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...public also saw the laying of a smoke screen by Sergeant Hudson in a de Haviland bomber, his ship disappearing completely from view...
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John Richter, flying in an Army de Haviland over San Diego, broke all previous endurance records by staying up for nearly 45 hours. Incidentally Smith and Richter broke speed records in covering distances of 2,500, 3,000, 3,500 and 4,000 kilometers. But most important of all, they achieved a complete demonstration of the possibility of refuelling from the air. Twice they received gasoline from a sister ship above them and they even got a nice, hot breakfast on a third aerial contact. The extension of this system of refuelling opens new vistas...
...resolve of actually qualifying as a pilot. The fact that he was somewhat over the usual flying age did not deter him. He mastered the technical mechanics of the aeroplane and took his tests in cross-country flying, taking off, landing. A few days ago in a de Haviland plane he took and successfully passed the final tests, including all the " acrobatic " maneuvers? loop, roll, tail spin, Immelmann turn, falling-leaf, spin, spiral side slip, forward slip in landing, etc. At a luncheon of the Army and Navy Club in Washington, General Patrick received the silver wings of a flying...
...coast" and now "Gulf to Canada." Lieutenant Harrison G. Crocker left Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, early one morning and reached Self ridge Field, Michigan, the evening of the same day, after 11 hours 54 minutes flight, covering 1,-400 miles in his solitary trip. Liberty motor and De Haviland plane functioned perfectly. The pilot flew low because of low-lying clouds and sometimes almost grazed the treetops. Apart from the added proof of airplane endurance, the flight is a significant demonstration of the fact that low clouds cannot deter skilled aerial navigators...
...hands when it meets the Andover players this afternoon at Andover. Number one man for Andover is Watson the junior champion of Pennsylvania who has been playing under the tutelage of W. L. Tilden, present world's champion. K. S. Pfaffman is slated to oppose him, while Captain Haviland, playing 3 on the school team, will be opposed by Parke Cummings. C. W. Farnham Jr. who has been a close rival to Pfaffman for his position at number one, will meet Lord, an Andover veteran of last year...