Show A 1 I In Action Acon i I I MILITARY l Y METAL MEN IEN Getting the planes that come limping limping limp limp- ing home from raids punctured and pierced by enemy bullets reconditioned reconditioned reconditioned and back hack into the air again in the quickest possible time is one of the big jobs of the army air forces The men largely responsible I ble for accomplishing this task are the sheet metal workers and welders welders welders weld weld- ers who are arc trained in the schools of the army air forces technical training command The aircraft metal workers and aircraft welders' welders schools turn out the men who do just those things under almost any conditions As one old technical sergeant puts it Do Dothe Dothe Dothe the job when all you have is what you can pick up and run like hell with Both metal workers' workers and welders' welders courses start with the same basic instruction in the channels through which the army maintenance work is done the cataloging of parts the fundamentals of mechanical drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing and the use of basic hand tools When the courses separate the I metal worker branches into the clements elements elements ele ele- ments of sheet metal work its characteristic char chare tools and how to use them the properties of the various kinds of aircraft metals solders and the like Simple articles like funnels and cups are arc made hand-made from drawings drawings drawings draw draw- ings and an effort is made to create create create cre cre- ate enough handwork skill so that such articles can be fabricated in inan inan inan an emergency at the front even with witha a minimum of equipment thus in insuring insuring in- in insuring suring that general maintenance work can be readily accomplished The splicing of of cables and the technique of the many kinds of fasteners fasteners fasteners fas fas- used on planes are taught as well as the testing and repair of radiators and the bending and connecting connecting con con- of metal tubing The aircraft welders' welders school follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows the same general course After the introductory basic work and elemental elemental elemental ele ele- mental training on simple welds to develop manual skill and confidence the welder too turns to actual work on airplanes By the end of his course the sol sol- sol sol- welder dier-welder has not merely a basic training in the trade including gas and electric welding with all types of modern equipment but also specific specific specific training in the welding problems problems problems lems most common in keeping fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing aircraft flying Rele Released by Western Newspaper Union |