Show VARN THE FLYING amme immense rise camp where men are taught aeronautics SPEND ON OH FIELD accommodations will be provided lor for men at kelly field near san antonio tex will vill be nothing to compare to it in magnitude in the world Thu thousands sands of young men are being taught the game ot of flying and fighting fightlin in the air at 1 kelly elly field situated adjacent to san antonio tex this training ground Is being rapidly brought up to the largest aero acro field in the world the united states government Is 13 constructing buildings and making improvements prove ments to the kelly field at a c ost cost of more than it Is now the largest government flying ground in the united states and when the present plans are arc finished it Is stated that there will be nothing to compare idith it in magnitude in the world accommodations will be provided for more than army flyers here these will be divided into squadrons each to consist ot of enlisted men find and 19 10 commissioned officers to each f there will be assigned 12 airplanes the organization is officered by a major a captain and two commissioned officers each for a supply section engineering section and 12 sero aero sections elections making 19 in all the personnel also includes the following four master signal electricians and one sergeant major one first Ber sergeant geant two clerks one truck master rind 16 mechanic ians with alth the grade ot of sergeant first class ranked as sergeants there are an assistant truck truc k master mess sergeant supply ser geant mechanic photographer chaff i four and 11 mechanic ians there are arc also 33 corporals six cooks 39 votes vates first class and a medical department of four our v in the engineering section four of the first class and alg ranked as sergeants belong to thal the engineering section the sections in the squadron are t the be headquarters headquarter s section supply section engineering lection and 12 aero sections the dis position of the corporals is four to th the e headquarters eight to supply three to engineering and 18 to the aero section one of the interesting camp features of this great training camp for army anay flyers Is the machine shop where the airplanes are not only repaired but are being rapidly constructed many skilled mechanics are employed in t this his work rork these men are not only capable of 0 building machines but they are experts in flying as well iii a way the arrangement of the thea aero acro squadron Is 1 similar to that oti of the racing teams that a short time ago were maintained by the leading motor car manufacturers classed in this way the team would consist of 1 12 19 9 drivers each with its particular machine in section the nero aero squadron Is the teara team the 12 drivers and machines are represented by 12 commissioned officers each section of the nero aero squadron has a machine and flyer the mechanic ians and helpers of the various auto race drivers have their counterparts counter parts in the mechanics and men assigned to each section the machine shop of the flying fiew field corresponds to the automobile factory and there the more elaborate work Is done the men of the squadrons area are housed in barracks built in orderly military fashion each building Is numbered but the building numbers do not always tally with the squadron number examining board meet regularly an examining board meets regularly and examines applicants tor for commissions and applications are numerous flyers also come from the ground schools which have been opened fit at many places throughout the united states the ground school nearest to san antonio Is that at austin aviation work has been featured as a part pare of the summer school courses at many of the leading universities and this too aids in getting men of education and training for or the aviation sections it Is assured that one of the attract eions that winter tourists will find and in san antonio during the coming season will be that ot of flying men over and around the city cit y already myrious myriads of airplanes are often seen performing the various kinds of feats above kelly field one day recently a great flock of buzzards was noticed to apparently join in the maneus maneuvers ers that were being conducted by the flying machine men these birds went through evolutions that were being performed by the airplanes and their remarkable actions were viewed with interest by visitors |