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[[vertical note in red in left margin]] Aviation [[/marginal note]]
strapped on his leg like a garter. Later on saw far above the clouds faint trace of [[strikethrough]] big air [[/strikethrough]] airplane, looked more like a small bird, then disappeared behind clouds, then saw it again then started descending, more visible, now we can hear the distant noise of its motors. Noise more pronounced. There they glide in the sunlight. Very distinct. A biplane, with two fuselages and 3 motors of 175 h.p each. The Italian colors on the lower wing. They manoeuvre, volplane, shoot down, right up again, loop the loop, twirl around all extraordinary performances, then finally [[red underline]] alight gracefully before [[/red underline]] us. Out of it come [[red underline]] ten persons, [[/red underline]] the aviator and his guests
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among them Dr. [[red underline]] Stratton [[/red underline]] of Bureau of Standards, Dr. [[red underline]] Durand [[/red underline]] in a light overcoat [[red underline]] half frozen and eyes watery [[/red underline]] and several others all fitted out as if they had made a short fast automobile drive. Time for making the 200 miles from Fort Munroe Va. is about [[red underline]] 2 hours.[[/red underline]] Then more manoeuvering and volplaning and diving and twirling: [[red underline]] Tabuteau [[/red underline]] tells us that he does not believe in large airplanes. Small ones easier to handle, and require less power and can accomplish more. Says same time, same machinery and same cost as one large airplane will give [[red underline]] five speedy attacking machines [[/red underline]] which every time can [[red underline]] [[outrisk?]] and outfight [[/red underline]] one large airplane. Says [[red underline]] bombing from above means very little as [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] usual [[/strikethrough]]