Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 254, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1928 — Page 4

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COL. CHAS. /V LINDBERGH’S OWN LIFE STORY .L'i’it.

THE STORY SO FAR Lindbergh completed his education at Ihe University "of Wisconsin where he became interested in aviation. Eater he entered a flying school and flew with a barnstorming outfit as a wing walker and parachute jumper. He bought a Jenny plane and flew through Texas and the South. Lindy became interester in government aviation and applied for enlistment a> a cadet in the Brooks Air School. He look examinations in January, 1921. and entered tha school in March. Before enIcrir k the school he went on a Barnstorming and pleasure trip through the South ’...th Leon Klink. Lindy was ju.*>t one of 101 cadest and was awed by the adventures and trials of the oidcr cadets who were going to Kelly Field. But he quickly took up the ulsciplincd life to learn the finer points of flying. Strict training methods threw fear into the hearts of most cadets, but l.indocrgh passed initial tests because of his previous experience. Only eighteen in the class of iOl “got the wings.” Training at Brooks Field progressed, and Lindbergh gained addiitonal experience in flying all types of planes from the small pursuits to the large bombers. Cadets played many pranks on each other to relieve the grind of study, and Lindy once placed a pole cat in the ILrst sergeants's pUlow. , J ~ Lindbergh was transferred to Kelly fVd September. 192’. There training became more difficult. Shortly after the course started, he nearly was “washed out” by the Benzine Board, but ne proved that he was not ul fault and x as allowed to sta>. Another trick on the first broke the monotony of camp lire Lindbergh. Stunts in Ml kinds of planes x r~ Inaugurat'd, r.nd thou the cadets took up t'n.t practice with machine guns :ud bom of. Cross country flights v ere th- moM cherished events in the cadet’s lives. CHAPTER XVI THE tow targets are by far the most difficult of ths three varieties, and require skillful maneuvering and excellent marksmanship. They consist of a cloth sleeve similar to a wind sock, which is towed a few hundred feet behind to De Haviland flying at sixty or sixty-five miles an hour. When the forward or Browning guns were used, the attacking ship approached the tow target head on. firing one or two short bursts as it p? In this way there was no danger of the occupants of the towing plane being struck by a wild shot. The De Havilands were much too large to use the forward guns effectively on a tow target. Any accurate shooting required the quick maneuverability of a pursuit ship. The Lewis guns were used while flying parallel with the target and wave very effective. When we were dose enough we could often see the tracers pass directly through the cloth sleeve. After returning from Ellington Field we were given a few hours in each of the various types of service airplanes. The M.B-3 and the S. E-5 scouts; the Martin Bombers with their twin Liberty engines; the T. W-5 twopiace transition planes, ana the little Sperry messengers. In this way we obtained experience in each branch: pursuit, attack, observation and bombardment. Later we were given our choice of which we desired to specialize in. If our wishes corresponded with the judgment of the instructors, we were assigned to that branch. Together with three other cadets and four student officers. I was sent to the pursuit stage, where we spent the few remaining weeks of our course, piloting the S.E-5 and the M. B-3 single sealers. Pursuit combines a littic of every branch of the air corps. In addition to formation combat, dog fighting, and ground strafing, the pursuit pilot is often called upon to make observations and do light bombing. A great deal of our time was devoted to formation flying. Air combat of the future will probably often be between large formations rather than individual pilots, and it is according to utmost importance for

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the pursuit pilot to hold his place in' formation instinctively, so that his entire attention can be devoted to the enemy rather than to his own formation. We often maneuvered our flights while the individual planes were less than ten feet apart and it was not unusual to dive vertically for several thousand feet in a fairly close formation. We learned the use of Lufbery circles, cross ov§r turns, and other formation tactics. Our formations were often tight, it is true, but strange as it may seem, very few accidents occur from too close flying. A pilot is constantly alert when his plane is only a short distance from the one in front and nothing is allowed to distract his attention. On the other hand, when there is quite some distance separating them | he is often more engrossed in lighting a cigaret or watching some object on the ground than in his own formation. In pursuit flying we came to have great confidence in our parachutes. The planes we were flying were kept in excellent condition and none ever failed, nothwithstanding the fact that we placed them under every conceivable strain imaginable. But the knowledge that we did not have to concern ourselves about whether they did fall apart or not was an invaluable factor in building up our morale. Our formations were tighter, the combats faster, and our flying better as a result. We had a number of close calls, but considering the amount of flying we had done, and that all of It was military flying, which can not ! be ever compared with commercial | traffic as far as safety is concerned, our accidents were remarkably few and none resulted seriously. Mo one knows of the risk he takes better than the pursuit pilot and no one is less concerned about it. Every move, although at lightning speed, is made with a coolness born of experience and love of flying. ; The Army Air Corps is built up of men who fly for the love of flying Their only mission in life is to build up the finest air corps in the world, and their greatest desire is to be given the opportunity to do so with- ; out restriction. If an officer is lost in duty he would be the last one to wish for resulting restrictions on his comrades. A week of our pursuit training was spent on a gunnery expedition at Galveston. "We flew there from Kelly Field in M. B-3-A machines and fired on tow targets exclusively. Our field was close to the Gulf, and when (he day's operations had been completed we were free to go about as we chose. Consequently a large part of the evening was spent along the rocky beach. On the night of our last day at Galveston several of us were holding a contest to decide which could reach the most distant rock between the breakers, before the next wave rolled in. One of the fellows was outstanding in his accomplishments In fact, he was so dextrous that none of us could compete, so we were all loud in our praises and unanimously agreed that there was not a rock in the gulf too obscure for him. There was, however, a rock a number of feet beyond the most distant point any of us had attained, which was visible only for an instant as the last breaker receded and before the next arrived. Even this was possible, we confidently assured him. He watched that rock intently for several minutes; then bolstered up by our praise and his own confidence, he stood poised and ready. At the proper moment he nimbly leaped from boulder to boulder after the reteating surf, but just before he final rock was touched a large wave towered above it. Too late! The chance of retreat had never been considered and its opportunity had passed. With do or die determination he leaped onto the boulder and into the breaking wave. This incident would not have been serious or its consequences important had we been able to carry any extra equipment in our pursuit planes, but as it was, extra clothing was a scarce article, and when we took off for San Antonio and Kelly MAIL SLOW BUT SURE CINCINNATI, March I.—ls it [ takes three and one-half years for a post card to travel from Chicago to Cincinnati, how long will President Coolidge “choose” not to run for a third term? While you figure it out, be informed that Mrs. B. A. Leonard received a postcard recently which had been mailed by her son on a holiday in Chicago, Aug. 30, 1924.

the following morning, it was necessary for him to send his wet clothes back in a De Haviland and make his flight in a bearskin flying suit without insulation against the bearskin. (To Be Continued)

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