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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Aviators surveyed Beatrice, Nebraska, for a potential landing field on the Omaha-Kansas City-St. Louis air mail route. Blue Star Aviation's A. B. Green inspected sites with locals. Nielson and Tuttle sought funds for evening parachute and stunt demonstrations after Tuttle's recent accident.
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Suggested as Landing Between Omaha and Kansas City—Surveyors Here
Six aviators with three planes were in Beatrice Thursday. A. B. Green and R. Wyant of Omaha had been here since Tuesday and Lieutenant A. J. Nielson of Omaha and C. E. Tuttle of Red Oak, Ia., arrived shortly after noon Thursday.
Green and Wyant were looking for a landing field suitable for use on the Omaha-Kansas City-St. Louis air mail and express route.
Mr. Green, who is president of the Blue Star Aviation Co., a million dollar corporation with headquarters at Omaha, was out Thursday with Beatrice business men looking over fields that might be used as a landing place.
Beatrice will be placed on the air mail and express route if a suitable landing field can be found, they say.
Nielson and Tuttle were asking for contributions to pay them for doing a parachute drop over Beatrice Thursday evening. If enough money is promised they will do stunts Thursday evening.
George O. Monroe, owner and manager of the Gilbert and Lyric theatre engaged Tuttle to give flying exhibitions last week. Tuttle had an accident and Nielson came in his place.
Nielson maintains one of the largest air service stations in the middle west at Council Bluffs. He was an instructor in stunt flying during the war.
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Beatrice
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Thursday
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beatrice will be placed on the air mail and express route if a suitable landing field can be found. nielson and tuttle will do a parachute drop and stunts if enough contributions are promised. tuttle had an accident last week.
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Six aviators with three planes were in Beatrice on Thursday surveying for a landing field suitable for the Omaha-Kansas City-St. Louis air mail and express route. A. B. Green, president of Blue Star Aviation Co., looked over fields with Beatrice business men. Nielson and Tuttle sought contributions for a parachute drop and stunts over Beatrice Thursday evening. George O. Monroe engaged Tuttle for flying exhibitions last week, but Tuttle had an accident so Nielson substituted. Nielson maintains an air service station at Council Bluffs and was a stunt flying instructor during the war.