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The Lancaster News
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
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Three flying circuses featuring American, French, and British aviators in American and captured German Fokker planes will tour 50 leading U.S. cities to promote the Victory Liberty Loan campaign with aerial sham battles and aerobatics, starting April 10 under the management of Frank R. Wilson.
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Three Outfits Will Tour Country, Giving Aerial Sham Battles Over 50 Principal Cities.
Washington, March 17.-Three flying circuses of American, French and British aviators in American and captured German Fokker planes will tour the United States in connection with victory liberty loan campaign, giving aerial sham battles and aerobatics over 50 leading American cities.
The demonstrations will be under the management of the victory loan publicity bureau, of which Frank R. Wilson is director, and the actual flights will be under the supervision of the military aeronautics branch of the war department.
Fourteen captured German Fokker planes were landed at Newport News and will be shipped at once to Washington. The best types of American planes developed during the war will be demonstrated.
The tours will start April 10, although the loan selling campaign does not open until April 21. Each squadron will be carried in a special train of 11 cars, traveling at night.
Nine end-door baggage cars will be required to carry the 17 airplanes in each squadron.
Six of the best British fighters developed during the war will participate.
Eight French fliers, one of whom has a record of 43 victories, have left France for the United States to take part.
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Three flying circuses of American, French and British aviators in American and captured German Fokker planes will tour the United States in connection with victory liberty loan campaign, giving aerial sham battles and aerobatics over 50 leading American cities. The demonstrations will be under the management of the victory loan publicity bureau, of which Frank R. Wilson is director, and the actual flights will be under the supervision of the military aeronautics branch of the war department. Fourteen captured German Fokker planes were landed at Newport News and will be shipped at once to Washington. The best types of American planes developed during the war will be demonstrated. Each squadron will be carried in a special train of 11 cars, traveling at night. Nine end-door baggage cars will be required to carry the 17 airplanes in each squadron. Six of the best British fighters developed during the war will participate. Eight French fliers, one of whom has a record of 43 victories, have left France for the United States to take part.