AEROPLANE FOR SCOUTING.
4 . AUSTRALIAN COMMANDANT'S FLIGHT. By TeleeraDh—l'rcss Association-Copyright , Sydney, May 10. Brigadier-General Gordon, Military Commandant, who went on-ad aeroplane journey with Mr. M'J)onald, representing the Bristol Aeroplane Company, on being interviewed after his experience, said that lie sees four distinct advantages in the-aeroplane in war-time. The pilot is able to do exactly what he likes. The, area of ground under observation from a height of fifteen hundred feet is moro than sufficient to disclose the movements of troops. The aviator can make topographical sketches, and can, by wireless telegraphy, impart the fullest information regarding the moreineuts of tho enemy. It would be valuable if an aviation school were started in Australia.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 5
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113AEROPLANE FOR SCOUTING. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 5
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