Passing Of The DC-3 Being Moruned Like The Model T
NEA Staff Correspondent New York reports the DC-3 known as the workhorse of air lanes is being retired by American Airlines and others. The craft carried millions and served civilian travelers and military supply routes, with pilots recalling dramatic evacuations and long-range missions. Plans to modernize keep the old aircraft in service alongside newer Convairs and Martin 202s.
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New York
Ford
American Airlines Big
Carner
Colonel Haynes
Burma
Lineold Sweet
Chunglking
India
Prolonged DC-3 Repair Plans Highlighted by Rickenbacker
A long notice details Eddie Rickenbacker's stance on retiring older DC-3s and boosting remanufacture to extend life. Douglas proposes revamping DC-3s at about 2000000 each to improve capacity and speed, with regional work to lower overall costs. Also covers a push for passenger jets and cost comparisons against new designs. The piece also notes a 11000 DC-35 production run and 6000 still in service worldwide. It includes local items on school debt, Sunday sports bills, and community meetings in Maryland and Pennsylvania communities.
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India
American Airlines
United
TWA
Eastern
Mid Continent
Braniff
Air Forces
Navy
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Douglas
Rickenbacker
Europe
Dollaura
Hood College speaker outlines activity growth and aims
Hood College Frederick officials Mrs Truxal and Miss Mary Grace Helfenstein briefed on the institution. In Baltimore on March 29 police across 14 states were asked to watch for a couple who seized a three year old girl and sped away.
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Hood College
Frederick
Truxal
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Baltimore
Description of Mother in NY Alarm Case Mentioned
In a car with New York plates M-174 the alarm included a description of the girl’s mother Mrs Catherine Grace 23. The child’s parents have been separated since February and the mother was reported living at New Hyde Park L
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New York
Catherine Grace
New Hyde Park
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