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Show AVIATORS 10 DECEIVE ADKDJiK Radical Changes Planned P for North Island Flying Fly-ing Station. SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 1. Official an-fll an-fll nouncement was made today of radical p changes Ui the plan for training of army airmen at Rockwell field, on North island, at the entrance of Han rdego harbor. The 04 war department will establish there tho 8- largest aerial gunnery and trick flying K hae in America, tho schools to be pat-m pat-m tenied largely after those at Cazeau and r. Avord, France. The students will receive advanced (mining on a par with that now given at tho great French schools. ?' It was announced that hereafter endets U graduating from the school of military L, weronautics at Berkeley, Cal., will not bo sent here, as at present, but will he n HHfllgned to Riverside, Cal., or Sacra-J Sacra-J mento, Cal. After receiving their reserve 0 military aviator licenses the fliers will come here for final Instruction In aerial r gunnery and combat flying. The Rlver- nlde and Sacramento schools are expected e. in take care of 600 students. As each a cadet Is expected to qualify for his license 0 in sixty days after leaving the Berkeley ,H ground school, the schedule would permit of (he graduation of 3600 filers each year ,i in the slate. v A featuru of the training will he the use t of movable target, which wilt bo towed j to Ben, the gunners to aim at them from j. an altitude of from 1500 to C0O0 feet. |