Show go 00 00 AVIATION ION NOM J MANY VETS FLYING t representing nearly one third i fia total to tal airline employment in mor than employed emp loyes of unite y states scheduled airlines are ve erans of world war II 11 figures con piled by the air transport assoc alsoc aaion reveal the veterans ar al working in a variety ot of jobs ran ing from flight and ground oper eions to sales and administrate positions while a considerable number 0 the airlines war veteran employed are men and women who leftt left th ih lines to serve with the armed force and have returned to their old jobs job a much larger number are nei ne employed emp loyes hired under the poll polia adopted by the airlines to alvi preference to servicemen an and women several companies have rated courses designed for habilitation of the physically handi hand j capped one concern reporting thai tha it can use regularly as many ai 1000 veterans with amputations imputations courses of instruction also BM an a provided in flight and ground I 1 orations erat ions communications maew maln 41 cenance and general uve work IV in addition to veterans em employed y by airlines in this country ATA T member airlines operating in alaska canada and the caribbean are area employ an additional 1900 worl war 11 II veterans 9 UP IN THE AIR mrs henrietta mcginnis 12 72 7 of chicago went up in the air over the double wed j ding of 0 her grandson a ani ud i granddaughter in minneapolis 1 she used the event as in an excuse for taking her first plane 4 ride something ive wanted 74 3 to do for years she added 11 SOARING HIGH 11 captured german gliders include ing one reputed to be the only flying wing model attracted widespread interest at the lath annual national soaring contest at elmira N Y some of the cap v w aured gliders were flown at the meet while others were only oa t display army gliders ol of the type used in airborne operations during the war were towed by gallant old boe it ing 1317 13 17 flying fortresses and 1 tough little douglas C 41 T SKY GIANTS A fleet of four double deck boeing strato cruisers of the type here bere has been ordered by united airlines for use on its nationwide system and newly author iced route to hawaii 4 FLYING HAZARD add to your list of flying baz w ards birds they are considered consi derel a definite danger even with bullet proof windshields wind shields airlines pilots plo reported collisions with birds of s the rate of two a day during 1944 I 1 4 planes frequently encounter B flo 0 acks of waterfowl especially in micral gra tory seasons resulting in cons consloe lol erable damage to equipment feared by pilots Is the eagle weighing up to 15 pounds the cag will swoop down and dive s through a steel wing |