Show Daring Pilot to Command Army Flight to Salt Lake LakeL L 11 m 7 77 7 4 if i p 4 4 V A ft r vv 4 At V 7 p j v I I j I I Ir r IL Q 1 rr r- r r L' L U j. I r tr v S I LAi Major Ira C. C Eaker commander of the attack squadron and operations officer of ot the tho attack group First wing army air nir corps which will hold flight maneuvers In four Rocky mountain mountain moun moun- tam tain states tates July 22 23 24 2 and 25 with base at Salt Lake City Major 1 Eaker holder of the Distinguished Flying cross Is one ono of the most famous filers for fliers for endurance and army's speed international international exploits Special to The The Telegram MARCH FIELD July Jul 20 20 One One officer office of the First wing army air corps will feel at home above the Rocky mountain terrain when the wing concentrates at Salt Lake City July 22 for maneuvers maneuvers maneuvers maneu maneu- vers it was revealed here today He is Major Ira C. C Eaker commanding officer of the at attack attack attack at- at tack squadron and operations officer of the attack group With the dignity of army titles titles' cast aside mechanics and enlisted men know him as one of the most daring pilots of the army corps He has flown hours and holds the distinguished flying cross During the wing maneuvers at Salt Lake City July 23 and 24 Caplain Cap Cap- Cap I t lain bain ln Eaker will wn be leading his hawks over territory he knows First han hand In fact some of it he knows from the ground In 1929 he cracked up about 30 miles mUes from Salt SnIt Lake City and had to walk home A native of Texas M Major jor Eaker entered the United States army April 8 1917 when he was 21 years old He received ed a cor commission mission as second of ot infantry A Afew Afew few ew months months' later he transferred to the he air corps and has seldom had his feet on the ground since In 1927 Major Eaker piloted the amphibian plane San Francisco on a mile flight light around South America The trip was a a. goodwill I flight on the Pan-American Pan coun coun- tries Major Eaker next attempted to learn how long an airplane could remain aloft if It it had fuel He was chief pilot of the Question Mark which established the first worlds world's flight endurance record in 1929 He and his aides kept the army plane in m the air for about 1157 hours They made what was said to be the first successful refueling in the air During September 1929 Major Eaker Saker piloted the Hornet Boeing Hornet Shuttle which three times Umes crossed the tho continent without a stop When the army was Wa assigned d the task ask of flying the mall mail with cancellation cancel- cancel lation of ot private contracts in 1934 Major Eaker was in charge of the route between San Diego and Los Angeles and Salt Lake City He visited in Inthe the Utah city a number of ot tim times Major Eakers Eaker's latest duty was was service as army air corps observer during the naval games in the Pa Pa- After the Salt Lake City flights he will enter the corps' corps tactical tactical tac tac- tac- tac school at Maxwell Field Ala He will be enrolled as a a. regular student ud L S pl Plans ns for the Salt Lake City flight b by the wing were virtually completed com com- here today |