The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-10
WINGS

A telegram received from the
Chicago office Of the Civil Aeronau.
tics Authority clarifies somewhat
Form l. 262, freezing all private
airplanes from 500 horsepower
down. According to the telegram,
operators who are already in bust
ness may operate as usual. even in
Guiding cross-country flights, but
sale and transfer OF airplanos Is
forbidden
Eddy McEnnan. commander "
the Ypsilanti squadron OF the civil
Air Patrol, has named Edmond
Cooling as engineering officer. His
duties will include keeping the
operations officer advised as to sta
tus OF airplanes; recommend their
adaptability and condition for per
forming missions; in charge Of
/ hangar; supervision OF work or all
mechanics and crew chiefs upon
the line; see that airplanes are
complying with CAA inspection and
| Salety IeBuldllouS.
Students in the War Training
Service at Ypsilanti Airport appear
ed Monday in their new dark green
wooden uniforms. Included in the
outfit is trousers, shirts, jacket
overseas cap. mackinaw. gloves,
and a cap with earflaps. Progress
is being made and one more stu
dent, Henry Munich, Aurora, Mimi,
has made his solo flight.
Word has been received here that
Sgt. Isl" Simon, who was stationed
here with the 3l9th Bomb Squadron
at the Bomber Plant, is now back
with his outfit after being wounded
| in action in New Guinea early IN
December. "Si", whose home is in
Alaska, says they got jumped ny
Zeros and as a result | have been
laid up ever since
Pvt. Vern King, who IS station
ed with the ground forces at the
Ferry Command depot at Big
Springs, Texas, was a Friday visi.
tor at the McEnnan Airport, Vera.
who was on a IS day furlOugh TO
visit his parents in Ohio, caught
up little Of his flying time, putting
in two hours. Also a visitor at the
Airport was Larry Cahours. Who is
now taking primary opt, train
| ing in Kalamazoo
Big Improvement was noted N
the Ypsilanti squadron Of the Civil
Air Patrol by Major Robert Schrep.
per, who attended the regular drill
and meeting at the Armory. Ma
| jor Schrepper was at the original
meeting OF the CAP. year ago IN
March and helped to organize the
drill program At the meeting, re.
suits of a test given the previous
session on Civil Aeronautics Regu-
lstions were discussed and further
tests are planned.
Many hours Of work are repre-.
scented in a beautiful model OF q
Bell Aircobrs which Bud" Trent
ner. member OF the Hornet Model
Club, has completed. The model
took three weeks TO complete and
represented 800 hours Of work
The model. carved out OF a
hunk" of pine wood. is built TO
scale and is mounted on a curved
pedestal OF plexiglas. A mirror.like
finish was obtained on the paint
Job, Bud" putting on so coats of
paint and polishing of 20 Of them
The tuselage and wings OF the ship
are painted olive drab green and
underneath. a light blue. denotins
that the ship would be land-based
II required three hours TO paint on
the delicate windows for the pilot s
compartment, and cannons are rep.
resented by small pieces OF wood
inserted in the wings.
Bud" is also completing = scale
model of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Jar
mans Culver Cadet and is complete
even TO the correct numerals on the
snip
New students at lie NcEnnan
Airport include William Haywood
Milan, and Edward Worsham. RIO
TIC. student at the University Of
Michigan, Ann AEbor.
SUES TURKEY RANCH