Show feasibility OF ACCURATE SHOOTING FROM AEROPLANE demonstrated BY UNITED STATES government flying at mile clip fickel throws two successive shots straight into target WE sig 6 i 9 4 41 04 af f it 4 A 11 0 all 0 clr up Z ju 4 v IN V lip fy W A WWI V I 1 4 F 1 rp A I 1 4 V bridgeport conn was recently thi sc scene ene of a most mos t remarkable aeroplane achievement not only did it thrill the vast army of spectator spectators because of the feckless darthg display displayed td by the bird men but it proved be ond nil all question that with the right tight make of rifle flet a ma marksman can hoot shoot while flang at tremendous peed speed with the game same accuracy as all w when cn on the ground army of officers ficera have been an thing but satisfied atts fied with the results obtained with the service rifle and the flight was planned d as a test of a repeating arm of other than government make male the flight took place at the lake aerodrome before people who cid paid admission and a far greater number er who occupied points of vantage upon neighboring hilltop so housetops and trees when beachy came upon the field a violent wind was blowing undeterred he be mounted his seat and was soon soaring high aboe more than once it seemed to the spectators thit his frail craft must surely turn turtle and come crashing to the earth but every tine time the treacherous wi nd ef manibu manipulation lation by the aviator held the machine straight and true After hAving been in the air a dumber number of minutes beachy pointed his cratt craft in the direction of the grandstand encircled it twice and as gracefully as a bird alights brought it hafely to the ground to every one present it seemed cr tain tala in view of the antics of the wind that oo 00 more flights would I 1 6 be attempted that a hernoon ter noon bat bt to the amazement amai ement of 0 all peachy as a soon as ha he landed hailed aleut picket fickel who was standing nearby armed with ith a Rc remington U I 1 C rifle rife and invited him to take a ceat seat this cut akke ic e did it an and av aviator tor anda and passenger were soon on gieir wa to 0 make the he trip all the more baza hazardous the tle machine bad beera shorn of all extra supports tup sup ports potts invariably carried with p passenger as bogers for balance time m and agn in the big planes could be seen to tremble emblen tr as it if they were about to snap when hen contrary gusts of wind caught them and lo 10 0 o these below the tilting and the swiping of the tile moco mono 1 plane were fore ore runners of certain destruction st to the alator nod and his pas 1 hen the machine reached the borther 1 I 1 oi it f the field it suddenly denly tur and cime c me biving back at ham nini speed at the other end cud ol 01 the fi fias id i i 1 ull full view of the spean tors a target a r e t hd bd bien within ri r ig n gratine fit kel raised 11 and ua sent two shots straight to the mark it aas as a performance and a fitting clewit to a meet that nas vas ro re pete with ti feahr s 1 in on an inter interview lew otter after the demonstration aleut fickel cald said hat that he fautn found the speed and accuracy of 0 the autoloader a distinct adan tag over the service rides rifles he hail bad previously aset used la in similar tests and that he be considered it the only enly practical gun tor for use under i such conditions |