CARGO BY AIR
HUGE FLYING-BOATS
PLAN MAY BE ABANDONED
New York, Dec. 17
The Government may abandon the project for building huge cargo fly-ing-boats, says the New York Times correspondent in Washington. Mr Henry Kaiser, who holds a contract with the designer, Mr Howard Hughes, for the construction of three 60-ton craft, will consult officials next month. Mr Kaiser agreed to deliver,the first test model in January, hut it is reported that the flying-boat will not he ready until March. - The chief reason for the Government’s decision to reconsider the project is the British and American success against submarines, which were menacing supply lines when the flying-boat scheme was conceived in September, 1942.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 13332, 20 December 1943, Page 3
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