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Show MANEUVERS FOR AIR FIGHTERS PLANNED National Concentration in California in April. Mltchel Field, U I. The nation's aerial fighters stationed at this base and at other stations throughout the country for the national concentration of military aircraft forces at the Air Corps field exercises to be held In California next month. During th aerial maneuvers, which will be held from April 1 to April 24, several new tactical theories in air operation are to be tested. The coming exercises will mark the first time that there has been a national na-tional concentration of military planes on the Pacific coast More than 130 ships will participate In the maneuvers, maneu-vers, which are to be conducted under the command of Brig. Gen. William G. Gllmore, assistant to the chief of the air corps In charge of training and operation a. While the major portion of the flight problem will be worked out at Mather field, near Sacramento, some of the principal operations will he conducted near San Francisco, and this will be the first time that planes have been used on a large scale in simulated coast defense operations. It Is believed be-lieved that In this phase of the serial exercises the question of the battleship battle-ship versus th airplane will be reopened. re-opened. The first week of the military aircraft air-craft exercises will be devoted to the training of th elements within th varloua groups to be represented In the concentration and which will be drawn from all parts of tb United States, This will Involve training In airdrome discipline, Including traffic problems, such as prompt take-offs snd landings with a view to perfecting coordination co-ordination of combined units on congested con-gested arena. The second week will be devoted to elementary tactical problems Involving Involv-ing each type of aircraft and Including practical tests of new and untried tactics which have been evolved from previous exercises. |
