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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
10
The article notes wartime pressure on production and how engineers must envision the postwar air industry. It highlights the helicopter’s potential impact, Fairchild’s ongoing studies, and the PT-19 trainer plus AT-21 Gunner as foundations for rapid wood fabrication. A long range cargo plane under construction signals future air routes and industry evolution.
Fairchild employees will start payroll deductions for war bonds in October. Enrollment cards were distributed September 3 and by September 9, over 90 percent of workers at seven plants had signed up. The plan, run by Labor Management Committees, automates bond purchases and aims to boost totals beyond the prior weekly sales. The $25 bonds selling for $18.75 were most in demand on enrollment cards.
Amid shortages Fairchild assigns women to lead and teach. Mrs Maxine Graham Virginia Lee Carter and Thelma Sawders head a class of 28 in sheet metal drills rivets and layout. Two are first women to teach vocational training in Virginia. They train new recruits to boost war production on the home front.
Fairchild announces free training courses for employees with classes twice weekly starting around October 1 at Hagerstown High School and Plane No. 15. Open to qualified staff at no cost, the program aims to upgrade workers for better jobs and future aviation industry roles. Courses cover materials and production, time and motion study, inspection, blueprint reading, engineering mechanics, tool fundamentals, aircraft engines, sheet metal layout, and more.
Thorough consideration of every suggestion by ten plant labor-management committees has contributed to greatly improved production methods. Committees and top officials show the government’s drive had full support, fostering teamwork and mutual confidence essential to the wartime effort.
Fairchild Plants 2 and 4 assemble large metal wings and other components for the Glenn J. Martin Baltimore bomber in Baltimore and Hagerstown. The PBM 3 patrol aircraft, nicknamed The Eyes of the Fleet, is produced with parts also made in Plant 1.
The Cornell PT-19 trainer from Fairchild is the leading War era trainer, with over 3,000 in daily use across Southwest Army Air Forces bases. It excels in primary flight and acrobatics, and has been adopted by Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, San Salvador, Chile, Canada and Norway. Additional licenses support PT-19 and PT-23 production by Aeronca, Howard, and St Louis Aircraft. Parts are produced in Hagerstown by 15 subcontractors to keep schedules, with Canada manufacturing the PT-26 200-hp version. Ceiling. .52 mph.
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