Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH s. EDdERToN.

greatest aerial combat force. Special
Photographic missions will be f1own BY o
new lying Photographic laboratory de.
veloped as q result Of past experience
in maneuvers Of this type.
Wednesday afternoon the division VIII
return to Fairfield and Its myriad dan
delions, there to spend q night IN
preparation for an advance in force to
the Atlantic Coast, for the climax OF the
n1ar1euvers, simulated military opera.
ton in defense of the New York and
New England coastline.
The flight from Dayton to New York
next Thursday will be q great test for
the entire division. All of the hundreds
of planes must cross the justly feared
Alleghenies, the most dimcult flying
country in the United States; the well
known graveyard" Of the airmail.
Always to BE Overtaxed.
There is no single airway across the
mountains equipped to handle so mighty
force and so 1t must be split up, NOV
ing by various paths many miles apart,
immensely increasing the difficulties Of
command. Sixty-nine observation planes
will make the trip by way Of Boiling
Field, 80 Of them stopping here for re-
fueling at 0:35 am. and the other 80
at HAS am. Bonbardnnent aviation
will move by way of Phillips Field, Aber-
deem. Md; headquarters by way of
Pittsburg. Other detacnments will ad-
vance by way OF Buffalo, Cleveland.
Rochester and Middletown, Pa.
The advance to New York is expected
to yield much information of value not
only to the War Department in working
out its plans for national defense, but
also to civil aviation, especially to air
port designers and operators. The air.
ports which will be called upon to re-
fuel within a period Of few minutes
several squadrons or an entire group of
combat planes, should find, in the War
Departments estimation, much to pom
DER upon in connection with their plan
ming for the large-scale operation of
the future. The War Department itself
expects to find out few things about
the necessity for laying down supplies
OF fuel and emergency equipment for
the use Of its air forces In cross-country
work.
The arrival In New York on Thurs
day afternoon will find the division on
combat status, its operations beginning
that night with bombardment mission
by 36 bUmbardmeIlt planes. The tacti-
cal program calls for forays by the d.
vision and its subordinate units far into
New England. some of the suuadrons
moving well UP into Maine. before the
great f1fal demonstration over the Ma
tional Capital on the afternoon Of Me-
mortal day.
Aviation Policies Adopted.
encouragement in every possible man
ner Of the development Of international
air transport. In both scheduled and
unscheduled service, has been ircorpo-
rated in the policies Of the International
Chamber OF Commerce as q result Of
its recent meeting here.
1t will be the policy Of the chamber
to oppose any form Of legislation tend
ing to hinder aviation development I'M
necessarily and to support only such
legislation as viii stimulate sound de-
velopment
Recognizing that air transport COM
panleS engaged in interna tional opera
ton &C times are obliged to use foreign
aircraft and that this becomes impos-
sible II the laws Of the various coun-
tries reserve air transport within their
territories to national aircraft, instead
OF reServing 1t to national air transport
concerns, the chamber will recommend
that governments which restrict trans
port within their territories to ma
tionals make the reservation apply to
companies and not to aircraft used.
It Is the belief Of ofiicialS of the
chamber that international air taxi
Va o4aAI 10 dCSSAAAIA W p1hy al AuROA Gdnt
part in the future Pointing out that
the question Of whether commercial air
taxi service across international bound
aries requires special authorization in
the country of destination has not yet
been decided, the chamber recommends
that governments refrain from estab-
fishing regulations Of a kind to hamper
or render impossible international air
taxi tTafic.
Oppose Trade Restrictions.
The chamber Is opposed to estab-
lishment of legal restrictions against
the expectation and importation Of air.
craft among the various countries and
recommends that all governments re-
frain from making the registration of
aircraft dependent upon the nationality
Of the owner.
The calling Of an international con-