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Uncle Sam's Fighters of the Sky Review


The U.S. Naval Air Force ... represented at previous National Air Races by picked squadrons of fighting units has always provided fearless and intricate combat maneuvers ... breathless and surpassingly beautiful formations ... and precision flying such as illustrated above ... that has stirred the patriotic blood of everyone privileged to see them.
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The Men on the Flying Trapeze ... the Army Air Corps trio from Maxwell Field, Alabama ... led by Major Claire Chennault ... composed of Lieuts. Hansell, Williams and McDonald selected for their outstanding skill and aerobatics ... have flown together for three years ... and so perfected their technique that they now fly three ships in wing to wing formation doing every maneuver that is possible to perform with a single ship.
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This Army Air Corps formation of Curtiss P 6 E's demonstrates how brilliantly these fighters of the sky perform outstanding formations and difficult maneuvers in their fleet fighting ships ... always thrilling ... their ingenious maneuvers unfold the grandeur of these fighting units of the air ... nothing is more inspiring than to see these fearless conquerors of the sky's frontiers demonstrating their pursuit tactics.
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The U.S. Fleet Marine Force with 30 ships and crack pilots from Quantico, Virginia, led by Lieut.-Col. Roy S. Geiger will thrill with demonstrations of tactical maneuvers ... In their newest fighting craft these brilliant pilots promise to surpass even the spectacular Marine performances of last year and the previous years they have glorified the National Air Races with their presence.
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Laying a Smoke Screen is one of the most thrilling demonstrations presented at the National Air Races by the U.S. Air Service squadrons ... Here you see a Marine fighter pouring out a plume of white vapor, which settles to the ground in an impenetrable pall ... This is but one of many maneuvers the Service squadrons perform that scintillate with the spectacular.
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