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Vol. 6 No. 10
Cover: The outlook of United Nations’ aircraft, “Enough on time” is symbolized by this “composograph” prepared for “Trade Winds” around a photograph by Robert Nesmith Associates. The winging shadows are those of North American B-25’s the “Mighty Mitchells.” ….. Contents: Facing the Issue ….. The war against “Too Late” – Before Airliners Could Fly on Precise Schedules, the Airlines Aircraft Manufacturers, and Wright Aeronautical Worked out Techniques that Made Possible Time-table Passenger Flying, Air Transport of Perishable Goods, and Today, Mass Bombing Raids. ….. The Mighty Mitchells – First Allied Bombers to Raid Tokyo, the Mitchell Bombers, Cyclone-Powered North American B-25’s, are now Smashing Hard at the Axis in Every Major Arena of this Global War. ….. “Crankshaft by Ohio” – Ohio Crankshaft, Veteran Manufacturer of the Tough Steel Members which Translate Piston Strokes into Horsepower, Makes Use of its “Know How” to Make these Parts for Cyclones. ….. War Birds – Meet a Fighting Family, the Cyclone-Powered Fighters, Bombers, and Transport Planes of the Army and Navy. They Have Blasted German War Plants, Bombed Tokyo, Sent Jap Aircraft Carriers to the Bottom, Prowled the Seas for Subs, Guarded American Convoys in the Atlantic and Smashed Jap Convoys in the Pacific. ….. Washington Office – Headquarters of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation in the Nation’s Capital is a Coordinating Agency on Many Matters of Wright Aeronautical and the Users of Wright Engines. ….. Clipper makes History – Saving Many Days’ Time, Cyclone-Powered Boeing 314 of Pan-American Airways Flies President Roosevelt to Precedent-Shattering War Strategy Conference of Allied Leaders in French Morocco. ….. Bottleneck Breaker – To Save Valuable Time and Use Their Joint Resources to Best Advantage, Curtiss-Wright and Other Leading Manufacturers Concentrate on All-Out War Effort Through the East Coast Aircraft War Production Council. ….. Purely Personnel ….. Exhaust Fumes