. Ellington 1918. uld be noted between them and the genuinearticle. This is but one example of the Ellington Field system, wherein results, and not excuses, wereexpected. Adaptability and originality were prized above a religious adherence to moth-eaten rules and cus-toms. The administrative work of the Post was handled through headquarters, consisting of the Command-ing Officer, the Adjutant and his assistants, and the Executive Officer and his assistants. To accomplish thework of the field, whose primary purpose was the training of bombers and bombing pilots, the engineeringdepartment, the t
. Ellington 1918. uld be noted between them and the genuinearticle. This is but one example of the Ellington Field system, wherein results, and not excuses, wereexpected. Adaptability and originality were prized above a religious adherence to moth-eaten rules and cus-toms. The administrative work of the Post was handled through headquarters, consisting of the Command-ing Officer, the Adjutant and his assistants, and the Executive Officer and his assistants. To accomplish thework of the field, whose primary purpose was the training of bombers and bombing pilots, the engineeringdepartment, the training department, the gunnery school, and the radio school, were organized. To the engineering department was delegated the responsibility of caring for the airplanes and themaintenance of the Post in good order. This was a big job, that necessitated much sub-division. The shipshad to be taken charge of after each day of flying; they had to be gone over in the hangars each night; Page 11] [ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. On the Wings of the Morning ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 12 motors had to be overhauled ever so often; new planes arriving had to be assembled and thoroughly tested;wrecked ships had to be brought back to the field; automobile transportation about the Post had to be keptin good order and ready where it was needed; a thousand and one things needed attention all at once, andeach separate unit had to dove-tail into the general scheme of things to work without friction. The training office had to map out courses for the men under instruction, and provide competentinstructors. The latest developments in the science of bombing, as worked out at the front, had to bewatched constantly, as obsolete information was worse than none at all. Records of the students had to bekept, schedules of classes revised from time to time. All the details in the management of a technical edu-cational institution were encountered. Teaching men to shoot was obviously the purpose of the Gunnery
Size: 1335px × 1871px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidellington191, bookyear1918
