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Show High, Heavy and Fast Here are a fe.v straws that show that aviatitn is changing the possibilities pos-sibilities of warfare: I An Army 22-ton bomber recently j flew frem Burbaixk, California to ' New York, 2,500 miles in 9 hours 14 ixanutes 30 seconds, j The world record for ,;iayltad carrying is held by an ail.rjy "flying fortress," 'shic.i soared 8,200 feet witi.t: a 31,203 pound pay load. Another "flying fortress" recently averaged 260 (xiles an ir.our with a paylcad of 11,023 pounas.' Tne first event, listed' above, demonstrates dem-onstrates tliat crosshag the Atlantic, or transferring planes frem one coast to .the other, is a txlatter of -.ours if emergency arises. Tihe others dcix.onstraite that planes can carry a bcixto-payload teat will create 'havoc wherever it is drottped. |