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Show American Aces Are for Belter Aerial Service WASHINGTON, Der 12. Plye American Ameri-can aces credited wtih hninpr brougit down mora thin nrty German airplanes, advocated tod.iy before a house sim- ommittce, the ereution of an cronaotlc;.l department or thf Bovornmeht, to co-or-Hiiiatr all aerial activities. Th prooit Included Captain "Eddie" r.i kenbacher, officially credited with 2" air Wctorle.1 mi Fiance Majoj Charles J Biddlc Phii-arelplu'a; Phii-arelplu'a; Captain F E. Klndley Gravette. .VrK. . Major P A. Meissnfr. Dirmirfrhnn, Ala.; nnd Cnulain J. A. tlealcy, Wnsli jnston. Alt naaerted that the air roir-in roir-in Prance would have been much QtOr ! efficient If iidministcrcd by a department or aeronautics. Glen Martin, Cleveland, veteran aeroplane designer and builder: J. EC RobBiaon, Oreeiiwleh, rt. I.: Colonel H. 1 Arnold, San Francisco. Colonel Archld ! Miller. WashinRton: Captain Walter R lawson. Lanplcy Field, Va. ; and Liou-i Liou-i tenant Commander P. X. L. Bollln?-r, coniniundr of the NC-1, during Iho trons-Atlahtlc trons-Atlahtlc flight also expressed their views. Commander UPllinnrer testifyinf; as to '.he i advar tftgrcs of a united air service fro:n the standpoint of naval flyers, said that the naval air forces, whll working woit, were not up to full efficiency and could l: Improved through tho proposed consol-Idatlon. consol-Idatlon. Speaking for civilian flyers and air-craft air-craft manufacturers. Mr Martin said tn American aircraft Industry would soon hecome extinct without enrly and Fiih- srantlal aid from the government. He uiged extended uso of aeroplane to th-postal. th-postal. ffaheiioa and forest reserva service. Rerornni' ndatlons made during tne hearing included establishment ot a national na-tional Hying academy; government sun-sidiarles sun-sidiarles to manufacturers and preliminary prelimin-ary trnlnlnir of the nrmy and navy flyers tinder the same system. acBI Major Biddlo declared vital aerial .k tivltlea In France were of ten er JL f delayed b lack of equipment. i"f SnJ Vf to stop work in this country on - planes. Issued In December. I'1 ' W Q "regrettable." ho said, and w0",?flJ(, I have been Issued had aviation oi nj L fr 'hud anything to do with u E T |