HUGE TROOP PLANE.
NEW YORK. May 22. Transcontinental Western Airways, of Kansas Citv, announce the development of a 57-passenger transport plane capable of a speed of 000 miles 'mi hour and which could carry 75 soldiers. The plane has been under construction secretly lor two years, under the direction of Howard Hughes, the round-the-world aviator, and Mr Five, president of the company, which has ordered 40 planes, the first of which will he delivered early in 1912.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19410531.2.86
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 153, 31 May 1941, Page 8
Word Count
77HUGE TROOP PLANE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 153, 31 May 1941, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.