Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 215
o find the open-seaflying. Straight out into theGulf the sea-planes wing,without a landmark, buoy, orlighthouse to guide them—nothing but the compass. The station has its concreteand floating hangars to housethe fleet of aeroplanes, itsdirigible, the captive kite-observation-balloon, and thefree… … AN AIR-PILOT RI.ADV l iiK A FLIGHT. reeled on deck, can be sent up 1500 feet abovethe deck of a battle-ship. The basket hung fromeach balloon carries two officers. From theirlofty perch you can imagine how much fartherthey can see than the spotters on the platforms I9I7.] FIGHTING-SHIPS THAT FLY…
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