"On August 30, President Harding placed all of West Virginia
under martial law. On September 1, 2,500 federal troops arrived with more
machine guns, percussion and gas bombs, and 14 airplanes commanded by World War
I hero General Billy Mitchell. Bombs rained on miners' positions, though their
accuracy was problematic; in the early days of flight, bombs were literally
"dropped" from flimsy aircraft." -- Robert E. Weir. Workers In America: A
Historical Encyclopedia. 2013. pages 67-68." (thanks Amir)