Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-07
Second Call
for Flyers!'


military aviation has been closed 10 the
civilian on the ground that there were
insufficient airplanes, and, besioes,
large reserve list of eligible cadet myers.
This reserve known as the reservoir
seemed for time inexhaustible. VI
late however, cadets have been steaniiy
drawn into service until now accofdihe
TO the war Department, the reservoir
drained
The recent call for aviators IN large
numbers indicates much greater speed
in the aircraft production program.
Since our entry into the war the size
of our aviation corps has been limited by |
slow delivery Of machines. This made
IL impractical TO train thousands OF eligible /
apnllcantg But now tho manufacturers |
are making speed and oiir record SHOWS
more than five thousand planes buiit IN i
| this country IN service.
Our early record for 1917 showed but /
| some two hundred planes, and those
| fit only for training purposes. Up 10
| the first of December ri this year, Wheh |
| American manufacturers started pro |
| ductIon on quantity basis, there have |
| been delivered twelve hundred dc havl- |
| land combat planes and SIX thousand |
| liberty motors Besides this, training
| planes had been turned out IN great
| quantities. Since the first Of last month
an even greater increase has been made
| in aircraft production The government
| has offered prizes 10 factories making
the best records and perfect work
nj top speed" has been adopted ms the
slogan uf the aircraft factory
THOUSANDS NEhDED
| Need for some thousands Of flyers
to man this steadily growing aircraft
| fleet. and for artisans and mechanics
| 10 cnrc for tho planes, rs 50 great that
special authority has brcn granted 10
| recruit men for this work IN advance
| If pcnding draft calls 1hr Division
| 81 Military Aeronautics states that
| opportunity is now open 10 skilled work
uen interested in aeronoutics 20 Ioin
the AIR forces Of thc country
Ior applicants for fight training the
| MAN requirements are youth q perfect
| phvsicIiIc and high rate ~ intelligence
| Nineteen to twenty-five arc tho pre-
| ferrcd ages. though mon up n thirty
| ono arc considered II Is pretty well
| known that AL of the accs who have
| distinguished themselves hy conspicuous
| deeds If bravery arc scarcely more
| than bows These Young cEperi7 have
for their safeguards absolutely norma
faculties and the intuition which some
how protects youth They can attempt,
| without risk. fcats which alarm an Older
man unused to greater strain than that
| of a short run for street car.
/ 4 fifteen thousand foot change q
altitude ~ only one 81 the tests Of lungs
md heart which the aviator will have
10 stand Perfect herring perfect sight
and strong scncc 81 equilibrium ~
among the other requirements ! be
prospective aviator must measure up
to the highest standard q physical per
| fcction handsome features being the
only physical qualification not required
noer ron FINDS nm OFT
The strict physical examination gwen
| tic applicant often reveals lususpecicd
| dciieicnclca and faculties fha' were
considered normal often prove insufficient
| ~ acute for he cxactlng business # run
| nlng an airplanc Heart ears and cyee
are he three most important organs ID
| the anatomy ~ he aviator
and also they arc he hree which keep
the most men out II AVIATION Bfaldes
good physical condition he W0uid-be
flyer must have sufficient mental aptitude
10 grasp the technical subjects taught
Al every aviation school These include
flight principles radio, ginnery and
artillery observation.
Registrars who deslre induction az
student flyers are authorized 10 report
~ the Personnel section. Division 81
Military AcronautIcs, Washington, ID g
or 10 the aviation exam ing boards
which are located a. follows atlanta,
Boston. Chicago, Los Angeles. Mime
apolls. New DIRK City, san Francesca,
II LOUIS. Dallas and Fort Niil
artisans are needed in far greater
numbers than the flyers For each flyer
there must be- forty or more ground
men to repair and inspect piane- From
the time It IS delivered 10 the army
until il makes It's last trip, an al-eane
! REQUIRES constant attention Il must
be Inspected and pronounced IN perfect
order before pilot can take 1t up, and
II must be over auled and thoroughly
repaired when it IS returned to the held
Because the slightest defect may cause
an accident this work Is as important
as that of the aviator, even though less
conspicuous
ARTISANS ATTENTION
Men between the ages of IS and %
interested IN this type OF service art
instructed 10 address Personal Sec
ton, Division of Military Aeronautics
Washington, d G.. or. the Air Service
Officer. Departmental Headquarters d
the army, at Boston. New York, Chicago
Charleston, ) e, or san Antonio, Texas
The tradcSinen most essential 10 Inc sd
service include mechancIanS. cabIue
makers, carpenters, Triggers, propelle
makers, stenographers, electricians. IA
dio operators and tailors
In order that enlisted men may hay,
the same opportunity of entering tht
aviation corps as civilians. they will b
gwen a chance to apply for any position
thd corps for which thay can qualify
This makes available Is fNerS man
desirable men who entered other branch"
! of the service when the aviation corp
! was closed to enlistment
! The eagcrness Of American BOYS G
: enter the United States aviation corp
: Is seen in the thousands Of application
I which have been received during IN
: past seven months when no flyer
! were being accepted, and consequent
! no statements were being published t
! further recruiting for THE work On
! instance characteristic of the America
! spirit is that of a Harvard student VIII
!. tried every means Of becoming Unite
: States aviator and was everywhere toll
: that no more aviators were needed. Il
! had to his credit training camp eN
I perience, two years Of college, and pre-
! vious employment in an aIrplane factory
! He was determined To become an aviator
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