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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER RANDOLPH. UTAH Making Our Flying Fortress One of the large cogs in the V. S. defense machinery is the Glenn L. Martin aircraft factory in Baltimore, Mdn where the Uncle Sam's super flying fortress ," is being turned out in quantity lots. This is one of the most powerful airplanes in the world. These photos take you inside the workshops of Vulcan. B-2- 6, Build 5-To- n, 200-Fo- ot Bridge in 16 Minutes This worker is using a bandWearing heavy metal shoes, a fireproof suit and a helmet that saw to trim a compound contour looks like a diver's, a worker formed on a Martin drop hammer. This will go on a bomber. pours molten metal. In a demonstration at Ft. Belvoir, Va., a motorized company of the Fifth Engineers dismounted from its trucks, unloaded equipment, and within 16 minutes constructed a pontoon bridge strong enough to carry ammunition trucks. In picture' at right, runways are laid across gunnels of light pontoons. Inset: Company E? of the .Fifth Engineers is shown crossing waterway on bridge. war-streng- th 200-fo- ot Crete Capital, Scene of Weird Battle At the left we see a There are two miles of wiring in the cross section of the tail section with equipment and gadgets being installed: Right: Like a modem Jonah emerging from a flying whale, this workman is coming from the tail of the B-2- 6. B-2- 6. In the Nazi invasion of the Creek island of Crete the Nazis used gliders as troop carriers for the first time, although they have experimented with them long before the current war. Above is shown Canea, capital of Crete, defended by Greek-Britis- h forces, which was one of the principal objectives of Nazi attack. A Nazi amphibian glider troop carrier of the type used is shown in inset. Celebrating Flag Day in Hawaii For Tax Revision i W V AA WV . .f ut WMAW A. VAA S V.W V.S 'AV,V .WAA .. ". A leaves the assembly The first step after one of the giant line is to give it a thorough ground test. This flying fortress, destined for the U. S. army, is pictured undergoing such a test. B-2f- fs Below: Glenn L. Martin, with models of two famous Martin bombers of other days. On the table is the Martin bomber of the first World war. Assistant Secretary of Treasury John L. Sullivan, appearing before house ways and means committee Hope of reaching statehood some day was the fundamental thought on the new $3,500,000,000 tax proft artilIn Hawaiis flay day festivities. At Waikiki, Honolulu, gram, urged drastic revision of the a man excess profits tax levied last year, conduct Nash station air Winkler and naval man private lery in Lolita Kahele. and an effort to drain off arms profit Emmaline own with of their left, Correa, parade anti-aircra- Above: Wings for the Martin 167. Most of these 167s go to England, where British fliers call them "Marytands." The wings make a special package. |
