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Show a Day" Is Goal of B-- Liiie Here liberators aired far Battle .ud.u, flcge Project ir PL; gsts Record 0 production ,u .flfirL Wilbert u. iiarvey bmber a day" to'the fV 4 'tpgan and goal on the where big e at Hill Field B-2- Liberator bomb-- ( ed completely overhauled V 500 "keep 'em flying solder" who are actually ci- are varying number of Corps soldier mechanics Jiang. A 'Ur work on the line. 5ewise frhe is the baby of F T f l ,J .. Ti-. - 4 ' 'A. ' y project 'hOrien Air Service Command' Sntenance Division, and its pride B-- When set up in February, to overhaul the bis usetf y th Second Air 5Tce it was the first progressive CmW ne for reconditioning d SK nsr invwiici c we- - - PhvsicaUy. the MHi Jneio une w . ..' . A.24 mod- limiiar hi vajhow"- -.:...fiwi cmter in mown, , , nnrvarpd --hfre new oum different on service widely for r, j.na, " -- ut the world. The comparison picture and between the Tuc-- n the Hill Field pic where it begins: the same tare ends huge bombers, costing around a a million dollars apiece, more through ten stations on both lines. At Tucson they are new to special lanes being adapted fighting Jobs. At Hill Field the d veterans, sick are from thousands of hours of combat or similar grueling hours of training missions, in hospital" to get well, so that they can climb wk (ntA h air And fiffht. The time it takes to equip a new .re warter of , M, ... r-- - v MAINTENANCE DIVISION'S PROUDEST PROJECT Is the 4 line. Set up early this year it Is today recognised as one of the most successful and accomplished in the entire Air Service Command. Established en assembly line principles, it has Immensely speeded up the repair and return to battle fronts of the giant bombers. B-2- battle-scarre- plane for combat The time and is relatively short. work involved in completely overhauling a veteran of the skies is something entirely different Is Reduced When the line was set up Time at Hill are Individuals who have longer perfect attendance records, and therefore feel they should be cited. but Col. Tillery is most anxious to commend the cooperative spirit of entire crews, and he is optimistically expecting other crews to come up to a perfect attendance record for an entire month. Competition is running high! Obviously, no story of a battle or successful campaign against the Axis can teU all the individual acts and a goodlmechanics of heroism, consecration to duty, worked an average of 8000 man-houand spectacular achievement. Only to completely overhaul each significant excamples can be cited. The true picture would have to acbattling giant of the skies. Today 400 aircraft workers do the count for practically every soldier tame job in half the time. Up to on the line. But morale is high mid June the average time each on the 4 line, and achieve veteran of the skyways was in ments are so spectacular that tney "hospital" amounted to 30 days. are not only a matter of common Now the time has been cut to lrnowlmlsre here at Hill Field, but about 22 days, which amounts to a the OASC Maintenance record leads production increase for the line oT the mjor control areas ot tne enat least 60 per cent In the past tire nation in man-hoproduction. tour or five months. as any Perhaps as much a hero 4 line is James G. Every man and woman on the man on the line ii doing just as vitally Im- Uzzell of Denver. He came to Hill portant a fighting job as brothers irtoM'a airnlane repair section in tad listers, fathers and sweethearts March, 1942. The world grew dim e doing in over Europe, or ind blurred for Mr. Uzzell that u the South Italy, but he wouldn't give up. Pacific. Few of the Keep 'Em were arrowing over .his Flying" army here get nwions, but many of them de-r- eyes. Finally he became completely the highest awards for using blind, but he still wanted to fight wry bit of their American inge-Mt- y on He secured a temporary as to speed the return of flght-Wwto Lowry Field, Denver, signment u- - mm k ho nitalized that Oc to battle fronts and wining areas. tober. For months he prayed and Volume, could be written bent patiently waited as skilled surgeons tt "dividual eoatributiona made cut the opaque memri n conscientious aircraft workers his blinded eyes. leave their stations dur- - Tackled Tough Job E"JeTer tfc eight-hoshift except to I doubt he sang the old hymn I?,""? and te take two ten-T- " "Once I was blind but now I can - when he returned to the raks a day. Many of them ... take their breaks, and 4 'line July 10, lMAt any "J lunche periods short to he tackled one 01 me much oa their per-- rate, jobs on the line: chang ng 2?P"h trying J as possible. the huge tires on the landing h?Le crew of 11 men n station No. wheels of the bombers He was 1 we recently received indiivdual entirely inexperienced at the Jod, from Col. but how he learned: Previously k v 'commendation d3 " Crj ch,ef ot Maintena- four men on each shift had wresnce LTULon' for Perfect attend- - tled with the mammoth pneumatics. Today Uzzel does all theofwork inIhm .ne of them ve missed slnglehanded with the aid them per of some tCrt . acconUble time, genious tools, of annual leave fected right on the job. He also k. fw shift taken. t0 ,tock th finds time in hi. eight-hoith tires 11 Jrcraft worother 71,6 big all the to change wh field He has cu the on the for needed 2t,are pace ,etni ker, manhours at his job by 5 per cent! meAl Cxian Sltter' Mv Eugene E. Snyder, aircraft chanic and assistant P.te fiPencr, Daniel If. the 4 project, is "really on the V VJSH! E Warner, Arthur beam," and B--"knows h" H d,c makes the Wilwn, C Oene of Capt pinion Capt JHIhsj Runn, chief of Aircraft Shops, chief L VenaMe, assistant ha made as nee record1 ,f shops, believes Snyder as any months six in progress ntalned by much on line. ? tintenll ep Em ytnn army man the w. m Air Corps soldier- ?nce' Production would oH uJ to ww"a i iw. uivrtj mechanic for three years prior some 600 civilians y number of soldier Field rs B-2- ur B-2- ve Pot.u m ur B-2- al-hi- ve ur ." B-2- M iBEr ' a-..- , A. September Ogden Air Depot Accident Rate Up Slightly total of 1174 accidents occurred in all divisions of the Ogden Air Depot during September, causing a loss of 220 days of work, a slight increase over the month of August, Capt. Robert R. Afflick, safety officer, disclosed last week. pro vement among all the divisions e by having no injuries and only 16 minor accidents during the e month in contrast to two injuries for a frequency rate of 17.48 and 24 minor injuries for August. Of these accidents, 34 were classiHighest frequency rate was ree fied as injuries which set ported for Utilities with a figure e accithe frequency rate at 14.71, as com- of 33.54 due to five injuries dur- dents, with a loss of 20 days charged pared to 33 lost-tiing August with a frequency rate to these injuries. Last month Utilie of 12.50. The severity rate, or num- ties had three injuries ber of days lost per 1000 man hours, for a frequency rate of 20.16 and for September was .095 as compared three days lost as a result. lost-tim- lost-tim- More Sahara Units Ready Next Week lost-tim- lost-tim- . The greatest number of the accidents were due to striking against objects, which accounted for 265 injuries, both minor and Hand tools and handling materials were close for second and third place, causing 161 and 146 injuries, August. respectively. Together the three Attached Arms and Services caused approximately half of the showed the greatest percental im- - injuries. with .080 for August. Post schools and mechanic learners in off - reservation - training scored a perfect record for the second consecutive month with no e injuries and only 44 minor cases as compared with 41 during lost-tim- e. lost-tim- her footing and almost fall from the huge wing to the concrete floor 12 feet below. He immediately designed a boot Between them for each wing-tie that from stretches a stout that day has perhaps saved dozens of new aircraft workers from serious injury and possible death. Cuddigan's "life line," like many another ingenious device perfected by Hill Field "Keep 'Em Flying civilian soldiers, is now saving entire line on one shift. lives and time throughout the aircraft Industry of America, bringing Introduces "Life Line" ust that much nearer the day of No story of Hill Field's famous line would be complete with- victory I 4 out mention of the "life line" in-R. troduced by Foreman Elliot O where Hill Field Worker Cuddigan. At Station are bombers thoroughly incoming cleaned inside and out, and given Married Logan . Inspection a thorough shake-dow- n Joseph B. Burnett, Hil! Field to determine the amount of work draftsman, was mar10 to some engineering on done them, to be ried recently to LaVern Peterson, workers get aircraft 20 freshman knowledge of of Hyrum, Utah. The ceremony their first intimate battlefronts." was performed in the L. D. S. the "queens of the AH workers on the line start Logan temple. Both the bride and bridegroom O from here. They stay at Station are graduates of the Utah Behoof 10 days to a month, and then are for the Deaf. The bridegroom also placed where they are most useful from Gallaudet college on the other nine progressive sta- graduated D. C, where he of are Washington, freshmen frequently The tions. was with affiliated and Kappa Gamma ...tn.nirpd bv the Immensity fraternity. He Is president of the complicated nature of the great Utah Association of Che Deaf and bombers. Even me k w. nt the sky are symbolical. a member of the advisory council In the of the National Association of the For example, one of them and a Deaf. line today is: "A Wing Prayer." New Title Lt. CoL C. C Min-t- y, whmt ihe ahios are being washed wa to the comassistant hot and formerly solvents with clensing manding officer, now has the title npprj ter, they are extremely of deputy, commander. One day cuaatgan saw a im p. B-2- life-lin- B-2- at First 100 Homes Available Now Occupied lost-tim- working a year in the Fairfield (Ohio) air depot, from whence he was transferred to Hill Field in February, 1942. He worked aIn Airyear plane Repair for nearly 4 proj Wore cominr on to the ect. Here, by sheer application to his work he climbed in six monins from just another airplane mechanic to crew chief of one station, to assistant foreman, and of finally, to his present position of the foreman high responsibility: 7 Saturday November 6. 1943 A Homes in the Sahara Village housing project are being occu pied as fast as the new units are completed, it was revealed by A. B. Asay, welfare executive. The first 100 units which were recently made available are now occupied. The next group of 100 family units is expected to be completed by Saturday, November 13. In or der to obtain priorities for homes now being completed, employes interested are urged to file their application with the housing unit, employe relations branch, immedi- tely. Although the units rent as "un furnished," a coal heater, gas range, coolerator, and gas water heater are included in the rental charge for each ' apartment. Ten ants must furnish their own coal, however. A utility closet which may also be used as a pantry, and a modern shower bstbroom are also included in the modern facili ties. Renting at $30.00 a month, the apartment provides com fortable living Quarters for fam ilies .of two and three. In addition to the facilities offered in the units, the two-rooapartments contain a bedroom, and one-roo- m one-roo- m rent at m 131.50. Located just opposite the south gate, the project will accommodate 600 Hill Field employes and their families when completed. - ASTP Accepts Nine Hill Field Soldiers Nine Hill Field soldiers were accepted by the ASTP board here recently and are now awaiting assignment to a training unit. The men aref Pfcs. Richard Bossart, and Allen Diefendorf, 482nd AAB squadron; William Brlngman and James Coleman, 304th Dep. Sup. squadron; Louis Cross, First Weather squadron; Jack Snider, Hq. and Hq. squadron, OASC; MacLeod Thiessen, 452nd QM platoon; and Pvts. Clyde Pray and BUI Trello, S24th DR& |