Show ARMORED BAm I PLANES WITH WIT BIG GUNS France Now Has Sue Such Squadron Tests Shi Sho Remarkable Success p PARIS Oct 9 An An aerial a amy a ano no longer a dream of ot romance feu a an ao army formed in divisional a- a squadrons with battle cruiser aeroplanes scouts and do planes all armored armored carrying three-Inch three cannon and rapi fire guns Is a reali reality y It ha hamade made possible through the rem remar able development of military avi i In France JB The French government toa toda p the first Inspection of its n a fl fleet et of a aeroplanes ro a es given to inspect the large and sm Sin types of ot the the new battle plan planes watch them as they they- were ing ing- high in the air firing firing- loun round gt round from their three inch while they soared looped and d dart darl abo about t. t VB The battle plane and all th the I sera hers were were ere armed heavily Each Each Ta tied ried both the three-Inch three cannon ar arthe the rapid fire gun fl The huge battle plane was wu the chi center of attend attention on The engineer J n co-n constructed it explained the d ml The officers said this was the fir actual realization of the battle plan other aerial dread I proved to be impracticable This mar mal eter ster flies carrying carrying- a crew of twel men and two cannon which three-Inch three steel projectiles Dir trial flights nights have been made madl demor demoi that it has the an ordinary biplane The huge cr cris craIs era is now ready for the battle line Tl regular crew for fighting will co cons sl of four men and an officer The armored cruiser planes wethen we wel werthen then brought out and put tests in the air They are planes of high power Each Is arm with a cannon and is capable of rl ing almost vertically from the gro grout D Dat at a a. speed of ninety miles an hou Captain Frantz and Operators Mor Mot dem and Mallard made su flights in cruisers rIsing from ill ground at an angle of 60 degrees j I IThe The steady roar of the three inc rifles continued as the the- cruisers circled ell cir cled far above Mallard was the mo mOl daring operator He lie fired the big g ju go while plunging from side to side liD ar an dropping rapidly Imitating Jh tl tb maneuvers carried out while Ing ng an enemy l lA A large number of ot these batt batU cruisers is now ready them recently carried out a nigh bombardment far back of the he Get Ger G i iman man line During the Champagn engagement these cruisers hit a Geiman Get Gei German Getman man balloon which exploded I in In mass of at flames II |