Show Manti Man Trains On Largest Plane Glen Olen Miller AEI U. U US U.S. S S. S Navy son of Mr and Mrs Alden Miller of Manti is now at But Burbank bank California California California Cal Cal- training for duty as a flight electrician and instrument man aboard aboard aboard a- a board the worlds world's largest commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial type land plane the Constitution Constitution I This plane can carry men on a single flight and it r recently re recently re- re broke all aU cross-country cross pas pas- carrying records Glen is attending a special school I at the plane factory and is one of ofa a picked group of men since there are only two of this type plane in service today The Constitution has about electric motors thirty miles of wiring and hundreds of electrical devices and instruments to keep it functioning while in flight The wings of this giant plane are so 0 thick that men work on the motors while the plane is is in m flight night The engines of the plane can develop about horse power three times the power of a giant deisel railway ailway engine Glens Glen's job after he finishes his specialized training will be to keep all aU electrical equipment in instruments instruments instruments in- in pilot auto-pilot air conditioning condition- condition ing ng and systems operating operating operating oper oper- correctly while the plane flies at an altitude of feet Glen hs just been with squadron VR 21 for eighteen months This squadron flies top military and civilian diplomats of th then the U. U US U.S. S S. S and other countries all over the world Glen made his trip to school in a transport plane just back from hauling coal on the Berlin Airlift and reports that it was in bad shape hape from its it's use over there Glen Clen has just been with squadron with the Navy for another thirteen months when he will round out 20 years of service and ande be e in line for a retirement at the age of 39 After retiring from the I military service he says he will I return to Manti which he considers considers considers con con- siders the best place on earth to live ive o I 4 t I |