Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-05-26 | Page 1 | U. S. Stops Work on 17,000 Planes

u. u US U.S. S. S Stops Work On 11 Planes B By ELTON C. C FAY WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V May 26 UP AThe p- p pI The Thc army hewed off Saturday a I big chunk of its aircraft production production production tion program It announced a cutback order which will stop production of about planes scheduled for forthe forthe forthe the next 18 months Among other effects the re retrenchment retrenchment re- re t will 1 Take 1 Take perhaps workers work work- ers from aircraft plants In a dozen or so cities by the close of ot the year 2 Release 2 Release substantial quantities of steel and aluminum for c civilian use Pass By-Pass Pass B 32 3 End 3 End production of the new B 32 bomber not yet et reported in combat while heavy emphasis is placed for the next few ew months on Increased output of the B 29 The army air forces Friday night said the reasons for the new cutback cutback cut cut- back are these Curtailment of lend lease operations operations operations opera opera- under which thousands of aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft went to allies in the European European European Euro Euro- war different tactical and strategic requirements for the one-front one war against Japan with Germanys Germany's knocked out the United States lost fewer planes in the thc closing phases of the battle of Europe planes which now may be used against Japan Plat Plant Offs Lay The air forces declined to estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate the thc number of workers in involved involved in- in in the cutback but war warman warman warman man power officials said about workers might be off aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft plant payrolls by the ilie begInning beginning beginning begin begIn- ning of ot 1946 They emphasized however that was merely an estimate Since the cut cutbacks acks are graduated layoffs layoffs layoffs lay lay- offs will be tapered correspondingly corresponding corresponding- ly without any sudden impact they explained Translated Into dollars and cents government production experts made a rough estimate that more than was represented represent represent- ed in aircraft cutbacks since V-E V VEday day