Show PARMY W AVIATION r i HELD HELO OBSOLETE Civil and Naval Air Forces Praised by Survey Y Board S WASHINGTON July 23 UP The United States army air co corps 17 must be reorganized and brought to 9 the highest efficiency in the world the Baker boars board reported way to Secretary of War Dern f The nations nation's civil and naval avia avla aviation aviation tion Lion branches are second to none the k board declared 1 Presidential Secretary Stephen T. T Early said that S Secretary of W War r t George H. H Dern probably will go over the report early with President Roosevelt Roose ROsc- Roosevelt velt on their return to the capital Dern is 15 in m Panama He is as due to rei return return re re- re- re i turn next month shortly after alter the presidents president's return from the round the the circle circle cruise L The board headed by Newton D D. Ij Baker secretary of war under President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson recommended 1 Expansion of the army arms air corps to 2320 the number planes provided i in the 1926 1920 congressional act with witha a larger ratio of combat planes 2 A national aviation policy be decided on and nod retained for at least leasta a reasonable length of time 3 3 Retention of the present air set set- t up tip with a closer coordination between I ground and air troops Suggestions i t of merging all military and naval and naval aviation into a separate unit was 1 I called extravagant and impracticable 4 Encouragement of the aviation Industry to permit it to expand quickly quick quick- ly and efficiently to wartime productive tive demands 5 5 Revision of the internal y ration of the theair corps Increase in inthe inthe the number of flying hours per pilot from the present to hours t to hours yearly greater training In flying under hazardous conditions f i and with instruments such as are areL L used on commercial planes 6 A liberal policy in encouraging r and perfecting experimental developments developments develop develop- ments and in permitting the secretary t of war to purchase by design competition competition compe compe- by negotiating and by open competition Suggestions that the government establish and maintain its Us own airplane factories were con The report while finding several lessons in the air mail mall venture was full of praise for the morale and effectiveness effectiveness ef ef- ef- ef of the service under adVerse ad ad- Verse erse cond conditions |