Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERToN.

rying ground personnel from the
various Air Corps fields to the
two Ohio points. The pursuit
SquadronS, for example, cannot
carry any ground personnel, and
all the necessary mechanics and
their equipment must be carried
by air transport.
Actual operations will begin at
1901 am. Thursday, when hos
tilitieS" will open. Operations will
continue until 1901 am. Friday
and will be reopened at noon, con-
tinuing until dark. On Saturday
the operations will commence at
daylight and continue until noon.
These three days will be devoted
to the final organization of the
Red and Blue Armies and will
cover the period of their move
ment forward to the point Of eS-
tablishing contact.
Aerial Battle Due Saturday.
At 2::30 Saturday afternoon the
first aerial battle is to occur, when
opposing air forces will meet over
the outskirts of Cincinnati and
fight" to a decision under the
watchful eyes Of flying umpireS.
Another Army plane, lowering on
the borders of the whirling, div
ing fight, will broadcast it's prog
reSS and the result. For the first
time in history an aerial dog
fight" real in every detail except
the clatter Of the machine guns,
will be broadcast from the air
through national radio hook-up.
Next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock a review of the aerial
forces will be held at Norton Field,
Columbus, the ground base Of the
Blue Army.
May 20 will be devoted to a cri-
tique for the benefit of the officers
and men participating in the ma
neuverS and to the repair of
equipment, in preparation for the
final phases of the maneuverS.
The Red and Blue forces, aug
mented by ground troops from the
5th Corps Area, under command
of Maj. Gen. Dennis Nolan, will
resume hoStilitieS May 81, the
battle" in all it's phases continu-
ing until nightfall May 25, Dur
ing this period long-range
bombing attack will be delivered
on New York by means of the re-
fueling-in-flight principle devel-
oped during the worlds record
endurance flight of the Army
transport plane Question Mark
last January. A bombing plane
selected at random from the as
Sembled SquadronS will take off
at 2 pm. May %, refueling in
flight over the air depot at Mid
dletoWn, Pa, and continuing to
New York. After dropping para
chute flares, Stimulating bombs,
the plane will head back to Ohio,
refueling in the air second time
at Middletown. It is scheduled
to land at its temporary base in
Ohio at 2 pm, May %, after
spending "a hours in the air.
Close at Wright Field.
The maneuvers will close with
a critique and demonstrations at
Wright Field May 26, the aerial
units departing the following day
for their home stations.
All of the planes participating
in the maneuverS will be equip
ped with radio tranSmitterS and
receivers and will be at all times
within control of their COM
mander-i chief, Brig. Gen. Ben
jamin D. FouloiS. 1t will be pos
Sible for Gen. FouloiS to maneuver
the planes as If the pilots were
sitting in the same room with
their commander. Radio will be
used during the refueling bomb
ardment fight, an observer
broadcasting his impressions OF
the experience over a national
hook-up of stations.
During the concentration and
maneuvering and through the
entire problem of battle, both in
air operations and in conjunction
with ground forces, the radio will
be used continually by ground
commanders and units in the air.
It's use, under these conditions,
Army officers point out, is of the
utmost Importance. Observers in
planes high over the battle area
can gauge the progress Of battle
and report instantly to the COM
mander below.
Pursuit squadron leaders,
searching the skies for enemy
planes while flying at the heads
of their formations, can issue
orders to all planes in the forma-
ton so that all may know his
plan of campaign. BomberS en-
route to far distant points can
report their progress and ask for
assistance or be diverted to other
more important detectives. The
capabilities of radio in aircraft
long have been known, Army
chiefs point out, but it's practical
use in warfare and it's value in
time of unusual stress will be