !4ichaeIWcdarczyk, his sect Len Chief t tha.ta privatea.t Chanu:i;eField wasu~ing a . Mi:u-ineblanket marked "M .WOD.ARCZYK" .',' .

, ,.A:'le,tt?r'frC'm the A rm Y Ccmmand,ing,0:ffic.r at ChBllQ,t'eFieJd sscured,tha re-.turn C'ft,heidentical blanket left e n the' fieldatSr.isscns.mariy'i.arssgo .Mikel s JO Y at recovering his long'1cs,t mascctwas scarcely .xc8e4~d?y' }:q(!j"pleasureof,rec~i ving hi~ recent award. ,ct\th.e Dist,irigi:J.is.:q.~dFl;r~rle;prc.ss.";Nells Letter,~' Bci'rea:ucf .A.er('naut,icsfu:.,S~~a:V., ." ,,: . ... "

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N1eholoF1el~,Ri.al" P';I ./December 4. 1929.,. ' . .' . ,

, .OnNov~~ber 16~h, t~e Philippine BOwling'Association's series of matches

ended with Nichols Field enlisted men's team in fifth place; officers in eighth

piace. B O w e y ~ r , the enlisted men's team ended in first place in the Inter-regimental ,Bo.trlingLeague,for the second consecutive year.

Kid Hewitt wonthe featherweight championship,Manila District, on Novem-ber 2


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chase to acce~t a position (if ycuplease) with t h e International Harvester Co.Wewill be sorry to lose Lieut. Grisham, who becomes Post Adjutant,effed.-

tive December 1st. However, we have the satisfaction of knowing that he is aworthy replacement for the present Adjutant, _Capt. C.M.Savage,. Weexpect tohav:e our tennis co-prt cO!'llPletedby next month and are sure that 'With the talentwe have. in this squadron we will have savera.'1 Bill Tilden's developed shortly.

66tp: Service Squadron: A great deal of in:terest was shown in the Nichols

Field Field Day, November20th. The following men of this organization entered:Staff Sgt ~..Clement H. Kelly. Sgt. James A. Sommer, Pvts. Welton E. Avery, Bar-ney A. Haugen,' Francis F. Miller and Stephen E. Vetrecin. pvt. Miller won the440-yardrun and the.220 low hurdles, there~T Winning a place on the Post Teamat the Department F,ield Meet, scheduled. for December 15th at Fort WID.McKinlay,P. I., 'and the prize, offered by the Squadron to any man taking first place.

pvt. 1 Cl. Ray C. McMullen, the inter-service light weight boxing cham-pion for the Philippine Department, met his Waterloo in a battle with SailorRohan of .the ~avy. McMullenput up a great fight, and despite a broken noseand a badly cut ear,' continued en to the end . This was .not a fight for thechampionship,: t:4P.r~~ore McMullen still Trears the bolt.

The ~qua.d.rcnhad a gre,at dinner 'Thanksgiving Day. The menu card, designedby pvt. 1st C1. .Arthur P. Ryan, \'las a kncekcut , and each man received a hand

, painted .~opy as a scuvenfr , ' EATSt Man. whenyeu leek the menu over ycu thinkits from ,the Ritz er~~hat have y~u. Rcast Turkey with all the.trimmings,Winding u p with.cigars~ qigarcttes, candy, etc.

The Bquad'rrn r e.cei.ved no news f'r omLieut . Earl S. Hcag, A.C., the Squad-r-cn Adjutant, sinc~ he l,eft 'ilith Mrs. 'Hcagfrr an e1;.tcnded teur cof China andJapan. ,He. has vbeen p.wtri,-cver a mC'nt'hnew and V ie arc wondering if he has jC'in-edcr,'bE;len induc.tediritt" the service by cne cf the many rebclliC'usarmies cfChinB)..::' . . - ,

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02-H for the purposeiof obtaililhg,so'me new ideas and'to form a basis of com- 'par Lson of varlo'\lsNational'G-b.ar'd units. In 'spite of foggy weather all the wa'to Houston,Texas" and free21ri.g weather all tlie way back, with considerablemotor t;rouble t:b.rovmin, the itinerary was followed to the letter, with oneexception - Birmingham, Alabama. Fromall accounts the outfit there' is a prettyhot organization, but it had 'to' 'G o . passed up, due to exceptionally ,bad weatherin that 10cali ty .' "

Four. daZrs',vere spent at. Houston, Texas,', due to having the motor worKed'overand waiting for the necessary nine feet of visi~ility.

Sgt'. Jolmson learned considerably about the duties of an Air Service mechan-ic on this trip; at least his fingers were all blistered and ski'nnedup ,when'he cameback.

LieuLWatson, also studied methods of training and operations of NationalGuarduni.tsin various statos and came back full of good Ldoaa that' can't helpbut improve 'e-ur outfit, goed'as 'it is~ ,

:'l'ho'vveather in Indianapolis for the past mmnthwas such that oporationswer~'praet:j.:cally at a standstill, rain and fog evory day. But it's an illwind'that bloWSno geed. While the Ships are en the grcund they aren't burning

any..gas The gas allowance fer this erganizatien is inadequate: for, the tyPoof, sh:tpS,'a.ndthe number cifpilct"s V7ecarry . Under the conditions tha.t existat pres~nt~ur gas'allcwance permits cf a little less than' two'hours per me-nthper'pUt,'which'makes it extremely difficult tcmaintain prcficiency as aser~ice pile-to So if tho bad: weather continues'fer three mere d~s, we willh~ve saved eneugh gas tc take cff a three-ship fcrmaticn, fly cne hcux andf'cz.tY-five minutes and land, dead stick." '.....,' . ',~:'

. Right now I' wiSh to state, 'lbud and strong, a fact.' If there is .arriNational Guard outfit in the United States that can beat this record, let'shear from them. In the three years thel13th operated-'f.rom Stout, Field/"underthe commandof Major n.r,' Taylor, we have flown considerably over 10,000 hours.This includes all sortsoi'flying,(except the l'iangarvariety), night and' daYformation" cross.:..country,e.tc'.', Without a' forcdd landing through motor' or :me":'chanical'trouble ora serious accident. 'We w o u l d like to 'hear frem anyciut:fitthat can beat that. . .. " : ' ,

Luke Field, T.H.. Dec:erilbe,r7th1,'1929.o..- .

Following "out our recently adopted. po!icy of broadening our acti:vi tiesthrough many inter-island training flights, Luke Field sent a flight of, sevenplanes to Hilo on November29th, returning to' Luke Field the following day.Capt. Frank H. Pritchard'~ Lieuts. L.P; Holcomb, John H. Dulligan, Ulysses G.Jones, Eyrle G. John'sonand Thomas"L. Gilbert formed the personnel of. this.

flight, usi~g three AmphibianpLanes, three'Martin Bombers.and one KeystoneLB-5 Bomber. " , '

Aloha flights 'were performed by this station for the U.S.A.T. GRANT,~ndthe' CHATEAUTHIERRYas they ent6i'ed Honolulu 'harbor and again when'they leftfor other ports.

Night flying has started as part of. our regular training program, andmissions from all the squadrons are performed on Tuesday and Wednesdaye,venings.

, On November2nd a Chandelle was held at the Palm Lodge on the Penj.ns'ul.a.,and every officer from Luke Field was present and enjoyed the program arrangedby Major MaxvvellKirby, whopresided in the capacity of Master of Ceremoniesand Toastmaster. Several after dinner spe.~,ehe'~..Ylereenj()l:e:~, and a quart~.t::offered Somereal harmony. Luke Field's popular orchestra provrded good ririisicbefore the dinner W4S eerved., - A~Chandelle nIl be. held .on,the first' Sa~urdayof each month, and the offic~r who is: returning tp:the St'!iltes in that, month 'will be Master of Ceremonies and accept' the gifted 'duties;. of Toastmaster.

The following officers:>of the Air Corps, . and their f~iUes, arrived atthis station on November12th aboard the U.S.A..T. IICHATEAU,THIERRyll.:

Major R a e HoUke, M.C..; Capt'., Horace:N'~ Heisen;.lst Lieut . Joseph W.:Benson;2nd Lieuts io taga:r T Noyes,'John. H.-'"DulliganandMark D.S.. Steensen .

This is LieU'\;. ~nsC'n' s second trip, .to the Hawaiian Department for duty,having served here in 1923, 1924 and'1925.,

C a p t ~ Frank H. Pritchard,who has been stationed~tWheele~ ~ield inthis Department, was transferred , t< !J ,Luke'Fi.ald for fu.rtool' duty.:,

1st .Lieuts James ]' .11. EarlY. a.:ndJc'seph W.. BenS'on:areattending,.the Sq1foolfor CO(lk;sand Bakers at Schofield Barracks;- T.H.

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1st Lieut. R.R.BroWIl.pc-st Exe~e Officer, is busy packing and preparingtC' leave fC'r the mainland en the ~an~y transpcr-t'. , Liout .Brctm will bestationed at Fcrt 'McPherson. Ga.., upcn :l,iS arrival in the State's. 1st Lieut.Harold F. Reuse will ,replace Lieut. Brownin his duties as Post Exchange Officer.

Luke Field is in tbe midst of its athletic sports and there reigns a highspirit amongthe squadrons who areccW:pcting for the 'Huntz~M6sesTrophy'-. TheFourth Observation Squadron had very Iittle oppo at tion in winning the Basket-ball ChaIm?ionship, taking eigl1t straight victories. The 23d Bombardment,Squad-

rom finished in second place, the Staff in third place. the 72d BombardmentSquadron in f9urth and the 65th Service Squadron bringing up the rear. '

From the outstanding stars of each Squadron Luke Field team was pickedto represent this station in the Sector tournament.

On November21st, an intor-squadron smoker was held and the eight boutsScheduled started the annual boxing season. ' Every bout on this co.rd was filledwith plenty of action, and the contostants displayed real art in tho pugl~sticgame. The 72d BombardmentSquadron carried away100 points; the 4th Sq$dronfsboxing toam c~o in a closo socond with 90 points to their credit; the23dBombardmentSquadron ....on 50 points, and tho 65th and Staff teams took aero asthoir points. 'Tho largo crcwd attending the smoker was well satisfied withthe results and t~,lespirit displ~ed by the fighters. ,

Tho follo',/ing porsonnelcfficiated at tho smcker t Lieut. Dull'igan, refepee,Capt. Temple, Lieuts. Foster, He-1comband Gillespio, jUdges. Lieut. Lowe, incharge of tho bcxing teams, arranged the bouts So that every qcntest was ar-ranged on an equal basis cr 'teight, ability and experience amClng,thecontest-ants'., ,J '

Tho basketball ccurt is being rrcfed and upC'nits ccmpletiC'n will previde

an all weather arena in which toho ld Luke Field athletic activities, and en-listed ments dances.

, Over one ten of Turkey was roaat edt to a King's taste'for the enlisted men'Of this station on Thursday; November28th. The Me'ss'Sergeants were busy all'

weck preparing tlle doomedfowls and baking cakos, puddings' and pies. Whenth e

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t,h~ 5t:Q.. 1st Lieut . Julian B. ~dOn, ,nowstati,oned a.t Wright .Fi~ld. and not solo~g .ago,..~j'U,~p.~1f at ,this statioil, ar'r I'V e d here on the 8th a n a returned. to'llr;ght}'17~l9-;:l?~ ,~he same day., 1st Lieut. Martinus Stenseth, formerly, (~rnma.nd-i~~;Ofri~~L~f.i \h~: 17th .Pui''S:u~t Squadron; :"art'i ved from Bo lUng on the" .ZE;.tn~,Lit:lut~~:'Stliz~~:, :also' fr?M' !Bolling, a~rivedlt:Q.e:..folloWing day. !3,otp::}lfficers

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t'Squadron" Air COE;Ps-.. The end,of,

t n e . ')~o'lida.y.,.,$~sQ%i+.Om;dl1S

~ w . itll'qui teo.~,.bi,t: of activity." namely, '~teparatiQ:q.s fQ rl.the' triP. t,q, ~P9k.ari&~'- ..,"~:Sh . .. Se.ver~J4~p.i'1;Swere retwn.e9-.from -bhe Fairfi~ 1 '(1 ' ;tlits: Interme,~ta.tEl'"Depot

after :being; ..gr'(\.ome'd.forthi sev4'int.,:' thus' giving u s .A+nio"st::.~"ur:fulJ;,.'q.1J.p'taagain.. . The.r.e.:'.'as consi~e.~a9l~' flYing,;on" Sk1~~,~in'cludi.ng' '~~e'P'-T'OIl. iWh-i~~'(.S~~isare

,:n9:~~e:d?n.th.e. a.:lI:l~.~with ~be whe~.l.. It. does n~ce.~yr'~~.'.~~os, 'Qff...1i~. a soa-..~la~j'a. st~p' ~,t a time... , . '. ..;.' '. ". '.,,;:': ., ...' .:...., . i " , ' ". ""Cr6.ss'7eo\11lt:r:~es'this month w e r' 8 rather"limitod.,dueto: shO:rt~9 of ships.

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However, Lieut. 'R":P~'Mcor,'JnaQ.en.qps to'''Toledo .0000th~'tat: 'and:J.4t~; .. Lieut. A.L.Moore to Battle Creek and: L;i.~ut. ~utenceW. KqQns..t~ ClovelatlQ..,qn the l:4:th;Major Ralph RO:Tceand Lieut. Paul \V . :Wolfo.n:th~ ..?1th, 'lef't-:on'I.s:,.trip with .stops at Toledo and Columbus. ", . '''' ;.~.:., ..

Leaves of absence were granted Lieuts. Coleman, Olds, Shanahan, Warburton,Estes, Giovannoli, Burns and Van Auken for the Christmas Holidays. Those whoremained were guests of the Squadron for Christmas dinner, which was one ofthose kind more often thought of than eaten.

Baakeb bzdL practice is now well under way, with much enthusiasm and agreat deal of promise shown. Plent. of new equipment has been provided forthe team and great things are hoped f~r this season.

The Squa&ron will be very sorry to lose Lieuts. Aubry Moore and Max.Warren,transferred tc the Training Center, San Antonio, Texas. Wewish them "HappyLandings Ii and a pleasant time at their new station.

~4th Pursuit Squadron, Air Corps: The 94th enjcyed a very excellentChristmas dinner this year, having all the cfficers and Wives, ncn-ccmmissionedcfficers and their wi ves and a large majeri ty cf the enlisted perscnnel present.

liter spending over seven years with the 94th Sqdn., cut 1st Sgt. HenryG. Wilkes, was prcmc bed to the grade cf Mr. Sergeant and transferred tc the15th Obs. Sqdn. Sgt. Nathan W. Beacher is new cur 1st Sergeant and is makingthe ~ys step lively. Cpl. Charles Jauga was prcmc ted tc the grade rf Sergeant.Pvts. 1st Class Charles Pung and Edwin Olsen were prcmeted tc the grade (If C("1'-pcral.

Lieut. Durward O . Lrwry was en leave f~r seven days, spending a veri en- j('lyable time in the jack pines at Alpenam Michigan. Lieut. Thecde-reJ . { . Belenwas en leave in Tennessee ~nd repcrted upcn returning that he slid mcst ('Ifthe way after getting intr the mruntains.

27th Pursuit Sg,uadrrn, Air Ce-rps: CrIenel and M r ~ . Chas~ H. Danfcrth. andCaptain and Mrs. A.J. Etheridge hcnc red the Squadrr-n with their pr-esence atthe Thanksgiving dinner. Eight ('fficers were recently assigned kthe Squad-ron: viz:- Lieuts. Beatner; Ramey} Smith,F.G.j Ycst; BrC1fli; LeMaya.nd Hegy.

Having wen the Pest Fectball Champi~nship, attentirn is new being turnedtC' d~vel('ping an equally gccd basket1:a1l team. Lt. Reger Mr Ramey is incharge, assisted by Lieut. W . R . Mrrgan.

Lieut. Hc~rt L. Prindle departed fC'r duty in the Hawaiian Islands. Hedecided t(' turn the trip intr a hcneymc cn shc.rtly befere leaving. Wewi.s11himall the ha'0piness in the w('rld.

15th Observaticn Squadron, .Air c~rps: Due t~ heavy cC'ntinued snew. the

0-2'sare being equipped with skUll instead of wheels.Infermaticn was received that the shC'rtage ('f ship' will s('rn be reliey.dby the additic'n C'f eight 0-11'15 as replacement fer 0-2Is. In the meantimethe ship'shcrtage waS sC'mewhatrelieved by tbe Loan cf 2 P-3 rs f'rcm the Pur-sui t Grcup, one cf which is equipped with ski is

Pred_ding the 11C'pem December 20th, the ('fficers of the Squadron had a"Dutch Dinner" at the quarters e f Lieut. an1i Mrs. J.T. Merris.

Cpl. Langlands is in the Pest HC'spital rec("vering !rrm a very serkussiege C'fpneumcnt a,

Staff Sgt. Kretz left em the transpC'rt fer Hawaii as replacement ferStaff S~. M~ers, whc has been assigned be this c-rganizaticn .

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,ui LB-7 B("mbers. the FrkJ.{,ur'Transprrt andr-ne Breing P...12 Pursuit planeare"beingequip:?ed 'aith crmple:te radie-sets. During a grtup flight to CrissyField on December 2(th., the Bombers, equip}?edwith the first, radio sets to

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Serial No. 291. LIST CF NEWliATERIALADDEDT') room-fATION DIVISION FILES

NOV. 25, 1929 to JAN. 7,1930.' .

Availa~)lcicr .lean tc Air Cor:;:>s Organizations only upon request to t~le

Air Corps Li'0rar~> F1ll'1itions Building, Was~"ington, D.C.

. . DQCUlJiENTSA 00 U.S./41 Address of peter J. Brad~ Representing the .~erican Federation of

Labor. (From Prcc\]cdi:pgs ef Convent ien of America.n Logion,Oct .2, 1929)A 00.2/50 Pelic~r in Iraq. Hemcrandum b~r the Sec r et.ary cfState fer O o Lonf.es ,

1929. (Great Britain Sec.of State fer Colonies. Cmd. 3440.)

A 00.7 Ninth Commercial Mo'ter TranspC'rt E~}.1i'oiticn, Nov. 7-17, Ol~rmpia.

Eng1and/5 England. 6 Pts.

A 10/192No. 541

Technical Details in the Structural Deve1cpnent C'f Rohrback Sea-

pLane s , b:r G. Mat:1.ais & A.Hclzanfel.(N.A.C .iI.. Tech.Meme'. #541,lJcv., J.929.)

A 10/192/*542 ContributiC'~ to the Ailercn ~1.cory b y A . Bctz &E.Poterschn..(N .:~.C.:~~ Tcch.Memc~#542, Dec., 1929.)

A 10/192/#5S5 Calculaticn cf the Pr-eaeur-es en Aircraft Engine Bearings, by O.St0igenbet'.(N ....A..C.A. Tech.Memc.#543, Dec.,1929.)

A 10/192N5.~4 ':I.irplane Drag, b~r C.TC'pfer.(N ..:~.C ...i... Tech.MemC'.#544,Dec.,1929.)

.A 10/192/#545 The Balance of Mrments and the Static tengi tudinal Stai:lili t~r cf. ;~irplano~ ,b~r Herst !,~lle:):< (N.1I..C.,.,.Tech .Memc.-*,545,Dec .,1929.) .

A 10.01/US/17 The Aviation Corpcrati~n Statistical Mamcraridum,Aug.6,1929.

B 10.9/22

C 20.3

France/1

.A 10.23

109/#:32,9

. A 10.23

109/#328

A 10.01/US/19 The Ft.1.ture ('f C,m;r,:rcia1 Aercnautics. U~d.drljsses at tho Chamber ('f

Ccmnerce rf the U.S.S~veuteenth lUlnual Meeting,Apr.29-M~r 3,1929.)

A 10.01/USj20 The N e w Yrrk, Ric &Buencs Aires Line,Inc. 1929.

A 10.01/US/21 Air Transp~rt 80 S an ~id tr Business. Addresses by E.S.Evans a n d. :H..F. Hr;rt befr re brio Fall Crnference cf Chamber of Cemmerce cf U.S.

Oct. 15, 1929. .

Tho Effect r:f Fuel Cr naumptLcn en Cylinder Temperatures and per-

fr rmanco r f a Crwlod Wright J-5 Engine,b~c O.v;.Sche;',r.(N ..A.C.J . Tech.Nct~ : # 328.) .

Srme Effects r f Air Flew en the Peno tr-at ir-n and Distributi(,,11 rfOil Spr ays by ,\.M.Rdhrrck '&'E.G.Beards1ey.(N.A.C .A. Tech.NC'te

#329, Dec., 1929.) .

A 10.231/44 'Skin Frictir.n and the Drag cf' Streamline B e d.Les , by B.M.Jenos.Gr,~at Britain Aere.Research C('m.Reprrt & F em e .#1199,Dec.,.1928.)

A 30.2/125 Internatirnal Crugressfrr Phetrgramrretry at Zurich,Sept. 6-10,1930.

Renc r t en the :Exa.mina'tirn frr Certificate "i1" aod "B"he1d inNrv.~ 1928, frr Cadets'(lfthe Sonier and Ju.."1icrDivisi('ns, Officers

TraL1ing Ccr'l)s with ccp re s rf the exami.nat tr n 'papers. (Great BritainWar Office, 1929.) . - -

B 70jUS!30 ,Aircraft Accidents; Ocnver-sdr-n Scale f'e r Hcur-s 'Ocr Occurrence vs . Fr..'}quenc;;rper 1000 Heurs'.(~~ir Ccr-i;>s, U.S.) 1929.-

~l.ir I/inistr:r, France, Organizatien Chart. 1929. (FrC'mM.I.D.)

C 50.03 The Field ~~tillerySch('cl,Ft.Sil1.0kla.,C\'urses ("f Instructi0n,

10/1929-301920-30. 1920-30.

Eist('r;~ cf Michiga..:"1'Carn:;'J8,lS29. (Mili tarzr Training Camps AssC'c.,

Hichi(;an.

T:.le ,il.rt. (kunel SC:1.I'rl of F12cing.

Pursuit AViation, by Capt. H.M.Elmendrrf.(Released fer pub1ica-

tir-n in. the flooehivuu.) 1929.

Tht.3.!J:csc('w,::,NewYcrk Flight cf the ULand e'f the S


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Investi;aticn of tae Vibraticn in the "Gra.f Zep'.,e1inll Power Plant,

by;;; .Kamm & A.Stieg1i~z . (.Air Corgs Materiel Div .Trans .#27~,Nov. ,1~29)

Serial No. 291 (Cont.)

D 00.12

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Lnve stLgat Lon ofAir Ccr~s Materiel

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DOCU1:rn:iirrS',.:,. ;1' ~'. .. . ~ ,

yang Flutter in the Wind Tunnel, by

Div. :Trans. #268. Nov..,. 12, 1929.)I .Essers.

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ANew Formula for t:'e Determination of Atmospheric Density in .

Terms cf .Altitude, by R. Esnault-pe1terie.(.Air-Corps Materiel Divi-

sion Trans. #272, Nov. 20,1929.)Test on Maneuver ab l H ty t by A. VoIrne r ange . (.Air 00r-9s Materiel Div.

Tr2~s. #273, Nov. 27, 1929.)

Course of Stud'r of the, "~CD.o1eNational Sune r ieur e de llAero-

naut Lque . (Air Corps Materiel Div .T:rans .{f275,.:- Nov.25, 1929.)

':'Tind Tunnel Tests of Venturi T;vpe Ccw1s'and Engine Nacelles Sui t:'-

able fer Fu1ti-enginc ,Airn1anes, by D.j'LBorden. (.Air Corps Haterie1.

Diy. Tecl1.Rc'lJort *3133, S:~1)t. 16, 1929.)Wind Tunnel Tost of CUd~r SlottedWi?1.;, b;y J,A.EdJar.(.Air Cor-)s

"X,1atcriol Div.Tch.Rcport jf3150, Oct. 26,1929.)

Pressure Distribution over tlle ,biark "y" and Gottingen No.' 398~irfoi18,by H.L.~!derson.(Air Corps Materio1 Div.Tech.Report *315~,OC-::';8, 1929.)

Poz-f'c rmanco Test of Consolidated CC'lJ.ric:r,De"Ot.o f Ccnmcr ce No.7454

wi th and without t110 IT.A. C. J . . . \TunGuri "Cowl . (~"ir Corps Matcri01 Div Tecl1.Rcport '1I~3156,Nov. 7, 1929.) . .

Rcut ine Tdst of Eulti-slot "(Latherod) Wing, by J .~\..Edgar. (.Air

Co:")s Matoriel Dtv , Toch:Report jf3158,Oct.26,1929.)

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Drag Test of a 3.mdix and a ~:usso1rnan Wheel and Tire, by n.L.

ll.ndfJr~lon.(~i.ir Cori,ls Materiel Div.Tocl1.Report jJ~3159,Nov.2, 1929.)

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Static'Tost of a Curtiss 0-lC Landing Chassis (Oloe t~rpo) fromId:;:pla.ne .A.C.No. 27-~368, by E.R.Y;oaver.(Air 'O o rps Matt)riel Dt v ,T-3cl1.Report ,/~~3161,Nev. 14, 1929.) " . "

The Inf Iuencc cf Ox~'gen on Ocr ro eLcn 'Pa.tlgue, b~r .'c.M.Binnie.(Great

Britain .iwr(mautica.1 Research C cm .Ranc r-t & I C c i r p ., o .-i,~1244,March,192~,.)

Corn sicn Resi stance of Duralumin and .Alc1ad Dura.1umin Sbe,)t (Withand wi thcut anodized surfaces) (Nav~r Dept., Bur aau cf,:~erc .Seria1

{f208S. )D 10.13/130 R')'Dcrt en Some Pr"'oerti(~s ef ;~llcys cf l~luminum with Thcrium and:

Silicen, by J.D.Grcgrlll & T.R .Schc fI eLd. (Gred Br itain ~\.'rc .Re scar ch

Cern. RQJ)C'rt & Meme. #1253, April, 1929.)

Slunlin-Williams Com-panyCE-1941 Dur a'lumi.n PrImer' ,.AE-2508 PC'n-

tun Primer and Nav~r Gra:' Lacquer as Protecti vo Cratings fer Dura-Lumi n 1~lc1ad and Steel. OTav" Dcot.. , Bur. au c f 0';.01'(' .Sorial 1fo139-0154,Nev. 27, 1929.) 0 .". " ""

Lubricants f'c r .:wiaticn "!1lngineRr cker ~hms. (Navy Dept Bur-eau c f

~ercnautics.Tach.NC't0 #212, Dec. 11,1=29.)Final Repr r t en Protective Cre.tings in CrmM.natien en Dura'lumi.n ,

(Nnv:r Do-pt. Bur-r-au of Aerr:-'nautics.Sorial #2501, Dec.Zl, 1929.) "D 11.2/64 Test ,cf ..l.d.smsType Lubr l cat cr tc Dct ormi ne Its Adaptabili.t:' frr

Aerr-naut tco.l Use .(1Jav~c Deut , B U . .cf )..erC' .Seria1 rfR-0184, Dec.9 ,19.29.)Lu~)rica.ting Oil Tenperaturcs cf ;drcraft Pcwer Plants. (Nav:r Dept:

Bu.cf AerC'.,Toch.Nrte f f206,NC'V'.12,1929.) " .Pr ctec tI vo Ccatings fer Dura1umin and Steel (battleship gray pD.il1t,

sil vel', sea.l a'l.umtmum paint, aircraft metal l)rimer, quick aircraft

, ?rimer.(Navy Dept .Bu.cf Jl.arc .,Seria1 #9?87,Nrv.30,1929.)

D 11.23/102 lVitra1C'id" lTitrate D0T).ls.Pr at t & Lambont , Inc. ,Manufr:cturer. (NIJ.v;rDept. Bur-eau cf ~l.Orcnautics,Sorinl kR-9359,N('v.15, 1929.)

Use r f Ohamc is Leatr."0r fer Filtering Aviatiel1 Gasr lino. (Nav~r Dept.Bur-eau cf ..:~ercnautica,Tech.N('to,j;.208, Nev.26, 1929.)

RiYot Cerrrsicn Tests. (Navy Dept. Bureau cf Aercnauti'cs,Seria1 N co

2195, Dec. 1:.3. 1929.)

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Test of 'rn~truinent.Boe.:i::!t.Rheoat at . (Navy De'PtBureau of AeronauticsSerial #R-90371, :Dec. 13, '1929.) - .

.D 13.3 ~ndi~a- The paulin Level FligAtr.an~ Altitude Indicator for !ncreasedSafe-tor :Flight /4 : t~r in All Kin,ds of Fly1ng ;.'(ploneer Instrument Co.)

D 13.3/Octant/3 '

Operation and Adjustment of the Mark IIModel 2 Odtant,by Lt.T.C.Lcnnqueat , (Navy Dept. Bureau, of, Aero.Tech.Note 'iJ~207,Nov.22,1929.)

D,.52.1 Arm-strong-Whit-worth/I

The Steel Aircraft of Sir W.G.!.rmstrong Whitworth Aircraft,Ltd.July, 1929.

D 52.1Boeing/20

D 52.1/Avro/l Full Scale Determination of the Motion of an Avro Aeroplane whenInstalled,by K.W.Clark &W.G.Jennings.(Great Britain Aero.ResearchCom. Report &Memo.+1263, April,1929.)

Boeing Airplane. (Boeing Airplane Co.) 1929.

D 52.1Boeing/21

Air Force and Momentfor XN2B-l Ai'rp1ane. (Navy Yard, Consti' .~pt.,Aero.Report #405, Oct. 7, 1929.)

D 52.1 Bris- Experiments on the Spinl1ing of a Bristol Fighter Aeroplane',byto1 Fighter K.V.Wright.(Groat Britain Aero.Resoarch Com. Report &Momo.a/f:~26l,37 M~, 1929.)

D 52.1/Christ- Description of. Christmas Airp1ane,Manufacturod b~rGeneral Devel-mas/I ..' cpment . Companyof Conn.

D 52.l/Hall' . Air Force an a Momentfo'r XFH-l Airplane. (Navy Yard, ConstrUctionAluminum/I Dept. Aero .Ropcr t #402, Sept. 24, 1929.) .'

D 52.151/85 VF and 'VIrT~~es of Airplanes ... Precautions in Maneuve~ing.'(J;JayyDcnt , Bureau of AorOnautics,Tech.Ncto #209, N0v.27, 1929.)' .

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D 52.& Air F0rce,an~ Moment for xPS-3 Amphib,ian.(Navi De~t.Constr~Dept.,

SikorskY /2 Aeronautical Repcrt#404, .Oct . 1, 1929.)'

D 52.6 Super- Sphneider:Ttcip~ ~Aac1J.ine~~ign, 1927, .by~.J~Mitchel.Ja.J?-.26,i928.

marine/l (Lecture Deliverea before Royal Aeronautical- Society.)

D' 52.6 /TS .1/4 W~ter p~es~ure Distri but16n'on: a Twin F).o~t Seaplane, by F .L.'

Thompsen. (N;A..C.A. Report'#328,1929.) ,:. .D52.62/15 Atti~ude of Airplane Cont~ol Surfaces During Launchings from

Cat apul.t s . (Navy Dept. Bureau of Aero.Tech.Note.#205,NoV'~5" 1929.)

D 52.71 Report on Design,Construction &Assembly of'Al1-Metal DirigibleZ.M.C.2/1 ZMC-2,Pt.1. ZMC-2 Maintenance & Operating Instructions.(Air-Cbrps

Materie;L Div.) .

D52.9/2 Airpllillle Delivery Parachutes with'~~tomkttic Time Release:j by'H.

Oefele. (From "Engineering Progress":.:) , .:

F lO/Chile/l Naval, MilitarY and Commercial Aerodromes of Chile. 1929. (From?:i.LD'.) , ,

FlO/Salva- Airdrome, Seaplane Base, Emergency Field, Salvadorean A r m y A i r -'dor 11 drcme , Oct ,,3, 1929. F.rom,M.LD.

B O O K ST~e Elements of Statistical Method. King, W.I.

330/N21

31J./Kf:58'; ~ '.

, '"328:7t/Un3c Congressional Re cord , V~67-V.69, March 4t'h"'~U.S .Congress.

328.738/Un3b Biographical Directory of the American Congress,1774-1927. U.S.

Congr,ess.. Joi~t Committee on '~rinting. ,A Picture of World EeC'nQmic Conditions, in .SUII)Illerof 1929~' Nation-

al Industrial Conference Board. '

. 353.662/Uri3Annu:alReport, 1929.: U.S.B.ureauof Ins'ul.ar Affairs.,

1929.

353.663/u,n3.Jmnua~ Report,: 1929. u.s, ,~UJ,itiaB11I'~~u.1929. . ~. . .

Armaments 'Yearbook, 1928-29., "j,' .

, Instructions for the Installat.ioh, InspectionandMainte~anc~ of

the Wright WhirlWind Aviation Engine. Wright Aeronautical Corp.,

Pat.e r son-, N;"J.This Aviation Business. Di chman', ,E. W ,.

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~my' Co~ope;at ion Airplane. (Ai1-G:r-ep,t Brit,p.in .'AirMinistr;r.,

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629.13/D54'"1 '

629:13/G79~p The Armstr~ng whitworth AtlasN"o. 1:,'$75 Pilbl;i.:cation, < N o ,. 1375, 1st za.)

629.1305 Register; Licensed Temporary Licenses and Identified J\.ircraft

': A.tn3r11929 , - p f " U '.S",1\.. :1929. '.

,::62;l.l.33/Sa7 . The Third; Route. Sasaocn, Sir Phil,ip. ,

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The Book of the Aer,:pla,ne.: ,tct.2.'. :p.ritchard, J.L.

,.,629.145jR53 'S,~l"u;ld.We ExcIUdethe',;ly:~:aP:io~ HaZ~fd.?', (Twe'rity,...fourth AnnualMeeting, American ;Life_,Gonventton,C~ncJnnati,~ct. 18, 19,29.), 'Robbt.ns , C.'B. v ' " . , . . " . ' , ', ' " , '

- Un,~ted States.A.,viation:Reparts., :1928....B'~9..14;8 "Un3:u1192R

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8 3 ~ . ~ n / S c h 3 S ch 1u mp ; T he S t o r y o f a G er ma n S ol di er T ol d b y H i m se lf .

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Air Force News ~ Jan-Jun 1930