Show I R Uncle Sams Sam's Biggest Planes Soon Will Will Fly to to toS S. S L. L L L. Home H mel t. t r n s- s 65 P I I N 4 a F 4 Y a h I z M t ji jia a AP SHOWS SALT LAKE TO Tf BE U. U S. S AIR CENTER E. E E E. Adler seated sealed M. M Vern The Seventh bombardment groups group's personnel and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment Including 11 of Uncle Sams Sam's biggest bombing planes will arrive arrIve at at Salt Lake municipal municipal municipal pal airport at 11 a. a m m. next Tuesday September 3 This was announced by Major Major Major Ma Ma- jor E. E E. E Adler commander of the groups group's Ninth bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment squadron speaking for forI Colonel Ralph Royce group I commander an and Colonel Shep- Shep ler W. W FitzGerald base comI commander commander com com- I mander of the Salt Lake mili mill military military tary airdrome Besides the 11 flying fortresses fortresses fortresses fort fort- 10 medium bombers six attack planes and an auxiliary auxiliary aux aux- Hiar will arrive at that time after a mass flight from Hamilton field California Califor Califor- nia present headquarters of the group A Roaring Welcome Major Adler said the planes will be parked on the air field for public inspection after the group gives the city a roaring welcome from the skies by flying overhead for a few min min- utes Included in the group group nu nu nucleus cleus of the United States army I air corps' corps planned Twentieth wing wing will will be the Ninth bombardment bombardment bombardment bom bom- squadron commanded command command- ed by Major Adler the Twenty- Twenty second combat squadron commanded commanded commanded com com- by Major John B B. B Hart the Eleventh combat squadron commanded by Major John Warren the he headquarters ad qua r t e r s squadron commanded by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain E. E P. P Rose and the Eighty- Eighty eighth reconnaissance squadron squad squad- ron commanded by Major Newton Newton Newton New New- ton Longfellow By October 1 completion of improved flying fortresses now in production will result in stepping up of the heavy bombardment strength at Salt Lake military airdrome to 34 of the giant four war birds Additional medium and light bombers and auxiliary craft also will be brought here Large Cre Crews s Carried man Eight-man crews are carried by the flying fortresses known to the air corps as B Major Adler said The medium bombers B carry six men and attack planes two men each Alto Altogether ether on September 3 officers and enlisted men will fly here By September 9 he said the entire organization totaling officers officers officers cers and 1 1500 men will have I arrived The base organization will be stationed at Fort Doug Doug- las The city commission Tuesday morning granted Colonel FitzGerald FitzGerald FitzGerald Fitz Fitz- Gerald permission to locate the tent city on land south of th the acre tract leased to the air corps for the airdrome and for installation of sanitary facilities thereon Major Adler said will cover airdrome construction construction construction tion needs and added that the movement of the Seventh bombardment bombardment bombardment bom bom- group here was the first major move under theair the theair air co corps corps' s' s expansion program Besides the base organization tion Lion of enlisted men which handles engineering supply maintenance and other activities activities activities ties of an airdrome the headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters flight squadron personnel personnel personnel per per- and medical and quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster detachments all willbe will willbe willbe be here by September 9 he said The base organization and all except actual flight crews areto are areto areto to be housed at Fort Douglas Some officers will live with their families in private dwellings dwellings dwellings dwell dwell- ings in the city Salt Lake military airdrome will be the rear line defense for the Pac Pacific ic coast area Major Major Major Ma Ma- jor Adler said pointing out that the flying nying fortresses have an effective bombing radius of 1500 miles in any direction and return The entire United States air force can be concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- at any point within the country in 24 hours he said Daily by Salt Lake combat squadrons probably willbe will willbe willbe be made to the Wendover bombing field where Pacific coast air fighting units will go for gunnery practice he said Colonel FitzGerald Colonel Royce Major Adler and other group officers left Tuesday afternoon for Hamilton field to supervise transfer of the group grOUP here on schedule Five officers and enlisted men of the Fifth air base squadron another an another an an- other group unit left Hamilton field Tuesday morning for Fort Douglas by truck and will ar arrive arrive ar ar- rive some time Wednesday |