Twenty U.S, Army aeroplanes in battle formation to-day achieved what is believed to be an altitude record for such performances. when they exceeded a height of 30,000 ft.
Thermometers in the aeroplane cockpits recorded a temperature of 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
Visibility was excellent, _permitting the pilots to see hundreds of miles into sections of the states of Oregon and Ne The altimeter readings will -be officially checked at "Washington so that the record can be placed on file in compliance with requirements of the aeronautic boards.
To.ay's enterprise was a port of the annual manwuvres of the US.
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