The New York herald., 1921-07-18
NATIONAL AIRWAYS
CENTREIN NEW YORK
MineOla Decided Upon for One
of Group Locations of War
Department.
TO CROSS THE CONTINENT
State to Take Important and
Leading Part in Develop
ment Of Work.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., July II.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., July II.
New York city and New York State,
both for military preparedness and for
commercial enterprise. are counted upon
by the War Department to take a
progressive, leading and important part
IL. the development of great national air
ways Mineola is decided upon by the
War Department for one of the group
airGromes. with strategic locations
alorg rhe Atlantic coast.
The War Department has drafted ten
tative plans for eight great airways,
three of which are transcontinental, as
part of the programme for developing
the air service. These arrways are to be
developed through the National Guard,
constituting one-third of the reorganized
aims, and the organized reserve. con-
stituting one-half of the reorganized
army.
One Of the transcontinental routes
starts from New York, hitting the prin-
c,pal southern great lake ports as 1t pro-
ceeds westward To Seattle, and connect
ing at Chicago with another transconti-
mental airline to San Francisco. BY a
short fight from New York to Washing
ten connection is made with the Eastern
terminus Of the mid-continent route from
Washington to San Francisco. New York
also is on the Atlantic coast airway
from Portland, Me, to Key West.
Many places in New York State have
t.,rt thA of 1ata lc IA
Service as headquarters for units of the
National Guard ard organized reserve.
these citizen soldiers to be in charge or
the local airiromes. municipal landing
fields and radio signal stations The
pr opposed distribution of these air service
units in the Second Corps Area, includ-
ii.g New York. is as follows
Albany-Ore division air service, one
corps air service headquarters, one air
park, one communication section. two
airdrome companies, one pursuit squad
ron-all of these units being of the or
ganized reserve.
Atlantic City-One division air SER
vice National Guard), and one balloon
company (organized reserve).
Binghamton-Wher a municipal air.
dome is already available one observa-
ton squadron of the organized reserve.
Bufralo-One group headquarters. one
balloon company, one balloon park. one
communication section, two attack
suuadrons. one air park, one group head
quarters and two observation squadrons
all of these units being in the organ
lied reserve.
Ithaca-One observation squadron and
one photo section both of the organized
reserve.
Mitchell Field-One observation squad
ron and one photo section, both of the
regular army.
Newark-One balloon company and
one communication section, both OF the
organized reserve.
New York City-One division afr
service National Guard) and the fol-
lowing units, all of the organized re-
serve: One corps air service head
quarters. two observation squadrons, one
air park, one photo section, one com
munication section, one army air SER
vice headquarters. one headquarters
squadron, one airdome company, two
group headquarters, two pursuit squad
rons, two attack squadrons. one air park
one photo section, one general air SER
vice headquarters. one headquarters
squadron. one airship company, one air
dome company.
Plattsburg-One division air servicc
and one balloon company. both of the
organized reserve.
Poughkeepsie-On observation squad
ron of the organized reserve.
Rochester-One division air service
two photo sections. one group headquar
ters, one balloon park, one communica
tion section. one pursuit squadron, tive
photo sections, one balloon company and
one balloon park. all these units beins
of the organized reserve.
Schenectady-One pursuit squadron
| of the organized reserve.
Syracuse-Two pursuit squadrons and
one air park. both units being of the
organized reserve.
Trenton--One balloon company. on,
group headquarters and one photo sec
ton. Az three being of the organized
reserve.
Troy-One pursuit squadron, organ
lied reserve.
Wilmington, Del.-One balloon com
pany. organized reserve.