Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-24 | Page 1 | Davis to Offer Aviation Plan

DAVIS TO TO OFFER A AVIATION VIA lION PlAN Project Provides for Increase Increase Increase In In- crease in Proportion to toO O Other er Army Branches W WASHINGTON Feb 24 CAPA CAP CAP- APA AP A year five continuing aviation de development development de- de program similar to the naval aviation project now before congress will be submitted to the house military committee by Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Davis of the war department department depart depart- men ment next week The project pr provides vides for a proportionate proportionate proportionate pro pro- increase In aviation as ns compared to other branches of the army It was described at the war department today as designed to strengthen the army army air service materially in iii equipment although it was Indicated that the plan would not Inv involve lve as great an expenditure expenditure ex ex- as the in the year five-year navy nOvy plan The program was vas worked out as asa asa asa a result of the study Secretary Davis directed be undertaken of all the testimony at recent congressional congressional congressional and other aviation hearings Major General Genez-al Mason M M. Patrick chief of the air service ervice e operated co with other branches of the army In its preparation j I IThe The project w ws vs' vs s. s described as in th t nature of a first phase of the Lassiter board program which contemplated a year ten-year expansion to 2500 planes but modified to tomake tomake tomake make expenditures reasonable and conservative and also to conform with the recommendations of the presidents president's air 1 Board Ioard oard The house military committee decided decided decided de de- de- de today to close hearings on aviation next Tu Tuesday and to begin begIn begin be be- gin exec executive tiVe sessions Wednesday to determine a legislature program pro pro- gram