March 3, 1924

March 3, 1924

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Relation of Air Power to Sea Power

By CAPTAIN DUDLEY W. KNOX15 min

The Curtiss Exhibition Company in 1923

By C. S. JONES8 min

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

All civil aircraft in New York State will have to be registered and all their operations licensed after July 1, next, if a legislative bill introduced by Assemblyman Ricca of Brooklyn becomes law. Trick or acrobatic flying over any thickly inhabited territory or over any public gathering is prohibited.
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Relation of Air Power to Sea Power

AVIATION has received a multigraphed copy of the following speech delivered to the District of Colombia Department, Reserve Officers’ Association of the United States, at Washington, D. C., Dec. 6, 1923. Its is the kind of propaganda that AVIATION has protested against so often.

By CAPTAIN DUDLEY W. KNOX15 min

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The Curtiss Exhibition Company in 1923

The Curtiss Exhibition Co., of Garden City, N. Y., which handles the flying for the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co., Inc., has had an interesting and successful year in its commercial flying during 1923. Operating nine Orioles, three C6 Standards, and six JN’s, the company flew something over 1400 hr. in 1923, covering approximately 125,000 mi.

By C. S. JONES8 min

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

The Aircraft Squadrons of the Battle and Scouting Fleets, and the Aviation Division of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Force are busily engaged in the combined maneuvers of the Fleet. The Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet left the Naval Air Station at Coco Solo on Jan. 25 for Culebra, Porto Rico, where the other aviation organizations are based.
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The International Airplane Races in Dayton

Provision for nearly four times as much prize money as was offered at St. Louis last year and for twelve major aerialistic events is made in the complete program for the 1924 International Air Races at Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 2, 3 and 4, which has been drawn up by the Dayton chapter, N.A.A. and approved by Frederick B. Patterson, president, and the Contest Committee of the association.

By H. W. KARR8 min

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Schneider Cup Race at Baltimore, Oct. 24-25

N.A.A. Issues General Regulations of International Contest
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Rickenbacker Opposes Subsidies

Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker, who is one of the staunchest believers in the commercial future of aviation, makes the assertion that aircraft will never become a commercial proposition until “all hope of a subsidy or other government financial support and engineering interference are eliminated.”
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Regulations of National Balloon Race

San Antonio, Texas, April 23, 1924
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

First Lieut. Mark H. Redman, A.S., McCook Field, to A.S., Philippine Department, Manila, transports leaving New York and San Francisco April 16 and May 5, respectively. Sec. Lieut. Elbert Kelly relieved 20th Inf., Fort Sam Houston, March 1, and detailed A.S., Primary Flying School, Brooks Field, for training.
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Publisher’s News Letter

The prospect of another Congressional enquiry into the present and past activities of our Air Services seems to be nearer than generally supposed. When Congressman Nelson of Wisconsin introduced his resolution with comment obviously based on hearsay it was supposed that this was but another of the many attempts that have been made by a group of disappointed inventors to give further publicity to their grievances.
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