Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
FRENCH AERIAL
FORCES RECEIVE
CLOSE ATTENTION
Same ThoroughneSS Of Organ
i7atIo1 Given Overhead
FighterS as Those That Bat
lie on Land and Sea-

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pr+s oct 3l.-Now that France
,,s developed am aerial force with
".,tie planes. cruiser planes. scouts
~1 irsser aircraft, which the Officers
~, T., rs torpedo planes it has been
.,sss,rv 90 organize this overhead
-,t.. with the same eNactness OF
5.,,ps that armies and fleets are or
.sn,zcd. with tactics and maneuvers
h advance and retreat attack and
4.f.rse Unlike an army or fleet
.hi.b cam move only in one direction
.,r,llei with the surface OF the earth
y rater ii fleet of air warships can
..o,e I'm any direction, upward, down
ward forward or backward and at
any obliQue
An of these tactics of the air are
now being worked out with precision
Already the official reports refer al
most daily to the maneuvers of an
posouadrnle." which is the French
t,rm for a squadron of air fighters
and soon there will be mention OF the
,5vance or reeoil of the right wing
~ left wing" of these squadrons, as
tbe tactics provide for the assembling
~ a number of "esquadrilles" into
fleets which can be increased in size
almost indefinitely Wells the Eng
fish novelist suggested the deadly ef-
feet Of / 600 aeroplanes lowering over
Berlin and dropping bombs. The
number and mancuVers was at the
time regarded as fantastic, But the
organization Of sQuadrOns and fleets
of battle planes and cruisers brings
this measurably within realization,
and already one attack has been made
with siXty-five aeroplanes, two with
over sixty and five with from thirty
to forty air fighters.
Types Change Rapidly
The "esquadrlle,' which is the unit
Of the aerial organization, at first con-
sisted Of six aeroplanes. But the rap
ID Development of fighting types
changed the organization SO that the
"csQuadrilc" is now made up prac-
toally as follows
Six scout aeros (ayions d'observa-
ton).
Two armed cruiser aeros with three
inch gun (avions dc chasse).
One battle plane with two three
inch guns and one mitraleuse (avion
de combat.
Nine lorries, nine trailer and one
shed. for each Of the fighting craft,
so as 10 transport it rapidly to any
point, and house it until needed The
autos are for the commanding Off
GERS, and to follow up the flyers when
possible. Gasoline, tools, supplies,
etc., are carried on the lorries.
The 'esquadrille," thus made up, Is
commanded by a commissioned Off
Ger Of the army, who acts as pilot Of
the squadron Commissioned officers
also operate the fighting and cruising
acres with expert on-commissioned
officers and soldiers for the lesser
craft including the soldiers on the
lorrles, trailers etc, an "esquadrille"
mas complement Of upward Of sew
'hly officers and men, of which. how
ever only a dozen or so are actual
flyers.
Special Cabinet OFFICER.
NJ Rene Bernard, the newly desig-
mated secretary Of state for aviation.
has recently given opportunity for the
inspection of the new types of air
lighters. The battle plane (avion de
combat and the cruiser plane (avion
de chased, are the two main develop
menls only partial description Of
tnese craft is permitted; nothing can
oe stated as TO the number Of planes
Oh the monster battle plane But it
is permitted to indicate its power by
saying that it has carried twelve men
IN Its flights and that it mounts on
Us huge outstretched wings two
'nfee-ineh cannon. one at either tip,
WIN q rapid fire mltraleuse in the
middle just above the pilot. The re-
con of the cannon does not jar the