The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-14
FORMER GERMAN
 DESTROYER SUNK
 BY ARMY A|RMEN
35 Planes and Three Blimps Take Part In Operations Which Demonstrate AbH5
 ity of Aerial Forces
By Associated Press

On Board United States Steamshil ] Delaware, off the Virginia Capes July l3.--Army airmen accounted to day for the former German destroye G-1o2 in what was regarded by army and navy officials as one of thu greatest spectacles in the history ol the American air service.
 Thirty five army planes and three bl mps came so miles to sea ron Langley field to participate in tho operations, demonstrating, the army men said, the ability of this arm oi the national defense forces to go out and meet an enemy fleet approaching the coast. All except two of ,he air and the crews of those two were res cued by naval vessels after the planes had been forced down.
 This. the third phase of the joint army and navy bombing tests, was strictly an army show" Twenty four of the aircrafts that put out fl om shore took direct part in the attack, launching s4 bombs. 20 oi which found the target. Seventeen hits were made with 25-pound bombs dropped by 10 pursuit planes, and apparently did little damage. The other three hits were scored with 300-pounders, and they sent the de man submarine U-117, sunk by maya aviators three weeks ago.
 Makes Two Hits The first of tba hip bombs n finC the mark struck the Clogs bridge carrying part of it away and blow ing out the forward smokestack. The second-dropped by the same plane the thirteenth of the Martin bomb CTS in the second attacking squadron of 14-struck the starboard side oi .he destroyer near the water line as she rolled in heavy swell. and tore away part of her shell plating slbo ys and below the water.
 |. These two hits were scored at I0:2f a. m, 50 minutes after the first at tack was started. The once enemy craft immediately began to settle by the bow, and in five minutes hei forecastle deck was nearly awash. Il was apparent, however. to navy ant army officers on the Delaware, th' official observation ship, that tn.
 
 blow, as she ceased to settle. await ing the final hut.
 Third Hit Fatal
 This came Tn 20 minutes. ths fortieth bomb dropped by the Martin planes, which had reformed and re turned to the attack, striking flusi on the deck just forward of amidshi D In a few seconds the destroyer's bow was under, and she settled rapidi. her stern rising high in the air befor' she slid under the surface of the scs q minute after the third hit. I'll, theory of battle was carried out b. the army air forces. which operate, under the personal direction 0 Brtgidier General Mitchell, assistan chief of the army air service. driS ing single seat pursuit plane. Ci serving and fast pursuit planes wer' first on the scene, to find the enemy and theoretically clear the air fo the heavy bonibers which came after wards.
 The G-102 was anchored in semi circle of battleships, destroyers an' naval auxiliaries when the first . the army planes was sighted just be fore the zero hour set for a. m. Th' target rolled and pitched in fairi. heavy sea and strong wind wa blowing. This served to clear ava. the low hanging clouds before tn final attack by the Martin bombers Observers First Out The first army planes out were ob servers. those aboard getting tn range. They had been proceeded b. a half-dozen naval planes, two of th' NC type, which crossed the Atlantl and these circled about while one o
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