Identifier: ellington1918unse (find matches)
Title: Ellington 1918
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors:
Subjects: Air bases--Texas--Houston Flight training--Texas--Houston
Publisher: (Houston, Tex.) : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Rice University, Fondren Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ce department to keep in repair buildings and roads, and to do countlessodd jobs about the field, including mowing of lawns and making shell decorations. All supplies pertaining to the sub-divisions of the engineering department are received from the sup-ply department on requisition made out to the Signal Supply. At San Leon the engineering work is handled by an assistant engineering officer. All work, exceptingminor repairs from that field, is taken care of at Ellington. The Transportation Department handles everything, from rice to airships. It furnishes motor-cycles for all purposes, and cars for use on official business. In case of a wreck, a truck is immediately sentto the scene. Wrecking trucks have the right of way over all other vehicles. Crews are kept on duty dayand night to answer emergency calls. Lieutenant Boiler is Transportation Officer. The storeroom contains everything, from the smallest nut and screw to complete motors. All machines Page 99) ( ELLINGTON FIELD—1918
Text Appearing After Image:
Rebuilding Kindling Into Airplanes ELLINGTON FIELD—1918) ( Page 100 that are wrecked beyond repair, or have outlived their usefulness, are stripped of parts that can be utilized,and these are placed in stock. The remainder are sent to the Reclamation Depot. When a driver starts out on a trip, his name is entered on a sheet, together with his truck number. Thetime of departure and destination also are taken. Upon his return the entry is completed by filling in thetime of his return. At the end of each day the drivers turn in a report covering the work done and condi-tion of truck. Touring cars of various types are kept for official business. The trucks consist of wrecking, gasolinecarriers, cross-country, passenger, rotary motor, overhaul, ambulances and carriers of supplies of materialsof all kinds. A glance at the shop shows almost an epidemic of motorcycles, that are constantly in use. There aremany types of motorcycles, with, or without sidecars. One is equipped to carry pigeons

Note About Images