Show Army's Flying Fortress' Fortress Guarded From Observers Observers' SEATTLE Wash Oct 2 INS I Hailed as the worlds world's largest land plane and the most formidable ble fighting aircraft ever built the of ot the 13 new Boeing bo bombers b rs being built here for the theU U U. S S. army was carefully guarded guard guard- ed from irom all observers ers today after being wheeled out of the plant While practically all details of ot construction are closely guarded secrets it was learned the plane weighs approximately 16 tons has hasa a wingspread of feet Is powered powered powered pow pow- ered by four horsepower 1000 motors motors motors mo mo- tors and can carry 2000 pounds of high explosives In addition to machine guns crew crow gasoline and nIT e just eJust Just what defensive armament the tho plane carries could not b definitely learned but it was said that enough guns gurus are provided and so mounted that it will be impossible for an attacking plane to approach from any direction without coming Into full range The planes it was said will be capable of aiding in the defense de defense defense de- de of Alaska Panama or Hawaii Ha Ha- wail flying nonstop from any spot on the Pacific coast The big bombers are capable of making a a. flight night of at least 1500 miles mUes without without with with- out landing or refueling and ard and return re return return re- re turn to their base As to the speed army officials and Boeing plant officials were silent but it is known that on a a. nonstop flight lIght of 2100 miles from Seattle to Dayton a year ago when no effort was made to establish es establish establish es- es a record one of the planes averaged miles mUes per hour At that time the craft was powered with with only only horsepower motors and it is believed the addition of 1000 more total horsepower will add materially to the speed Army officials refused to discuss dIscuss discuss dis dIs- cuss the size of the crew to be carried by the so called flying fortresses |