PLANE CAN FLY NON-STOP FROM U.S. TO PARIS WITH TON OF EXPLOSIVES BUT ARMY WON'T O.K. TEST
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On August 29, 1925, Associated Press reports that Colonel William Mitchell*, former head of the Army Air Service says "an American super airplane capable of a non-stop flight to Paris with a ton of explosives has been perfected, but Government permission to test it has been withheld."
Because of this, Col. Mitchell believes "old fogey** ideas are holding back the inevitable."
JFK+50 NOTE
Col. Mitchell advocated the Air Service be made into a separate organization from the Army & Navy.
*William "Billy" Mitchell (1879-1936) was born in Nice, France & played a major role in the creation of the US Air Force. BM served in France during WWI.
**old fogey refers to a person who is excessively old-fashioned, conservative & unwilling to consider new ideas
SOURCE
"Plane Capable of Attacking Paris From U.S. Denied Test, Mitchell Says," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 29, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
