Flying Club Will Help Convoy Ships to Port

Elected Friday evening to lead the Flying Club into active participation in the war program, William Woodward, Jr. '43, of Eliot House, announced that members of the Club would soon be piloting planes in the Civil Air Patrol.

Officially under the O.C.D. but taking orders direct from the Army, the Patrol is a national organization that intends to use civilian pilots to inspect the country from the air. Members of the Club here will watch power lines, patrol the coast, and help convoy ships into Boston.

Practice Formations

Although the C.A.P. is not yet active, money for the program has been appropriated, and the Club is now practicing formation flying in preparation for the more active service.

In the Friday meeting, the Club also elected H.W. Ford King to be secretary treasurer. They revealed that they expect to continue during the summer, and although it is not yet certain whether they will have their own plane, they definitely will be able to fly at reduced rates. Any men who would like flying time are asked to get in touch with either of the officers.

"At the present time." King said, "we are hampered by the restrictions that prohibit pleasure flying except within three miles of the airport and at an altitude less than 3,500 feet." The purpose of these rules, he revealed, is to prevent the fliers from being mistaken for enemy planes and thus inadvertently attracting anti-aircraft fire.