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FIVE PLANES ARE HERE NOW

Three Army and Two Commercial Machines at Field

FORMER ARMY AVIATORS

Make Flight from Saugus in Twenty Minutes

Aerial activities at the Army flying field in Framingham Junction were favored yesterday and today by excellent weather and many people have visited the field to witness the flying stunts.

There are now two commercial and three army planes on the field. The commercial planes, here for the purpose of carrying passengers over the two on "sight seeing" trips, are the same that were in Framingham last Fall and are operated by former army aviators, Lieuts. George Watkins and Harold Kullberg.

Today there are three army planes on the field, one a DeHaviland, with a liberty motor. It made the trip here with Col. Drennan from Greenwich, Conn., yesterday. IT is expected two of the army planes will leave this afternoon of Mineola. L. I., for the trial flights there. 

Yesterday one plane soared to a height of about 8000 feet, the highest altitude yet attempted at the local field.

Lieuts. Watkins and Kullberg drove a Curtis plane to Framingham yesterday rom Saugus in 20 minutes. The two planes will remain here for several weeks for passenger carrying trips.

Lieut. Kullberg, a Royal Air Force Ace, was officially credited with shooting down 14 Hun planes and two balloons and was decorated by the British government for his exploits over the enemy country in the late war.

His last experience in the war was to be shot down in Germany, two months before the armistice. He had four bullets in this legs, the shock of which made him land. After a few moments on the ground he took off once more and succeeded in getting back to his airdrome. Then he spent several months in the hospital.

Kullberg has been awarded the Aerial League of America diploma of honor for his exploits on the Western front. Mr. Wells, who was here last year, is handling the business for the commercial planes at the grounds.


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