The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
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PLAN WAR CAMPAIGN
Col. DclanO Has Enrolled 80
Pilots, Divided Into
Four SquadrOns.
II. r. McCORMICK'S OFFER
Tenders Flying Boat to Nav,
His Aviator Volunteers
Services.

Col Mortimer Delsno. head Of the First
Provisional Aviation Corps. outlined his
plans yesterday for the operation Of the
volunteer flying corps II the Government
accepts its services in a campaign against
Mexico. There are eighty-three pilots en-
rolled, he said, In addition to a full COM
plement Of nechanicians.
The corps will be divided into four
squadrons three active and one reserve.
Col. Delano proposes to station the re-
serve squadron at Hempstea where ma
chimes will he built and repaired and new
hiers will be trained
The aviation corps will meet at the
Aero Club Tuesday night to discuss
further plans OF organiza ton.
Word was received In New York yes
terday that Harold F. Mccormick OF Chi
cago had offered his flying boat. the Edith
NJ. for the Use OF the Navy Department.
Mr. Mccormick. who is John n. Rookie
feller's son-in-law has one OF tho best
living boats in this country. There is
plenty of room for four passengers and
It has carried six.
boat TO he Overhauled.
The hull is OF mahogany and the boat
is larger and better equipped than any
owned by the navy. The boat has been
at Miami. Fla. all winter but II has Just
been taken to the Curtiss aeroplane fac
tory at Hammondsport. ~ Y. where II
will get complete overhsuling
Charles c. Wilmer. Mr. McCormick's
aviator. was In New York YESTERDAY. He
will go to Washington tonight to oTer
his services to the Navy Department. He
hopes to he attached TO the navy's flying
squadron in charge OF Mr.. Mccormick :
boat. In that case Mr.. Mccormick :
mcchanician. George Hallett. will volun-
tecr to go with the boat also, Mr.. Wilmer
said
Mr.. Wilmer WAS five years in Mexico as
a mining prospector. and knows the coun-
try thoroughly. He has a personal grudge
to settle in Mexico, he said. and II the
Navy Department does not want him as
an aviator he will enlist in an artillery
company. lie was for several years an
instructor of navy fiiers.
An agent of the Mexican Constitution
alists called on r. *. Mc1lroy. 30 East
Forty second street, yesterday to inquire
how fast he could deliver aeroplanes for
the Use Of the Constitutionaists and
orders from that source.
Mr.. McIlroy Is the New York representa-
tive of tho Curtiss Aeropane Company
He told CarranZa's representative that the
Curtiss factory was holding itself in readi-
ness to accept rush orders from the United
States Government and could not make
Mexican contracts n this time.
More Airshtps for Navy.
The Connecticut Aircraft Company
which has raised it's capitalization from,
$685. to 81 900 900 and has engaged
acronaut, dirigible builder and aviator. as
its chief constructor. announces that /,
will confine its operations solely to the
building of aeroplanes. flying boats and
dirlgibles for army and navy uses.
The first machines to be built will he
protected with armor plate, equipped with
| bomb dropping devices and guns. The
company has blue prints OF several ar
mored machines that have been success
| ful abroad and will build an aeroplane
| erlbodyiIig tho hest points in all Of III.
| foreign makes The drawings Of Eng
lands famous RE are In the hands o
| the Connecticut company and VIII he fol
lowed in part
| Capt. Baldwin will leave for Europe ir
! a few weeks To gather Information re.
riding the latest types ~ dr,gibles TIL,
company will have an seroplane capacit,
| of four a week.
! Among IN. directors of the conpan,
are Col. Isaac NJ Ullman, chairman OF
tho New Haven Chamber If Commerce
: connecticut