The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-27
Aviai0rs VIII Have to Find the
Vessel Somewhere 100
Miles OF Coast.
ENEMY FLEET WILL
TRY To DODGE PLANES
lows VIII Be Used This Fall in
} Target Practice by Entire
Atlantic Fleet.


(Bg TIE Associates Pressl.
WAsHTNGT0N, June 2s--The Old
hattleahip Iowa. Operated and maneuv-
cred ~ radio Impulses VIII attempt
70 eiaas the navy and army airmen
or TIE Atlantic coast Tuesday In an
efrert 20 aemonstrafe that aviation has
not reached tha point where the de-
fenae 81 th4 eoast may Be left em-
tsreiy n fhe hands - the new branch
Of the national defeass SYSTEM. The
Ayers for their part. viii bend every
efFurt = fua tire Iowa. while tire ves-
sci IL still well off the coast and hav-
ing found her. to rain a shower Of
dunanny bombs en- her decks.
TIE Iowa experiment win be the
seeona of . series OF tests conducted
gofnx1y BY the navy and war depart
men1n 20 test tha usefulness - axia-
tfen against naval vessels under vari-
oa conditlona and to provide both air-
men and naval constructors with data
ethsreise unobtainable On which to
Ease Innovations in the design of air.
craft and surface vessels IN the first
tests. conducted last week. enc former
derznan submarine was sent 60 the
soften By aeriai bombs "a IS minutes
and two others were sunk ~ destroyer
Nnnfire
T.ne Iowa ara the Z. s. S. Ohio.
confrct ahsp. wIil station more thaul
100 miles or the eoast hetween Hat
feras and Delaware Capee tomorrow,
At aavm Tuesday Captain r. T. chad
wick - tha Ohio. VIII break she seal
ef an envelope containing secret tn
strucfiona frafn the navy department
ana A. "zero hour tire Ohio x1ii be
headed IN ere general direction ~ the
mainland.
leysa Represents Eneusy.
For the purposes Of the experiment.
me IeVn VII represent an enemy feet.
the Ohio. exercising eoynpiete control
ever TIE Iowa ~ radio. viii be about
ave miles away
AZ the instant fhe Iowa heads for
tie beech. Equaarons of fast scouting
seaplanes. manned BY naval and army
pewaunnel viii take OF from the wa
terw - Hampton Raads and form long
acousfnR lines parallel . the coast.
sweening Tor mites out So sea in search
~ the s'euemy feet Back ~ Haznp
con Reads ard ~ the naval air base
mA Yorktown. Va. aauadrons # light
ana heavy homhsTameut planes, in
cfud1nx 4 number oE huge marine
eorpm Martin bombarH. viii be tuned
- ready - hop or the instant con-I
tact with the enemy r. reported by
the aarIa. scouting forces.
iowa 20 xis zag.
Na restrictions will he pkaesd on
Captain Chadwick as 10 the manner
fa xh4eh he may mannuver the Iowa
during the test excepf that ha must
keen fhe ship within one hundred
nAllam e shore between Hatfer@a and
fsasse Henlopea and headea - xsse a.
rset4on az tha mainland. fie VIII he
allowed ta stop. back and Eig-sag the
vessel - ~ nleases with the idea %
sfgnulaflne a. far as possible fhe preb
mhte movements af an enemy feef ap-
nnarhlnr the eoast 81 tirae es var IN
ne 9ace af an aerial defense. A. soon
- she air forces have sighted sne
lewa. radio signals wiiI BE sent - thei
bonn nhara rnent planes back at the base
szvlnx tho loeatiou of the enemy AID
ssrnultan eoasly fhe scouting planes
us4r aash 70 attack the Iowa and drop
small bomha On her decks with the
Nh3ecf 90 clearing away al personnel
shoxs fle protected desk.
Planes - S0oo Feet.
wnen the bombing sauadruns ar
ave they vii huri dummy hozabs iiilsa
xsfh eenrreie instead 80 powder
mesmhane ap 10 hair a ton. ct the ves-
81 A. eaeA division q planes ex-
Aaunfs - bombs Il VIII return 20 fhel
hama. More than ffty aircraft ~ vari-
Sos tyne viii be used il the problem.
TIE on1g restrictions placed on the
asrraon are that fhey must s. al times
maintain maximum speed and remain
Al en- altitude Of at least 4eaa feet.
rhia altitude was aeeieed On as theH
safety lgmaf FOR pianes operating
against = hafaeahip capable of setting
up an antisAlneraft harraEa.
Tnesday'a experiments II of partsc-
ular saterest 10 army and navy offsceFH
i,ecanne it euab0ales two distinct ard
srsaporsart pFnhlems TIE FIRST i the
ability 81 the asrsaen 20 nna al enemy
approachinR tAe coast knowing only
hsa approximate location. TIE other
- the tssi ef the ahlllfv ~ the ffiers
t. hss > moving tarRet or baftiashin
fra4m = safe altitude wIth bombs ~
snfflcient s4se seriously Is damage :
saocern naasar vessel
Must Save Vessel.
PENN hnmbs arr halae uasa - /
the test because Ahe navy department
wsshes s. preserve the aowa. llse only
tcoHfinueG en Pase six.l