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...Russia's newest, fastest, most maneuverable single-engined fighter. Its speed is 380 m.p.h. (slower than comparable U.S. types), its range 500 miles, its armament two cannon and two machine guns. Reportedly its engine is based on Curtiss-Wright designs...
...fought with the Marines. When they landed on Guadalcanal, he was one of the tiny group that survived the Japs' withering cross fire on the beaches, battled for 118 days without replacement. All this his slender, greying father, Lloyd, has had in mind as he works in Curtiss-Wright's plane-propeller plant in Caldwell, N.J. Last week, Lloyd Van Ness passed his 1,000th consecutive day on the job. He has not taken a Saturday, Sunday or holiday off for nearly three years. Said Iron Man Van Ness: "It's easy...
...Warhawk (Curtiss P-40). One of the most heavily criticized of U. S. fighters, the rugged null (of the earlier Tomahawk and Kittyhawk series) were the backbone of U.S. defense in the early days of the war, drew many a slam because critics blamed them for results stemming from inexperienced tactics, lack of radar and other cause? outside the aircraft's ability. From Feb. i, 1942 to June 30, 1943, P-405 in all theaters, including Northwest Africa, destroyed 560 enemy craft, damaged 128, while losing 204. Yet the P-4O, of which more than 10,000 have been...
HeSldiver (Curtiss SB2C). A later, and on paper a better plane than the Dauntless, the Helldiver has been a bitter production disappointment. Due to go into production about the time of Pearl Harbor it had so many "bugs" that it has only recently been put in service, has not yet seen action...
Flying the supply lines of the world, the U.S. has its best transports. Besides the old reliable Douglas DC-3 (military versions: C-47 and C-53) and other converted airline models it has three new ones. One is the twin-engined Curtiss Commando (C-46), specifically built for the job and already proven as a rugged, speedy carrier of big loads. The second, with which airmen are even better pleased, is Douglas' Skymaster (C-54), a four-engined modification of the DC-4. The third is the (EUR-87), a cargo modification...