Show local flying to aid american I 1 air power the development ol of personal flying and the building of air landing facilities is more than a community affair it is very much in the national interest air power of the united states has done much to win the wars it will do m much uc tu to provide for our future 8 security curtly e as well os as build american business at the beginning of both world war 1 I and world war 11 II air minded america was still lacking in air power although the first successful flight with a heavier than air ma chine was made in america although many of the foren improvements prove ments in flying technique and aircraft construction were the result of american ingenuity when war came the united states lagged far behind this was particularly true in the number of trained flyers and of air mechanics vast training camps had to be established and from our ca comparatively few trained men and women a substantial number had to be sidetracked side tracked into the instruction of americas youth today literally millions of young people know flying they are the nucleus of both our military and civilian aviation of the future it Is necessary that ahat the united states keep them trained traine dand and interested in flying this can be done only if there are planes for them to fly and holds from which to take off of and on which to land unless communities in every part of the nation provide these facilities the future of aviation will be very uncertain government officials and the military services agree and if america loses its supremacy in the air our country will be wide open to aggression from other linds lands then too Ani america erica now leads the world in commercial air tran tation the commercial pilots co pilots and other air and ground crewmen of tomorrow will in large measure b be the young people of today who have learned to fly their own personal airplanes thus the future of aviation and I 1 in n it the future of america lies iles in th the development of comm community uniti flying many towns townsand land i communities have registered their intention to do their share to build landing facilities and enczur encourage age local hying flying more communities will join the movement for economic or other reasons until there will be a complete network facilities of in every state thus united states air power will be assured sr A this in I 1 the be ninth and lao I 1 of a gerle eerie ot of articles arlle on postwar post poll war flying and its U effect on an community life le |