The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-12
GERMANS SEEK
 PAN-EUROPEAN AIR MONOPOLY
By RALPH HETNZEN United Press Staff COrrespondent)

By RALPH HEHNZEN
 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Vichy, June 12-(UP)-German authorities have approached France with a proposal to combine French, German and possibly Italian inter- ests in Q Pan-European pool for mutual exploitation of postwar trans continental air lines.
 The German proposal provides for France to start construction immediately of the commercial planes which will be necessary for inauguration of service just as soon as the war ends. France would be given priority for materials to build now fleet eof flying boats, general ly, of 70 tons deadweight and 100- passenger capacity, for nonstop service with New York and Rio de Janiero-B -Buenos Aires.
 No Enthusiasm Expressed
 France also would be given orders to build for Italy and Germany fleets of Dewoitine trimotor and Bloch bimotor commercial planes. The latter is the closest European copy of 8 Douglas transport. Tn addition, France would be asked to provide big fleets of light single motor planes of the Caudron type for hauling airmail on short con- tinental routes.
 The French government is exam- ming the proposals but thus far has not given an answer, and is not indicating any enthusiasm for the scheme. Previously, France refused smiilar Italian pre-war proposal to pool the French and Italian South Atlantic airmail lines.
 Foresee Daily Service
 France has an advantage on the South Atlantic line, via Casablanca and Dakar to Natal, because the best existing bases on the African shore are in French hands. Radio and weather stations are in exist ence and could be used by the pool without requiring the installation of costly duplicate or duplicate ground services. The pool would be able to provide tri-weekly or six-day week service between Europe and South America for mails, freight and passengers.
 Three transatlantic planes are already built and are now under going tests: a Potez freight ferry now at Biscarosse; Latecoere built at Toulouse for the New York run and flying hotel" of three floors built to carry 100 passengers to New York between sunrise and sunrise nonstop which was built by the nationalized Southwest Aircraft fac- tory and is now at Marignane for its trial flights.
 Amiot Burned, Bombed
 Those three planes will form the nucleus of the French fleet on the North and South Atlantic as soon as peace allows service to start. It is now decided that Biscarosse will be the French terminal for the planes running to New York. It is located in Q pine forest about 50 miles south of Bordeaux on the mainline between Hendaye and Paris, within easy reach of Paris.
 The terminal base already is fin- ished, and is being used now by the German air force which occupies that sector of the Landse coast.
 Without awaiting the French governments decision regarding the poor offer, the German air au- thorities have already placed orders with French airplane builders for German types of commercial planes. The Amiot factory at Bois- Colombes has received orders for Junkers transport planes.
 That plant was destroyed, how ever, by M. Amoit who set fire to his own factories as the Germans neared Paris in June, 1940. It has since been partly rebuilt but was again severely damaged by the R. A. F. in the raid on the north west suburbs of Paris early in May, 1942. Junkers transports are now being rebuilt there, nd by early next year new planes will be produced there.