March 9, 1953

March 9, 1953

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Douglas Aircraft Backlog Tops $2 Billion

By Robert Hotz5 min

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Twa Officers Boost Holdings in Company

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Atlantic Cargo Route Fight Begins

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Douglas Aircraft Backlog Tops $2 Billion

Record military and commercial plane production, sales and profits push net worth to all-time peak. Supersonic A4D attack bomber design is well advanced, and $1 million is spent for jet liner development.

By Robert Hotz5 min

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Twa Officers Boost Holdings in Company

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Atlantic Cargo Route Fight Begins

CAB expected to certify at least one overseas all-cargo carrier in re-opened hearings involving six airlines.
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New Aeronca

Company re-enters civil field with twin transport. And eight-place plane is slated for 1954 flight.
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Crash Delays Cpa Comet Plans

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How Naa Revitalizes Our War-weary Combat F-86s From Korea

North American Aviation is modernizing earlier versions of its F-86 Sabre at a special modification center at Fresno, Calif. The center now employs 1,200 people and is headed by L. S. Wait, general administrator. The Fresno center has been handling a mixed bag of Sabres, including war-weary combat planes airlifted back to California from Korea, Canadian-built models manufactured by Canadair at Montreal, and early models used in advanced fighter training.
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Fire Hazards Found at Af Fuel Bases

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Strikes Threaten Engine Production

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Air Force to Sell Excess Equipment

Air Force is cleaning house to dispose of all its excess equipment stored by Air Materiel Command at various warehouses throughout the country. Everything from hairpins to machine tools, and aircraft engines worth millions of dollars, will be disposed of soon.
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Reservists Outline Mats Operations

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