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...rival. Revealed in action (in the Philippines) for the first time was the four-engined B32, Consolidated Vultee's bid for V.L.R. (Very Long Range) recognition. Under wraps in the Pacific since May, the B-32 is a little smaller than the Superfortress but is a competitor in speed, range and bomb load. The new bomber is also simpler: on the off-chance that the B-29's pressurized cabin and elaborate fire-control system might not work, the Air Forces deliberately instructed the B-32 designers to omit extras, come up with a bomber stripped to absolute...
...huge new sister, the Consolidated B32, plus the newest versions of the battle-tested Republic P47 (Thunderbolt) and North American P-51 (Mustang) are the planes with which the Air Forces will mainly wage the Pacific air war. A brand-new type also to be included in the Air Forces front-line strength will be Lockheed's slick new jet-plane, the P-80 (TIME, March 12), on which veteran fighter pilots are now being trained. Of all the older standbys of the European Avar only a few Flying Fortresses will fight in the Pacific frontline, after redeployment...
...Superfortress. ¶Its companion piece, the B32, which may be ready for combat "in the next few months." The A.A.F.'s excuse for two models with approximately the same performance: Consolidated (B32) will keep Boeing (B29) on its toes...
Last week the Army ordered 20,000 aircraft workers laid off immediately, and another 80,000 by year's end. This news was concealed in an optimistic release which chose to stress increased production of long-range bombers-Boeing B-29s and the new super-Liberator, the B32. But what the War Department had mainly done was to cancel C46 cargo-plane production at Higgins in New Orleans, and cutback P47 output...
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