Show COAST AIRMEN w i iJ J UCH 8 LON i iWA WA 10 I IEn En Route Route to Mile Hight Air Conc Conclave ae i 1 ENVIABLE RECORDS r. r Entered for Races an and r Altitude Contests Contests' i rEn r I i En route to the mile high ati ai i meet at Denver Major Major-F. T. T Evans Evan Captains H. H H H. D. D Campbell and 1 F. F Pearce and anti Lieuten Lieutenant nt J. J N N. N Smith arrived at at Woodward aviation field tIeM Thursday evening from San Diego Viego-O Cal All of or the officers who al' al ai- ai rived In three three three- airplanes are a at attached attached to the second aviation grout group of tl the e United States marine c corps rp A fourth ship piloted by Captain 1 F F. P. P Mulcahy accompanied b by two mechanics was forced down at Lund Utah on account of radIator and spark sparl plug trouble It landed lande safely there Thursday afternoon and Mulcahy's l companion officers officers' received word Friday that he expected e- e to reach Salt Lake this eve- eve ning The Denver meet is being held alf as part of Colorados Colorado's celebration of its it Its fiftieth birthday in statehood According According Ac Ac- cording to the the visiting aviators airplane airplane air all plane races altitude and econom economy contests have been planned as pari ar arof of or the program It Is expected that ships from all aviation fields o othe t ot the country will be present at least Invitations have been extended t tithe ti to the aviators from all fields Tn Tha marine party fl flying from San DI DI- ego Is doing sO under government government- orders Captain Campbell because of or hl hiI feat of or tl flying Ing nearly hours durling dur- dur ling the past twelve months without an accident has been nominated t fv F the Herbert trophy Th v tr trophy phy is awarded annually to th the navy aviator fl flying ing the greatest number of or hours without accident Last year Captain Campbell w second place in this contest Hs Is has a re record ord of or 2404 hours and nd 10 10 minutes without an accident since the first time he soloed in the spring spring- of or 1921 This record includes 2784 1 takeoffs and as s many landings many of ot which were made on strange fields He has flown flo across the country twice over airways air air- ways and rough gro ground nd 4 The party expects to take ot off fro from i Woodward field at o'clock Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning and reach Denver via the air mall mail route some time that afternoon |