Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 93

coeemic i @he Sundiy Stal, S o WASHINGTON, D. C,-JANUARY 25, 1925. “Off for Hawaii” One of the two new type scout planes sent t the Pacific. This sailor-artist is giving the air- The United States craft a last touch of paint. A thousand officers Navy sends great and men and 60 planes of the scouting, bombing fleet of planes to and observation variety have been sent to Hawaii. Placing one of the Navy's torpedo planes in the hold of the U. S. S. Jason at Hampton Roads. The the Pacific for Jasen carries thirty large cranes to handle the air- maneuvers. planes. A view of the balloon hold of the U. S. S. Wright, showing one of the Navy’s largest scout planes ready for the trip to the Pacific. This type of plane is a recent addition to the air squadron of the Navy. Tnternations At left: A view of the U. S. S. Jason s \5122:"5 ht:iztinga?}je Hoisting one of the 12 F-5-L type scout planes. With the planes ab‘oard the U. S. .S. ]as_on. Eaph Jason, the U. S. S. plane weighs 7 tons and is equipped with Wright carries extra an 800-horsepower motor. All the prepara- parts — wings, motors, tion for the use of the big air fleet in the etc.,—for the air fleet. maneuvers were made at Hampton Roads. ©Internntional Capt. H. E. Yarnell, commander of the Navy's air squadron at Hampton Roads, Va., photographed after he had returned from an observation flight over the sea and just be- E 7 7 3 5 fore leaving for Hawaii. Lieut. Marinnel ight. Naval officers who will have charge of the air fleet maneuvers in the Pacific. Photograph snapped at Hampton Roads while preparations g o e arinnelle at nght‘ et were being made for the long trip to Hawaii. @lInternational