Show Hinckley Se Sees Air Trains As Aid in War Huge cargo planes carrying as much or more freight than the average modern railroad freight car may play an Important role in the war If it lasts the four or Dr r five years man many authorities have predicted in the opinion of Robert H. H Hinckley of Ogden assistant secretary of commerce for air and anda a member of the newly appointed war production board committee to study cargo airplanes Visiting in Salt Lake City Thursday Mr Hinckley said planes capable of transporting 75 to tons of freight at high speeds are not Just visionary talk that aircraft manufacturers have I begun to draft plans for them Plane Use to Increase Mr Hinckley declared it Is inevitable inevitable in ln evitable that planes should be be called upon more and more to aidin aid aidin aidin in transporting war material and members of the armed forces It Is unfortunate that we are not farther along in this respect he added The army navy and defense supply supply supply sup sup- ply corporation have ordered some cargo planes planes' planes Capable ap of land he said S u L The longer the war lasts Mr Hinckley believes the larg larger r the percentage of f freight eight will be air air- borne I As far as can be seen now Mr Hinckley said the air lines lines' will not be called upon to give up more of their planes to the army than already have been ordered Devoted De to to War Work Commercial air line traffic now is devoted almost exclusively towar to towar towar war work and If the number of 01 planes available to the air lines should be cut the war effort would suffer he explained Salt Lake City with two large airports will be in a a good position to h handle the air travel expansion Mr Hinckley pointed out Mr Hinckley who was head of the civil aeronautics authority when it started its civilian pilot training program which has resulted re resulted resulted re- re in training approximately pilots came to Utah to attend the marriage of his son Robert H. H Hinckley Jr last Sun Sun- day His son was graduated from the military academy at West Vest Point Pointon on Friday Mr Hinckley intends to spend two or three days In Utah before returning to Washington |