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Show AERIAL ARMADA WELCOMES THE OVERSEAS MEN NEW YORK June 27 An armada of aerial craft was assembled at nearby near-by aviation fields early today preparatory prepara-tory to a flight down the bay to welcome wel-come America s trane-Atl&ntlc airmen who are returning to America aboard the transport Zeppelin. In addition to the members of the crew of the NO -4, headed b Lieutenant Commander Albert Al-bert C. Read, are Commander John H. Towers, commander of the expedition, and Lieutenant commander P. N. L. Bellinger and members of I heir crews I who were forced to abandon their attempted at-tempted trans ocean flight, at the , Azores. The entire aerial force of the United states has been ordered by Admiral 1 Mayo, commander in chief, to greet the returning fliers and Vom Mineola every type of militar airplane will i join the aerial fleet. In addition about I thirty privately owned airplanes have arranged to Join the reception commit- J tec. |