GRUELLING TESTS
U.S. MARYLAND PLANES PERFORMANCE IN DESERT (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 15. In the few months they have been operating in the Western Desert under the most gruelling conditions, the Glenn-Martin Maryland aircraft have proved their striking power and have shown that they have capabilities not only as bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, but also as escorts and fighters, states the Air Ministry news service. A South African officer commanding a bomber squadron, flying Marylands, which has had considerable experience with this speedy American bomber for several months, said: “The aircraft has stood up to conditions in the desert extremely well, and has surprised even American observers who came out to check them over with experts. Despite the sand and heat, the engines have behaved perfectly.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 6
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