16 OCTOBER 1915, Page 2

A correspondent of the Times described in Tuesday's paper the

new 'Dreadnought' triplanes which are being built in France. These enormous flying machines carry a crew of six men each, and can carry twelve if necessary. Two pilots will work the engines, though in an emergency they can be managed by, one. Four 11-inch guns are the normal arma- ment. Another new type of aeroplane is the smaller " destroyer" with a speed of a hundred miles an hour. The vast quantity of aeroplanes being produced in France shows that the French genius believes in huge raiding parties for the bombardment of military positions.