Show 41 4 I Times Around World Only Three Accidents A Fliers' Fliers Record 4 j jI jJ I J Lieutenant T. T G. G Fisher above squadron commander who has been boen to W Washington to re receive receive re- re tho the safety trophy Captain Cap thin bin Frank McCrary center commander corn com om- om mander of San Diego naval air station station station sta sta- tion Lieutenant Commander William William Wil Wil- liam ham f Masek below operations of of- of Ii S SAN DIEGO Cn Cat Cal NUA Haring XEA Having flown equivalent of ot one forty times time around tho the world with on only three minor accidents the VS training train train- In ing squadron at the naval na air all station sta sta- tion hero la Is preparing to accept the Herbert Sch I ft VL eLy trophy trophy trophy-a and iid meanwhile Is h chuckling at some somo o of Its Us companions In the ser ser- vice Ice Tho The trophy Ik hi awarded ala an- to the thc service flIer filer who makes the the- best record for tor sa safety safely In the airA air all A year 3 ago O it was decided to award it tt to squadrons Instead ad of to Lo Individuals Individuals' Immediately the V N i training squadron hero decided to togo togo o oo go o after anel It IL Other fliers were derisive A A. training train lag ing r win a II safety trophy Didn't everybody l y know that t a 1 training train train- In lag ing squadron ron was expected to pile pileup up tilt a big list ot or crackups ev every ry 3 year ear car But Captain Frank l'-ank McCrary commander corn com mander of or the naval training station aLa sta tion here it could bo done He lie called In LI Lieutenant William Masek Ia k operations officer and Lieutenant T. T 1 G G. G Fisher r. hr-r. leader cader of the squadron and found that they had tho tIm same sante Idea I I 1 believe c in Baet safety in fn the tho air 3 and andI nd I make no ito bones about it It ho told them Lets Jets go I Masck Masek r repeated this remark to his men li tr e each ch 0 of his instruction lectures lee lec tures adding addin Theres There's to bo be no monkey business m in this squadron no showing off ore There were In totally green gren students students stu stu- dents in lii the squadron durin during the course e vear Of or thc these e 1 7 qualified for further training at nt Pensacola Fin Fla and tho the rest were eliminated Altogether thc these thee e student fliers CHers flew fie n n. total of miles s In In slightly moro more than hours hour of oC flying making separate flights lights Tho The three accidents that befell beel the squadron were a broken wheel a abent abent abent bent strut and a minor ground collision col cot between Letwen two planes Lieutenant Ff Fisher her squadron len leader lead e er or f has been flying for Cor seven e years year while ek Masek made his first t flight in 1915 The Tho Instructor pilots in the are arc Lieutenant J. J l P. P Dyer Der who w won on the trophy troph last laNt year ear Lieutenant Commander A. A V. V Hadford Lieutenant II II A A. Braden burger Lieutenant J. J C C. C Cronin Lieutenant C. C R p Creber Lieutenant W. W l' l I K Berner Lieutenant B. B II H. Johnsen and Chief Chic Boatswain A. A E E. Baker Lieutenant Fishier Fisher J is to go o to Washington on December 16 to receive re- re the trophy troph from President Hoover t |