March 27, 1933

To:

General Lym
Chief of Staff
Canton Aviation Bureau.

Subject: Report of Activities, Week Ending March 25, 1933

1. Inspected Travel Air airplanes for installation of machine guns and bomb racks. Found installation to be too difficult to be practicable because of safety factors.
2. Inspected repaired water-cooled Vickers gun and found it unsatisfactory. Returned gun to factory for additional repairs, again tested with 50 rounds of fire and found satisfactory.
3. Conducted three one hour classes in radio buzzer practice.
4. Cooperated with Capt. Deeds in giving Flight Commander class demonstration of Artillery Regulage.
5. Conducted three one-hour classes on Vickers Machine Gun. Classes attended by squadron armament mechanics.
6. Inspected gunnery and bombing ranges; both completed and satisfactory (with exception of oblique gunnery targets.)
7. Checked progress of bobbing targets and miscellaneous equipment.
8. Received remainder of armament tools. Tool equipment now complete.
9. Conference with Major Tom, my interpreter re the methods I will employ in conducting classes in future Gunnery and Dive Bombing Courses

Respectfully,

Stuart Baird.