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Show Maiden Flight of Mighty U. S. Navy Bomber As U. S. Navy officers watched, 55,000 pounds of bombing plane, equally at home on land, sea or air, swing along the Connecticut coast on its successful maiden trip, proving its worth as a link in the United States defense system. This four-motored "Flying Dreadnaught" is said to be the largest bomber in the world. On its first flight, pictured above, it was piloted by a crew from the Sikorsky plant, where it was made for the navy, with navy officials as observers. a is |