Inside a Fortress Mission Over Java and Borneo
The account follows Lieut. Col. Kurtz and pilot Frank Kurtz as their B 17 battles through heavy weather over the Philippines and Java. They press toward Surabaya and Malang, struggle with fuel and failed auto pilot, and contrast E model Fortresses with earlier D models while awaiting reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
Java
Malang Field
Borneo
Torneo
Java Sea
Surabaya
Malang
Surabaya Field
Charcoal Gasas a Practical Farm Fuel in Tests and Use
Newsweek tested a gasogene equipped station wagon on an 800 mile run from Kalamazoo to New York, showing charcoal gas can power a car at about 65 percent of gasoline power. The system cost roughly 700 dollars, required frequent fueling, and proved viable where gasoline is scarce or expensive, with limited wide adoption likely in postwar US farming and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Harris
Frank
PDI
Cay
Leadéarris
Jim Connally
Maller
Borneo
Java
Walt Scammon
Aalang Field
Muroc Lake
Africa
Asia
Tampa Field
Malang
Charles T. Reeves
Rowland A. Boone
Pearl Harbor
Hamilton Field
California
Boeing
Pacific
Manila
Hawaii
Sacramento
States
Brazil
Duane Skiles
Atlantic
Belem
Europe
United States
Newsweek Magazine
Kalamazoo
Mich
New York City
Allegheny Mountains
Milton van Slyck
South America
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Army
Bureau of Standards
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sweden
Gasogene
North
Tideless Sea Myths Touch Mediterranean Tides
A historical note explains tidal variation in the Mediterranean and Baltic regions. It cites Leghorn and Venice tides, unusual Gulf of Syrtis and Djerba differences, and compares the tideless Baltic with ancient whirlpools Scylla and Charybdis in the Strait of Messina, noting dangers remain for small boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Leghorn
Italian
Venice
Adriatic
Gulf of Syrtis
Tunisian
Djerba
Tunisia
Baltic
Scylla
Charybdis
Straits of
Messina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waite Aa Buils
W.N.U
Colonel Eubank
Kendari
Samarinda
Far East
Frank Kurtz
7Th Bombardment Group
Air Corps
Col. Eubank
van Slyck
Burma Road
Billings
Great Falls
Butte
Montana
ROLLS
Northwest Photo Service
Fargo
North Dakota
Bfgoodrich
Tropics
Yodora
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport, Conn
WNU
Doahs
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