Plane output bottlenecked by material shortages and coordination
Washington reports military and training aircraft production near 1,000 per month while material bottlenecks force Republic Aircraft in Farmingdale to lay off 50 workers with more cuts possible. Subcontractor part shortages and government coordination gaps limit expansion of defense output.
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Nazi ships accounted for in western hemisphere actions
Four German freighters Idarwald Rhein Phrygia and Orinoco tried to run the British blockade from Tampico Mexico and off Cuba. Rhein was captured by Dutch destroyer Van Kinosbergen off Cuba after Phrygia and Idarwald were scuttled and Orinoco halted at Tampico. Dutch warships cooperate with Britain in maintaining the blockade.
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