Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-20 | Page 1 | Planes Ordered to Escort President

PLANES ORDERED -TO ' ESCORT PRESIDENT. SAN DIBOO, Cel. July. 1" Ordered to duly aa an escort to the president at the - gigantic' naval spectacle In Puget Bound Jury 17, nine Do Hsviland airplanes, with tha "commander of the navy's air forces on the ceast in command, are bound north from -North Island today to-day on the tiret leg of the 1141-mile flight to the aound. . With Captain A. W. Marshall fleet ahr head, in the party aro ten skilled aviators In addition to me-chenles me-chenles and photographsrs. The first Jump is to Ban Francisco, a dlsisnca of 45 miles. The next Jump will be from Ss Francisco to Montague. Col, a die-tance die-tance of 144 mllee; then to Eugene, Ore., 11 miles, and to Camp Lewis. V. sari , 1M mllea. . During the etay of the oquadron im the. north, tha aviators and the mschankrs will he quartered at Camp Lewis, which will also serve as a bass for flying operatlona after the escort duty with tha president has been carried out. - On the morning of July IT. tha plsnea will fly out over the waters of Pugst Sound until the president's ship, tha transport Henderson. Is sighted. As the transport sails down tha Una of giant warcraft, the anapped by navy cameramen, alrplanea will hover overhead and plcturea of tha review will be