AMERICAN AIRCRAFT
MASS FLIGHTS TO COMBAT AREAS
Washington, April 30. American Lightning fighters are making regular transatlantic mass flights to North Africa and other combat areas, states the War Department. The first crossing involved ”the transfer of several hundred planes, of which only one was lost. The weather forced down and damaged six, whose pilots were rescued. Large numbers have since been delivered under their own power from Californian factories to the battle fronts usinjz both the north and south AtlantJZCfcoutes. The Lightnings are equipped with releasable auxiliary fuel tanks under the wings, two of which double the planes’ normal range. The Lightnings are accompanied by Flying Fortresses for navigational purposes,-- also transport planes carrying mechanics and servicing equipment.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 1 May 1943, Page 2
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119AMERICAN AIRCRAFT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 1 May 1943, Page 2
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