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 STUDENT AVIATORS MASTERING THE INTRICACIES OE THE AIRPLANE MOTOR 



Upon his knowledge of his machine and his ability to make a hasty temporary repair 

 under fire may depend the life of the airman and the information which he has gathered for 

 his commander. It behooves him, therefore, to be a master mechanic as well as a daring- 

 fighter. 



practical enginemen. The need for this 

 sort of men has not now been filled and 

 very likely will not be as long as the war 

 lasts. 



The troubles do not end with their en- 

 listment, however, for all of them must 

 be given a special training to adapt their 

 skill to the peculiar problems of air- 

 planes. Here the government has had 

 splendid cooperation from private plants, 

 which have admitted many such men for 

 a short period of practical instruction. 



AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL MUST 

 BE TRAINED 



All this force when organized into 

 squadrons will require a considerable ad- 

 ministrative personnel which, we are little 

 inclined to have in mind in thinking of 

 the air service. Adjutants, supply offi- 

 cers, and disbursing officers must be se- 

 cured from among men of executive 

 ability and trained to the peculiar prob- 

 lems of military procedure, purchasing, 

 hygiene, law, and the like, in order that 



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