Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-28
SEVEN CLEAN HITS
SCORED BY PLANES
in M lin |C BATTLE
Eighteen Torpedo-Ca ing
Aircraft Attack Fleet Off
Virginia Capcs.
AIR SERVICE CHIEFS
ENRRESS SATISFACTION
Naval Officers. However. Con.
tend Test Proves Little
of Value.
SHIPS ONLY DoDGED MISSILES
scnmrn Assert Hind War Vessels I.cL
, Guns, Flyers Would Never IIn,r
| Itrnchcd Them.
AIR SERVICE CHIEFS
EXPRESS SATISFACTION
scnrnrn Assert Iind War Vessels I.c,I
Guns, Flyers Would Never IInNr
Urnchcd Them.

NORFOLK. VA, Sept 1-N. a
naval Spectacle the tcs: OF tprv.do-
carving planes ia an attack aga!ns,
hattleshIps which was held or ,h.
'tSin'a Ca:es today. was an uuupre-
''c"nt"I event as rapidly moving
targets marnei ly ~. b.s, tactical
Officers "a IN" .\t!aut.c Fleet wore
used
.,f;cr the theoretical con.bs, had
ended and scores were checked IN.
""s officially announced thst tho
planes mad scored seven clean hi;s
on tho tarre, ship Arkansas ou, Of
seventeen ,orped""s fred. ono ii the
nF'Ts railing to drop his deadly mis-.
Eighteen plnn-. Particirnscd.
Eighteen planes partIci ipat.d in tho
mimic Battle which vas in,nnsniv
Nf"!!hr IN" giant yupcrdrcad-
h"ushts ma i.!nv every effort possibl.
|" "oHE" the tiny engines of des;riic-
non which were nred AT every angl.
only TWO Of the planes were forced
HV" n after the test. their gasoline
tanks becoming empty after they had
p'SA"d the capes on their return to
I IN" naval base here.
In the opinion Of Rear Admiral W.
a M"Nctt. chief Of the naval air
service; Commander y. G.. E,i-y.u. ar
iho air service. Navy Depar,uon, ma
''i"n"! .. ~ Danforth. army air
service, commandant .! Langley
! reid. va, the test w.,s s.tisr..,rr,.
IN al respects. j.nionstra.,r- ,h.v
cain, tnat planes equipped with inr-
pcd"ts can suCccssfully attack bat,
tiesn snips from tho surface. cypcci.,1v
~ protected by a smoAe screen or
! ;oE. "
Naval Officers Not So Certain.
I
meet on the other hand contend ,hat
;oday's experiments only proved ,bat
me planes are effective within q
i!H',led radius from their base. and
.ha' the two sQuadrons could have
heen annih!lated before reaching
striking distance OF the lr..Gnourh,
hhd the battleshi:,s been protected h,.
| me usual screens Of drstroy,r. Thc,.
also contend that ihc secondary nat.
'erics or the warships uud"rs Dat;l.
conditions could have blown 10 atom.
every plane before i, hsI an onnor,
| 'uh!ty 10 discharge its d.s;rnc;:y.
cargo.
promptly at O'clock ,his ,nor..;,,.,
the flagship Wyoming. with AJ,,iraI
j. u. Mcdonald. commanIcr-io-c,,i
"t tue hatt!.ship force OF ;rC a..
hh'!c Elect. on board and ,h. super
ar"adnoughts Arkansas and North
| i'"""'a got under way and headed
our 10 sea After steaminG for thrc,
h"nis the feet reached the -enaez-
F"ns. about fifty miles Off tho canes
and awaited the attack hy ,hc ,,I,rns
sight Attackers mt 8,oO 4. VI.
~ ?;3o o'clock tho lookouts ON rive
NaEship sighted the naval dirjribI.
-. which was followed shortly aft
eFWards By fotilla OF scnu, planes
ana others carrying observers.
~ in:ls O'clock the FIRST squadron
o! nine torpedo planes appeared on
l'the horizon and the battieships nut
on forced draught and began ma
heuNeTihS at tuli speed. to keep the
alhchihe 'orce astcrn. General
quarters were FCundcd on ali OF tho
ships and they were cleared for AZ