Plane Talk 1944 01 (PDF)

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Vol. II No. 1 ……. Cover: Above and below you see close-ups of Ivan Dmitri, distinguished photographer and Saturday Evening Post correspondent, who is himself seldom photographed. These snapshots show him in Africa on a recent mission for the Air Transport Command, which carried him through several war theatres. ……. Articles inside: ….. Speaking of Progress – Tom M. Girdler, Chairman of Consolidated Vultee, makes a summary ….. Foreign Service – Men go out from San Diego to help the Air Forces all over the world ….. How Modification Spells Airpower – Had the Germans adopted this technique, they might have won Moscow ….. The Man Who’s Killer Kane – Colonel Parham digs down to find what makes a great airman tick ….. Sitting Duck and Phoenix – It is also called the Cat, and is one of the great planes of the war ….. The Bombers and the Bombed – Ivan Dmitri tells you some of the poignant things he has seen ….. Engineering Production – Steps that are necessary to convert a plane design into action ….. Our Far East Strategy – Admiral William V. Pratt analyzes our approach to the Japs ….. Pilot Superstitions – William E. Barrett, himself a flyer, annotates a new mythology ….. Enroute in a Bomber – Fred B. Barton reports on his ride to Iceland in a Liberator ….. 300,000 Rivets – They go into just one Liberator – but first they go into bags ….. Workers Wanted – Today the problem is how to persuade people to apply for a job ….. Bringing Germany to Her Knees – James Cutter explains some details with an easy-to-read map ….. Where Our Air Forces Are – This is not restricted information, but few seem to know about it ….. The Trials of Lester Boner – He lives only on paper and dies for his country innumerable times ….. The Ten Commandments of Sergeant Ranger – Some of the things a Crew Chief on a Liberator has to think about