June 30, 1952

June 30, 1952

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JCS May Reshuffle AF, Navy Air Roles

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LeMay Cites Red Air Power

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Stall-Spin Crashes Sharply Reduced

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JCS May Reshuffle AF, Navy Air Roles

Conference may result in major reassignments. Red submarine, guided missile menace is cited.
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LeMay Cites Red Air Power

The Soviet Air Force today surpasses the air forces of the free nations in numbers and approaches them in quality. General Curtis LeMay, commander of the Strategic Air Command, warned last week in a nationwide broadcast. LeMay said that U. S. and Allied intelligence believes the Soviet Union now has about 20,000 combat aircraft, in air units, plus about the same number in reserve, including several hundred TU-4s (Russian version of the B-29).
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Stall-Spin Crashes Sharply Reduced

There has been a noticeable decline in the number of crashes caused by stalling and spinning in. Latest available figures show that in the last quarter of 1951 there were 39 stall-spin accidents compared with 113 in the same period the previous year.
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Truman Asks Exemption for S&WA

Here is President Truman’s letter to CAB asking a special degree of freedom from the Board’s restrictions for Seaboard on its commercial airfreight business: “Dear Mr. Nyrop: “I have considered in connection with the opinion and order in the U. S.-Europe-Middle East cargo case, Docket Nos.
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Defense Is Issue in Airline Case

Two letters turn up in S&WA bid for trans-Atlantic certificate; one is from Truman, citing defense need.
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Ride Over Korea

Jet tour gives first-hand look at the battlefields. UN works in the open but enemy stays concealed.

By George L. Christian

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Big Air Show Set for Detroit

Although the National Air Races have been definitely canceled out, at least until next year, Detroit is scheduled to be the scene this Labor Day weekend of an important air event—the International Aviation Exposition. Full participation by all military aviation services bas been assured by the Dept. of Defense, says James V. Votta, executive vice president of flic Aero Club of Michigan, sponsor of the exposition.
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Foreign Procurement Plans Readied

Ambassador William H. Draper, special U. S. representative in Europe, announced late last week that the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Council and his international staff would prepare “specific recommendations” for the coordinated production of aircraft in Europe to help meet NATO requirements.
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New Step to Off-Shore Buying

Appointment of AMC procurement chief to NATO could signal immediate action on foreign plane purchases.

By William Kroger

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Hughes Flying Boat To Get New Engines

Hughes Aircraft Co. will receive eight new Pratt & Whitney R4360-4 engines for the giant flying boat from the Navy through the Reconstruction Finance Corp., the company disclosed last week. Hughes officials declared that the 300,000-lb.
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