GERMAN FLYING FORCE

Press, Volume L, Issue 15111, 29 October 1914, Page 9

GERMAN FLYING FORCE

$ The actual s.trc:i7,ih or the German Flying Force ha-> own iv dispute since the- war broke out (says tuo "Westminster Gazette' , ), but. the mystery is cleared up by the tirri'.res giveii in -VII tho World's Aircraitv' which show that tho strength in monoplanes and biplanes is considerably than most people imagined. Tho details tire (ill the more interesting in that their accuracy is guarantee!. Tho aeroplane forro is as follows: — Monoplanes bought in 1012— 20 Bristol. 1 Dorncr. 2 KirJf-h Tau'ne, 2 Grade. t> Hunan. '20 Mail;. -10 ltuinpler Taube; "l3iplan«-5 tousht in 191- I—3o1 —30 Alliairors 12 Aviatlk, 30 Eulcr. 10 Otto, ■2 L.V.<;. 10 >fars, G AVriiihts; total 120. "Mouoplnups !>ni:?.:ht in IQI.i —Albatross, Aviatik. Bristol. 8.F.U"., Fok- !«_•;•. Gochaov. Jeaitnia, It:iniplcr: total 150 niai-hine?. Biplanes bought in 1913—A.E.G., Albatross, Aviatik. Bristol. D.F.W., 'Euler, L.V.G., Gciz; total 120 raacliitit». Th© nuni'bcr bought or ordered in 1!)14 is said to ho sniiicient to replace all tho 1912 machines, iv which caso the* total 'inimbrr uf army fliers available at the tjonimouoetneut or hostilities would bo alfuut -17-5. Tin: nunilwr ot privatcl.v-omiod acro-* planets in Germany is not large, and under the lien , rociilntions tho machines must bo entirely German manufacture, ttith nniplf! and com fortablo seat-in;: aeconunrtijiiion for piiot and passoncer, in addition to "which they jiutPt be fit/tod v.'itli motors not cxCRedi'u; 100 h.]>.. nnct capable of a fi'Hrfc'. oi at lr>iiit s!> miles per hour. Facilities for and pnotr) r >-' , flphic; apparatus must also bo provi.iod: The number of German Army ariatp.r.'i m> to ?>Tnr':n, IPI-t. iv.-.s 10S, and f.i" r.rivote avi."fT-.s .••bout IKX). most of are nviiilnblo for war duties. In nation, ther;- , nuist. bo added tho aeror'):'iif-.«. -t-otpl'int; 11 oft and S'l new n:n""f'it?:-, '" J 913. uml 3i5 sraflnnes in lfll-<. 'P'f> navai jiviators Minnhprorl 1:? Un tn March. 1013, and 10 het-vi-er.:i April, 1013, and March. 1011.