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...used aerial Ektachrome film, developed by the Army during the last war to take air views of camouflage installations in color. Then he packed his exposed film carefully in excelsior and shredded newspaper, sent it to Associate Editor John McCullough, who decided, after finishing the unpacking job: "Those rolls were wrapped like Egyptian mummies." For a look at the pictures finally selected, and for the story of what is going on in the far-flung reaches of the Missouri watershed, turn to the special section on the Missouri Valley in the center spread of this week's TIME...
Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett and other top brass gathered in the Pentagon to watch Acting Air Force Chief of Staff General Nathan F. Twining pin the Distinguished Flying Cross on veteran Barnstormer Speed Pilot Roscoe Turner for his "contributions toward the advancement of the science of aerial flight." It was awarded by an act of Congress, and the first time in 20 years that the D.F.C. has been given to a civilian...
...enemy seemed plainly to be hurt. For the first time in months, he sent his MIG-15s across the Yalu in large numbers to challenge the U.N.'s strengthened and revitalized air forces. But the Red jets accomplished nothing. In six consecutive days of aerial fighting, U.S. Sabres shot down 19 MIGs, and Sea Furies from a British carrier destroyed a 20th. During this period, the U.N. lost eight planes (four to Communist ground fire, four from other causes, but none in air combat with the MIGs...
...King Ibn Saud, whose U.S. shopping sprees have already included the purchase of 20 air-conditioned limousines and a $20,000 auto-trailer, decided he needed a modern flying carpet. Transocean Air Lines announced that it was custom-fitting (for some $100,000) a Douglas DC-4 as an aerial palace for His Majesty. Among the accessories: a raised throne which revolves a full 360° and has an extra-heavy-duty safety belt; an oversized bed in a bedroom complete with bath; an elevator; 18 luxurious chair seats. The plane is expected to be ready for delivery this month...
...Nearing the needle-like summit, the second man loosened a great boulder that plummeted so close to Dagory that it ripped off his knapsack and scattered a cascade of bright Jordan almonds down the mountainside. But by late afternoon the four men were perched atop the Dru, waiting for aerial photographers to record their triumph. Europe's last unconquered passage had been opened...