The Archive · 1934

Force Weakness Denounced

US. AIR

Reorganization Demanded Before Government Aviation Commission Washington, Oct. 2.

ANS for the organization of a newly-created G.H.Q. Air Force in such manner as to blanket the United States with fighting aircraft units operating independently of land forees were announced to-day by the War Department.

It was officially disclosed that the plans called for '900 aeroplanes to be ready at a moment's notice for either offensive of defensive purposes.

To-day's plans group the entire Army Air Corps combat force under G.H.Q. Air Force, to be concentrated at various Army airfields from California to Virgi a, with headquarters at Langley id, Ya., just across

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