The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-07
AMERICAN PLANES
BEING RUSHED
Mechanics Working All
Night in Buffalo; More
Are at Cleveland

Buffalo, N. Y, June 7-CUP)-
Mechanics worked all night on a
fleet Of United States navy planes
lined up before the Curtiss- Wright
Corporation hangar at the airport
here.
The planes were believed des-
tined for quick sale to the Allies,
for service on the battlefields OF
Europe.
Spectators counted at least 30
planes in the fleet and one source
estimated the number already
here at 81. More were reported
en- route.
6Curtiss-Wright officials posted q
strong police guard about the
hangar. The public was barred.
The Rochester airport also was
guarded and there were reports
that many more planes were ex-
pected In the Niagara frontier
area, possibly for transportation
to Canada, thence to Europe.
Many Of the planes concentrated
here, some Of them said to have
been released to the navy only
three months ago, were described
by unofflcial sources as DSD-4,
two-seater attack and fighter
planes.
The first Of the planes arrived
late yesterday. They came in groups
Of three and four up until 10 o'clock
last night. An additional is planes
were due today, 1t was reported.
Where From?
The planes were reported to have
come from Floyd Bennett Field, N.
Y, Crosse Isle, Mich, and Anacos-
tia, Mr..
CAT Floyd Bennett Field, an air
of mystery was attached to the
sudden departure Of nine Curtiss-
bombing planes from the naval air
reserve base, for Buffalo. 1t was
reported that the nine bombers -
the entire complement Of the base
were In charge Of nine officers
when they departed. They were
described as two-seaters, each
equipped with 1,000-horsepower
cyclone engine)
Nine Planes Guarded
Cleveland, June 7-(UP)-Nine
army and navy planes, repeatedly
en- route to Buffalo, N. Y, spent
the night at the airport here. With
them was an army flying fortress"
a Bit Boeing-type plane with a
crew of 10 men.
The nine planes were leaving
this morning for Buffalo, airport
attendants said. They said the
flying fortress" would leave Sat-
urday but did not say where 1t was
going.
Naval Lieut.. K. B. Salisbury of
Minneapolis admitted that the nine
planes were going to Buffalo. They
included seven navy land scouting
planes, three from Chicago and
four from Minneapolis, and two
army observation planes from Chi
cago.
The BIZ was from Burbank,
Calf. 1t was described as one Of
the older type flying fortresses,"
smaller in Widespread and carry
ing lighter armament than the
new B-18 type flying fortress"
(The Bit according to James
all the worlds aircraft, Is q four
motored bomber monoplane, with
i've machine gun positions, one on
the nose and four in the form of
streamlined 'blisters" in the sides,
top and bottom Of the fuselage.
The equipment includes automatic
pilot, two-way radio telephone and
radio ''homing" equipment. Its
total weight, when loaded, is 49,
ESQ pounds. The craft has maxi
mum speed Of $50 miles an hour
and . flying range Of 5000 miles.
It was the type used in the army's
six-plane formation flight In Feb
raary, 1898. from Miami. Fla, to
Buenos Aires, Argentina distance
Of more than $500 miles. It was
covered in "a hours and so minutes,
with . single intermediate stop at
Lima, PeruD
1t was learned at Buffalo air.
port that Is navy reserve planes
were expected here today.
One EBC.4 navy scout plane ar
rived at Gao q. m. piloted BY Q
LIEUT.. Commander Alt. He was said
70 have flown the ship here from .
Kansas airport.
-Four more planes from Stout
field. indianapolis, arrived h .