AMERICA’S NAVY

Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 4

AMERICA’S NAVY

AIRCRAFT STRENGTH 759 NEW 'PLANES NEEDED. Press Association- -By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, January 26. (Received January 27, at 10.45 a..m.) Rear-Admiral Moffett, chief of the Navy Aeronautic Bureau, told the House Naval Committee that 759 new aeroplanes would bo needed to man the five new aircraft cruisers. Twentysix new cruisers were provided for m the building programme. These were additional to 1,000 ’planes provided for in the five-year aviation programme which was now being carried out. Admiral Moffett stated that each carrier needed seventy-five ’planes for active service, and about half of that number in reserve, while each cruiser needed six ’planes. He asserted that each ’plane would carry a bomb capable of demolishing a cruiser. WAR TALK DEPRECATED. WASHINGTON, January 26. (Received January 27, at 11.5 a.m.) Representative M'Clintic, addressing the House, described Admiral Plunkett’s alleged war talk as “an idiotic, asinine outburst.” He declared that the admiral’s prophecy of war with Britain had the effect of curtailing and destroying trade relations instead of increasing commerce friendly nations.