Word: patterson
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...moon is clear that harbor ought to be framed like a picture," our flight leader, Major S. R. Patterson, said to me as we took off in his Pink Lady...
...Yeah, that's right," said Patterson, "but I hope we get in and away before those night fighters can rise and meet...
...illustrate air v. ground-carriers' problems Patterson cited two examples...
These figures are based on today's costs and airplanes. Said Patterson: "There is still much uncertainty as to the cost of operating the giant airliners projected for the future." The most optimistic figures after considering a 100% increase in traffic and all known airplane improvements, is a freight rate of 10? per ton-mile. This is some 60% under present charges, but above the 9⅓ mills per ton-mile for rail freight and about 1½ mills for steamer...
More cheering to aviation enthusiasts was Patterson's belief that the air lines will be kept busy pioneering new commercial routes, that they have a whole unexplored new world to conquer where transportation is inadequate...