National Defense: The Score

This week in Washington, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce convention was told the official score to date on the aircraft industry's efforts in national defense, and its plans for future production. The speaker, Colonel John H. Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, and a West Pointer, knew what he was talking about. Excerpts:

> The industry has been asked to build about 44,000 military aircraft. In round numbers the Army has ordered 16,500; Navy, 8,500; Britain, 16,000. In addition, 3,600 bombers are to be built (from motor industry sub-assemblies) in four Army-owned,...

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