Show AVIATION TO BE SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE ORDERS FAVORABLE REPORT INQUIRY resolution senator alleges that six of fifteen officers killed in lat last eight years year were required to use ua defective machines machine washington WashIng tou the senate military committee voted on monday to recommend an investigation of 0 the army aviation service by congress the decision was reached after senator robinson who ho had introduced a resolution for such an investigation submitted further evidence to support his jc charges harges of general inefficiency the resolution which will be favorably reported would appropriate 10 for the inquiry and create an investigating vesti gating committee consisting of three members of the house and two of the senate senator robinson produced before th the 0 committee last week photographic copies of letters alleged to have lave passed between lieutenant colonel samuel reber head of the aviation service and captain arthur S cowan in charge of tile the san diego station which the senator said revealed that the beryce was contemptibly inefficient eff lelent in ills his supplementary statement monday he declared that of about twenty four officers who tied had qualified as fliers blerk fifteen had been killed several losing their lives because they were required to attempt flights in antiquated biplanes known to bo be defective of the mcallef eo calleia qualified fliers few have ever done military work he be said bald and only one or two ever have in maneuvered a neu lieu vered in with bombs attached senator robinson said in eight years fifteen aviation officers had been killed eight of them in light flight from north island station near san ban diego cat cal |