Shift to Dardanelles Route Boosts Allied Supply Shifts
Washington reports United States, Britain, and Russia move to route lend-lease goods directly through the Dardanelles via Turkish waters. The change could cut sea miles to the Black Sea and reduce land transport to Red Army centers, easing wartime shipping pressure. Undersecretary Patterson notes mine clearance needed. Turkey signals receptivity under Montreux convention.
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Iran
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Suez
Odessa
Black Sea
Arabia
Persian Gulf
Red Army
America
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Pacific
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Turkey
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Hercules Buys Plane For Executives War Travel
Hercules Powder company has purchased a UC45F Beechcraft passenger monoplane for executive travel on war work. The twin engine plane seats five passengers plus pilot and copilot, powered by two Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr engines with a cruising speed of 210 mph and a 1100 mile range. Purchased through the United States army, it will link the Wilmington home office with Hercules ordnance plants in Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin, with delivery expected in Wilmington this week.
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Hercules Powder Company
United States Army
Explosives Department
Wilmington
Hercules
Virginia
Tennessee
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
Hercules plants gear up for smokeless powder output
Army action plan assigns Hercules executives to speed explosives production at Badger Baraboo Missouri New River Radford Sunflower and Volunteer Ordnance Works. Travel times between Delaware Wisconsin and Kansas drop from 24 to 36 hours to six. Classified ad offers ad-taker help.
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Hercules
Delaware
Wisconsin
Kansas
Hercules Powder Company
Badger Ordnance Works
Baraboo, Wis
Missouri Ordnance Works
Louisiana, Mo
New River Ord
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