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Uncle Sam to Have Aeroplane FleetA Fleet of aeroplanes for the UnitedStates array now apparently an assured fact as the result of action by the house of representatives in appropriating $125,000 for this purpose. There is the possibility that the senate may strike out the Item, but even then It would have a splendid chance of remaining In the bill in conference, for it was adopted almost unanimous* [y by the house.This means the signal corps can have the 20 aeroplanes for which Brig. Gen. James Allen, chief signal officer of the army, asked In his annual report, and still have $25,000 left for equipment, stations, etc.Brigadier General Allen has planned to have about si* of these stations, equipped with an aeroplane each, in various places throughout the country, chiefly on the seacoast. He has estimated that each station, with Its 1 machine, win cost for the first year$10,000. If it is decide^ to use the money In this way the machines at these stations could be used with theother 14 that could b*e purchased within the appropriation jat the ten annual joint camps of instruction during the summer months, so that the regulars and militia might leurn to operate them.Representative James H. Mann of Illinois declared that this country was the father of the aeroplane, but when we had provided the mosit powerfui and most economical machine of bkhI* ern times for warfare we stepped. Today other nations are profiting by our ingenuity. We are discussing the aeroplane now just as our for-efathers may have discussed the stean^ engine years ago. {“England has several dirigible airships and aeroplanes for her army and navy. Germany hag 14 dirigible* and several aeroplanes and a detachment of airship troops. Franc# has seven dirigibles, 30 aeroplanes and six companies of airship troops. Russia has six dirigibles and three aiero-plancs. Italy has recently appropHat-[ ed $2,000,000 for dirigible airslilps,: aeroplanes and bases from which tihey will operate.
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The Saint Tammany Farmer
Covington, Louisiana, US
Sat, Mar 04, 1911
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