Inquiry Into Operations of the United States Air Services: Hearing[s] Before the Select Committee of Inquiry Into Operations of the United States Air Services, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, on Matters Relating to the Operations of the United States Air Services, Parts 3-4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - Aeronautics, Military |
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Aeronautics air force air ministry air power aircraft airplane airships antiaircraft guns Army Air Service Army and Navy attack battleship believe bomber bombs Brigadier General DRUM Brigadier General MITCHELL Bureau Bureau of Aeronautics Captain BRADSHAW Captain JOHNSON carried coast defense Commander RICHARDSON Commander WHITING commercial aviation effect enemy engine experience fire fleet fleet air arm flight flyers flying Government HARTNEY imperial defense KEFGAN land Langley Field Lassiter Board Lieutenant BISSELL Lieutenant Commander BADGER Lieutenant HOLCOMBE Lieutenant OFSTIE machine Major MILLING MARTIN matter McCook Field mean ment miles military national defense naval Navy Department O'SULLIVAN officers operations opinion organization PERKINS personnel pilot PRALL present question REID RICKENBACKER ROOSEVELT SCHAUFFLER Secretary separate air ship speed squadron statement target testimony tests thing tion to-day unified air service United United States Navy War Department WARNER
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Page 2018 - Though not mentioned in these articles, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service...
Page 2018 - No estimate or request for an appropriation and no request for an increase in an item of any such estimate or request and no recommendation as to how the revenue needs of the Government...
Page 1644 - Aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution...
Page 1936 - The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. "The Secretary of State for the Colonies. "The Secretary of State for India. " The chiefs of staff of the three fighting services.
Page 1934 - Committee consist of three members — two of whom must be the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for War...
Page 1740 - For the Navy: The Chief of Naval Operations; the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations; the Director War Plans Division, Office of Naval Operations. b. The Joint Arm...
Page 1938 - The Government have come to the following conclusions with reference to British air power : " In addition to meeting the essential air power requirements of the navy, army, Indian, and overseas commitments, British air power must include a home defense air force of sufficient strength adequately to protect us against air attack by the strongest air force within striking distance of this country.
Page 1747 - Aircraft carrying high-capacity, high-explosive bombs of sufficient size have adequate offensive power to sink or seriously damage any naval vessel at present constructed, provided such projectiles can be placed in the water close alongside the vessel. Furthermore, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to build any type of vessel of sufficient strength to withstand the destructive force that can be obtained with the largest bombs that airplanes may be able to carry from shore bases or sheltered...
Page 2217 - That all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of all branches of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, when detailed to duty involving flying, shall receive the same increase of their pay and the same allowance for traveling expenses as are now authorized for the performance of like duties in the Army.
Page 1645 - The Chief of Staff of the Army and the Chief of Naval Operations...