Show AMERICA HOLDS FOURTH PLACE IN AIR POWER I Four Purs Pursuit it Two Bombing Squadrons Formed by t in Year Army J n Br BF Associated Press Pru WASHINGTON D Dec 1 The I-The The U United States stands fourth in relative relative relative rela rela- tive air strength in comparison with other major powers T This is was stated today by F. F Trubee Davison assistant secretary of war for br air who based his estimate on the full air str strength this country could I employ In a particular operation armies navies and md air forces would be used to their full Cull capacity Five additional pursuit squadrons remain to be organized to complete th the overseas air defenses in Panama and Hawaii in the army's aviation expansion scheme Davison said in his annual report covering the so so- called year five development program program program pro pro- gram of ot the air corps The program has not been completed on schedule be because ause of or curt curtailment of ot I But Davison reported progress inthe InThe in inthe the expansion plans noting noUng that during dur duro ing the fiscal year year ending last June 30 four additional pursuit squadrons and two bombardment squadrons together to gether with certain auxiliary units were reconstituted The forming of these units he explained explained ex ex- ex made it possible to organize for the first time to complete wings of the service each consisting of or a bombardment group roup and a pursuit group one of which is stationed on the Pacific coast at March field California Cali Cali- fornia and the other at Langley field Virginia in the east On June 30 there were a total of 1814 airplanes available for the regular regu lar army national guard and organized organized organ organ- reserves Davison said An attack wing consisting of an attack attack at at- tack ck group of three squadrons and a pursuit group of two squadrons with auxiliary units will vIll be organized from units already in existence withIn within with with- in a short time The eventual home of this wing is to be Barksdale field Shreveport La S I |