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Show NAVY PROPOSES ! AIRCRAFT FLEET I - FOR FORCE! Plan as Submitted to Com-j mittee Contemplates 213 Fliers of Various Type to Bs Attached -to hip . . i WASHINGTON, Mnv 1 J- l'1.n ttv romplrtHy rquipi.lnn th flKhtlng floft with n I rem ft during lh comliiK fif-ml y:ir. it WfiH Icmird tw1ny, hnt ten la'd hvttt the nat navut cniHmltlw r- by Ronr A-lmin.1 M of fait, rhl.f of th nvj biiiriiu if arronmitlr-. Thi project mntrmplfiie piar(i. 213 air- , I-tarc of YMrimiii cwntiul t . i on httlfhl'f. cruiJtor" m'lMitu um1 nthi-T i ! anl If ilnlKnt'd to furnUh ih-fli-et with it- own aerial rlrfrnse against enemy aircraft attack. Pnder the plan. eighty-Mix amnll. awlft flKtitinK planes will ln Inclndeil In the aircraft to become a pirm i tit-nt part c.f find otrcrnft def ne. Tin-machine Tin-machine ti be used fur thin purp.me are br-llevt'il by navy offirial to be th best yet developed for flithtlnir In itii, ha Iiik been oiiipl' lely tU-v.'?u-.WMt under navy control winco tb clone f i th'- war. : biG FLEET IN AIR. In addition the active- nhlpa ill carry furlv-itlx nlmervul Ion and spot-' tiriC piaiu'f. tw ntv-H'Mii opoU. i tb.rty-fix torpffl.i or hoiuMtiR plaite. ( ctlm-fri Mc.iit and four kltf i.a.looti' for ))M'rvnt iou puruoset. l.ich battle-' nhij of thf t iKhn t n fMiniprMinic the fIM'l ui'dcp the naval limitation treaty will rjrrv four plan--, two V-K, or mn-j.!' mn-j.!' flKhters. riiiu tuff t-pott-r Mltd one im pt'ito or boinbinK nlane. The torpedo plain will permit attack on enemy mir- f:n era Tt with 1 6oa-pound torptta ' ur with an equal welRht in bomb-. ; Ctliiim'l launching devlr recently p devlopi -d ure t be ItiNtalled on all h.pii. t-nabltnic thi-m to iend away tli-lr r:!al dff"nf squadron even in a hi'uvy i.ea. Th4 ten new pu-out Tul- ith will carry two catapult, each and u f ahtitnc and ncouttna: plnnea to add to t ! tiiiiKi- of observation of enemy , mo kith ntn. ; S TWO CARRIERS PROPOSED. i This a i rp lane equipment noun lit by ihe it. i vv iiM an irnnifdiute utiMv'r, It wan evplaiiptl at the department to a-ertU-ns that surface craft were le-j OimeU'M uKuiliHt eneiny ulr byinh at-I liiika, in r-i;iirded a e-s-ntiullv de- i ffimive. The aerial nffenmvu pow r of Ihe fleet i.-t to bo Kronp'd aboard tin a.i plano carrier, into which U baa In en ; recommended that the battle cruisers ! LxinKim and Saratoga be cmivcrtM. , The fleet, aerial stuadron al-o in fotp plf-metited to the uuiimieti t of tweni-f.uir tweni-f.uir land plane oii;ht lur the manno Mirp. twelve to be fiyhtiiiK or pursuit will p.-i and twelve ok-et vaiion plan-.s. i and alxo thirty tu pei. planH. with which it is designed to equip naaL fetation. . In preaentlnc the naval aircraft prn-jrrarn prn-jrrarn to the nenata eommilta, aviation olficmls uminarize.! the work of .h ptBt year in developing modern air-, 1'lnneH and enim-H, A Very (tptlmlHtJc picture of the nltu-tnn nltu-tnn wh drawn. It wuh learned, navy i-flicei belli: cuiifitlent that the Tnti- d states , as kept fully abreast of the world thua far in aviation develop-ineni. develop-ineni. Half a dozen r more itufin.-n of Improved power and reduced weight hMr Petri produced. It wan explained, the endurance of new enmeH bat been icft!d ui to :to hours' eontinuouH P-eratlou P-eratlou as cfUiipared tt a d't-hour t -. I sli-ntlanl pi t vailliiK. nd exp- r linen la 1 work witli a le! 1 t p fuel oil tnuiii-for tnuiii-for ;i ii n aff purpose.- mven treat prom i t he senators w re ttdd. |