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the past Summer made a profound impression. Italy is one country in which the navy fully appreciates what air power can do. They King himself was very much interested in it, and asked me to explain to him the details of the whole operation. 
Very little was done in Italy toward the development of aviation for more than two years after the War, on account of the mixed-up conditions of all sorts. For the last six months particularly, serious consideration has been given to this matter. In general, their program provides for pursuit aviation, for bombardment aviation, and for observation aviation. Their pursuit aviation is to be organized for taking the offensive - not for defending a locality. It is to consist of airplanes having 400 h.p., a speed of about 160 miles an hour, and about two and one-half hours' gas. Their bombardment aviation consists of heavy bombers for day and night work of about eight hours' gas and the ability to carry about a ton of bombs. Their day bombers are to carry about one thousand pounds of bombs and have a speed of about one hundred and forty miles an hour near ground. They have already constructed airplanes of this type in the "B. R." Just how this aviation will distribute has not yet been determined. Actually, the Italian aviation is using airplanes left over from the War, such as the S.V.A, the Ansaldo, Caproni, and the Savoia seaplanes. 

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