Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-09

that the officials at that station were in | total ignorance of the proposed plans It | was stated at the fort, however, that l inasmuch as Wright is the nearest mili- !! tary post to New London, it would seem probable that the war department would certainly acquaint the authorities there with all facts concerning any proposed army air move hereabouts.
 It is understood, however, that the development of the airways. and the re- sultant boom, to commercial aviation, is to be vested in the national guard and in the organized reserve, rather than in the regular army. This is due tJ the fact that under the reorganization act, the national guard constitutes one-third of the reorganized army and the reserve one-haf, while the regular forces con- stitute only one-sixth.
 Col. Morris B. Payne, commanding the 1e2nd regiment, Connacticut Nadoaal Guard, stated Friday that an air squad ron had been allotted to Connecticut, to- gether with other coastal states, few months ago, but that on June 90, last. the order for such allotment had been cancelled Colonel Payne expressed the opinion that if the press despatches re- ceived Friday were correct, the proposed airway was probably re-allotment of this air squadron to Connecticut. The colonel said that although he had as yet received no information concerning the proposed plan, he was of the opinion that the service in this state and in the other states would be under the juris- diction of the National Guard and or ganized reserve forces.
 The proposed distribution of air ser vice units to other points in New Eng land which is the First Corps Area, is as follows:
 Maine-Auburn, one balloon company and one balloon park; Augusta. one d. vision of the air service; Bangor, one group headquarters and one balloon com pany; Bath. one balloon company; Port | land. one balloon company and an air drome.
 l New Hampshire-Concord. one balloon company; and one photo section Dover, one army air service headquarters. and one headquarters squadron Portsmouth, one group headquarters, one balloon company; one balloon park, one photo section and an airdrome.
 l Vermont-Montpelier, one balloon company and one photo section; Rut- land, one communications section.
 Massachusetts-Bos one division air service, two division air service, one
 corps air service headquarters, one ob. servation squadron, one balloon com
 pany, one air park, one photo section
 one communications section, one air
 drome company. one group headquarters
 four pursuit squadrons, one air park ant
 one airship company; Springfield. ont
 group headquarters two observation squadrons.. one>a air park and one phot section Camp. Devens, one observation squadron and one photo section; Nev Bedford, one balloon company; Pitts , field. one -',------',l- l-- -r-,,o flron. , Rhode Island-Newport, one balloon
 company; Ilo,lue..ce, one division ai
 service.
 Boston is to be, an aerial crossroad:
 for there the Atlantic coast airway
 which comes down from Portland, vi
 Portsmouth, N. H., meets the mortimer transcontinental route. The latter route r from Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and L , Crosse, Wis.
 = The war department several years az e examined and surveyed large tract C land in the vicinity of 4Poquonoc, for tn : purpose of determining it's fitness as a
 aviation field and although it is sai
 that a favorable report on the field wa
 submitted by the examining engineer
 nothing was ever done concerning tn matter. although it Is known that onl r recently the matter was still under cor n sideration by the department. Anotht s site that was under discussion was 2 + the Mantle camp grounds.