Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-20 | Page 1 | Planes Test Air Routes as Factor in War

I PLANES TEST AIR AIE ROUTES AS FACTOR F IN WAR CHICAGO July 20 20 AP AP Six Six I army pursuit planes plane which left Selfridge Self Self- ridge fl field ld Mount 1 Clemens Mich lIch at 6 oclo o'clock k this morning on a l. l test Lest st I flight to the Pacific coast arrived at Maywood faywood field here at 8 o'clock I central standard time and took off an n hour hout later for Omaha I MOUNT CLEMENS MI h. h July 20 AP AP Six Six arm army pursuit planes I commanded by Major Thomas G. G left C Held field eld at 6 o'clock this morning for th the th PacifIc Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast Maywood West Chicago Chi Chi- cago IS the first scheduled stop The purpose of the flight Is to test the value of of- the air mall mail route for national defense defens The outbound trip will be fo for foe inspection in- in of all features of the air airmail mall mail route On the return trip an attempt will be made to fly pursuit planes In formation at night The fliers mers making making- the trip ar are Major Lanphier Captain T. T E. E Til Til- arid anti Lieutenants Frank 0 OD D. D Hunter Cyrus K I-c. Bettle BettIe Sam Lyons and Russell Minty Following FollowIng- the schedule approved ve 1 by Major General Mason M. M Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick chief of the army air Service the ships were due to arrive at Maywood West Chicago at 7 where they were to take off toT for Omaha Neb after refueling t an In In- The second day Is to find the flyers at Cheyenne and the third at San Francisco Major Lanphier si I sa he plans pans to remain on the coast for two days dars before retracing the outward out Jut ward flight c cIn t. t In preparation for tor foran an emergency which might arise In Inthe the bv r the mountains the ships h have ha vc been bein supplied with ith condensed rations ration and water t t j