Word: squadronal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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First Aero Squadron...
Thirteentn Aero. Squadron...
...books on the subject, notably "Arnold Adair, Amercia Ace", and "Heroes of Aviation". He visited the war fronts in 1914, 1916 and 1918. On the last occasion he was the official guest of the British government. During the last six months of the war he visited practically every aeroplane squadron on the battle front from Belgium to Switzerland-the only American thus honored. His acquaintance among the war aviators was exceptionally wide...
...hard to find a valid argument for the costly battle cruiser, open to attack from above and below; its worth is gravely debatable, In preference, experts favor a squadron of flying machines, whose power in time of war is only equaled by their commercial use in time of peace. The evidence plainly indicates that the present battle fleets are becoming herds of "white elephants", and therefore are failing to justify the annual outlay of millions of dollars for their maintenance...
...fall of the Leygues ministry, she has suffered before, and puts her faith not in promises. England and America should by this time be ready to do the same. Only when Germany has carried out the conditions of the Peace Treaty, cut down the size of her police squadron and "civil guards," paid her indemnity, ceased to clamor for the days of Kaiserism, and actually settled down to become a peaceful productive agent in the markets of the world,--only, then will it be possible to put faith in the re-creation of the Teuton mind...