Photograph from Pictorial Press, French Official 

 LOOKING UP ALONG A SHIP'S MAST AT A CAPTIVE OBSERVATION BALLOON POSTED 

 AS A LOOKOUT LOR ENEMY UNDERSEA BOATS 



by main force, the fighting aviators are 

 required to execute long-range reconnais- 

 sances. But it is especially during their 

 cruises within the hostile lines that the 

 single-seater pilots gather useful infor- 

 mation concerning the activities of the 

 enemy in the air and on the ground. By 

 making general the use of automatic pho- 

 tograph cameras, a rich harvest of valu- 

 able information will be assured. 



HOW TROOPS CAN BE ATTACKED BY 

 AIRPLANES 



The attacking of ground forces is a 

 matter of individual prowess rather than 

 a productive operation. Troops can only 



be attacked in the open field and from a 

 low altitude with machine-guns, bombs, 

 and darts. 



Such, then, are the conditions for the 

 employment of the fighting squadrons. 



It remains for me to tell you of aerial 

 bombardment, which is, perhaps, destined 

 to be one of the most effective forms of 

 aviation when organized on a 

 enough scale. 



But before all, let us consider 

 should be bombarded. You well 

 the revolting conduct of our adversaries, 

 who, in spite of all laws of civilized war- 

 fare, initiated the practice of bombarding 

 open cities, hoping by repeated murders 



large 



what 

 know 



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