November 23, 1925

November 23, 1925

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The Mitchell Trial

A World Survey of Commercial Aviation

Flight Testing at Mccook Field

By LIEUT. E. H. BARKSDALE9 min

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The Mitchell Trial

Colonel Mitchell Faces Court Martial and Produces Evidence of His Accusations
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A World Survey of Commercial Aviation

The Civil Aviation Committee Reports on World Status of Non-Military Air Activities
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Flight Testing at Mccook Field

Testing Airplanes for Full Scale Research Purposes

By LIEUT. E. H. BARKSDALE9 min

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Publisher’s News Letter

Commencing with the issue of Dec. 7, the price of AVIATION will be fifteen cents a copy. The reasons for this increase will be obvious to our readers when they learn that the receipts from newsstand sales hardly pay for the paper and printing, not to mention mail charges and editorial expense.
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Editorial

What to Look For

THE effect, to date, of the charges made by Ex.-Gen. Mitchell have been inconsequential when the future possibilities are considered. To get a clear view of what may occur, the forces that have been in action during the past year must be recounted.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Akron News

The Akron aeronautic colony, including all of Cy Caldwell’s Modocks except W. C. Young and Carl Wollam, played host to Comdr. J. H. Klein, Jr., executive officer of the airship Los Angeles, who ate banquet food, talked aeronautics and flew in the Goodyear-built air yacht “Pilgrim” here Thursday, Oct. 29.

By Herbert W. Mason3 min

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United States Air Forces

A record flight from Detroit to Mineola was made on Nov. 10, by Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier, commander of the First Pursuit Group of the Army Air Service. He flew the 550 mi. in 3 hr. and 20 min., more than an hour faster than the trip ever had been made before.
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Pittsburgh

The Aero Club of Pittsburgh held its Annual Meeting and election of Officers in the Fort Pitt Hotel following a dinner on the evening of October 5th, at which the following officers for the coming year were elected. President, Raymond M. Marlier; 1st Vice-President, Royal B. Lea; 2nd Vice-President, Joseph M. Slater; 3rd Vice-President, Joseph C. Wilson, Jr.; Secretary, Ray A. Tucker; Treasurer, Louis T. Barry.

By Ray A. Tucker2 min

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N.A.A. Campaigns for Atlantic Coast Airline

THE NATIONAL Aeronautic Association sent out a press release on Nov. 1, 1925, that gave the impression that it was interesting capital in a special air transport company. It read as follows: “The National Aeronautic Association is starting a campaign for an air mail, freight and passenger route along the Atlantic and Gulf seaboard, comprising stops at more than thirty cities.
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Flying Salesmen

Mr. Roscoe Turner will be remembered by those who were at the Dayton Air Races last year as having flown in from Corinth, Miss., with his bride, of a few days. Mr. Turner has a flying field at Corinth and also one at Ford City, Ala., from which he does passenger flying, exhibition work, etc.
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