Show HISTORY fo ralance of uncle sams first airship UR BRIGHT 4 COACHING ACHING ARMY ARAY OFFICERS PARK md INIA oct 8 the he first time in the history of ica in aeroplane owned by the ed states government soared e air today guided by wilbur ht it hew five times over the abion t ti i aviation of the gov ants tract of land here abst ost ideal weather eather A conditions rotators ecta tors ana a breeze blowing sly ly at the rate of a mile an wright began the flights to the officers of the signal corps oh idle the machine off the ng n rail at 3 35 he cir the field lor or three minutes five feet above ground un in at 4 09 wright was r another flight this tim timo he n the air five fie minutes at 4 51 k khe he soared away to return af out five minutes each time ad d kept to the reservation ida d then lieutenant lahm is 13 place in the extra seat 15 the tu two 0 rose hundred and fifty feet they a mile and a half toward wash i in hardly more than as many es in about five minutes af ey had left they landed within feet of the starting rail it t took lieutenant humphreys km im in another short flight ats will be made until the re familiar with the new start |