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OCTOBER 11.1945
ATLANTIC DIVISION
LfPPFR
Read on four continents and four i si a n d s in befwee
$65 Awarded For Good Suggestions
James Kloberg of the Machine Shop is top idea man according to the report of the Suggestion Committee at its last meeting.
Jim received an award of $30 for his suggested method of stepping up the duplication of parts on the B-23 Modification project. He pointed out that on this project there was a great deal of metal work to he done' and most of the parts are multiples of 8, and in many cases there are 64 or more of the same item to he manufactured.
The method used for duplicating these parts was to make up a template and lay out each piece. Most of these parts have sections cut out, such as squares and elongated slots. In order to cut these shapes, each piece had to be center punched and holes drilled around the desired shape. After the hole was drilled, the excess material had to he filed down to conform with the template.
The new method suggested by Jim is to manufacture these parts uniformly on a mass production basis by the use of a router attachment on the drill press. The parts are stacked up and cut to the template.
Ed Leon, Chief of the Machine Shop, and Gus Wunder, Chief of the Metal Shop agreed that the tool fixture was very good, as it eliminated the excessive laying out of duplicate parts, the finished product was much better and it is a great time saver.
A $10 award went to Anna Wagner of New York Purchasing for her suggestion of a timesaving device for secretaries and stenographers. Anna suggests that in the sending of telegrams, the sender continue to write them in long-hand, in duplicate, but that the wires he written on Western Union telegram blanks. Instead of the duplicate copy being handed to the stenographer, the sender retain this copy as his copy. The original handwritten copy, after it has been used for transmission of the telegram, can then he used as the Running File Copy.
Frank Allen, a cleaner for Airways, won himself $5 for suggesting that the steel hands which are fastened around the engine boxes when engines are received from the factory he folded properly and secured with safety wire for disposal.
The idea was considered very beneficial from a safety standpoint and an improvement in shop appearance by the Chief of the Engine Service.
Someone is missing out on a $5 award for failing to sign a suggestion which merited award. The suggestor points out that outside Room 4224, there is a sign reading—“NO SMOKING BEYOND THIS POINT.” The anonymous idea man suggests that a receptacle placed under the sign so that cigarettes can
Durst Retires As Chief Pilot, Vaughn Successor. A-0 Operates From N.Y.
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ÜASOMbAxL Eck 34, FötkMlJ
Retirement of Captain Audrey Durst as Chief Pilot of the Atlantic Division, and the appointment of Captain Charles ‘Chile’ Vaughn as his successor, has been announced by Captain Harold E. Gray, Operations Manager.
Captain Durst began his flying career in 1927 as a barnstormer. In 1930 he joined Pan American and flew out of Brownsville, Tex., until 1939 when he transferred to the Atlantic Division. Captain Durst was the first assistant Chief Pilot in the Atlantic Division. On March 1, 1944, he was appointed Chief Pilot.
His return to regular line flying, effective November 1, will be the realization of a request made by Captain Durst, for personal reasons. He will remain with the Atlantic Division until such time as provision can he made for his transfer to the Pacific Division, an ambition of the Captain for some time. In announcing Captain Durst’s retirement, Cap-lain Gray lauded him for the excellent manner in which he executed his duties under the difficult wartime conditions which existed since his appointment. Captain Durst was the first pilot assigned to the Atlantic Division fo.r the anticipated land plane service with Boeing 307s, which service, of course, was postponed as a result of the war, and has begun only now to he effective.
Captain ‘Chile’ Vaughn, who will take over thevpost, has a long and outstanding career in aviation. He was graduated from Kelly Field as a full-fledged pilot in 1928. Later he joined the North American Aviation Company, which Pan American absorbed and flew passengers from Shanghai to Hongkong. He joined the Atlantic Division in 1941 and in December, 1944, was made Assistant Chief Pilot in charge of Operations for A-O, and was acting Chief Pilot for New York. In this capacity Chile acted for the Operations Manager in active charge of Operations for (lie Atlantic Division, N. Y.
In this position his record as an executive has been outstanding. His*handling of Army
FIRST INTO ENGLAND The historic scene at Bovingdon Airport, 30 miles from London, on Sept. 18 as members of the first flight of an American commercial transatlantic land plane were greeted on their arrival in England by Division Manager John Leslie, who had been in England and the continent for some time previous to the flight. Left to Right: Capt. George Doole, second in overall charge of the route check flight; Tarle-ton Winchester, European Passenger Manager, U. S. Lines, our agents in England; Capt. Harold Gray, in overall charge of the flight; Leslie; Capt. Calvin Dyer, pilot on the flight; and Richard C. Long, Regional Director for England and Eire.
Part of PAAs reconversion from ~a wartime to peacetime operation was effected with the transfer of the Africa Orient Division Operations Office, headed by Frank Hankins as Operations Manager, from Miami to North Beach. Assisting him will be Chief Pilot Hugh H. Gordon; Operations Superintendent Santos Ceyanes, Maintenance Superintendent Robert D. Charles and Communications Superintendent R. F. Fife.
On October 1, the New York fleet was augmented by 4 C54Es, and 4 C69s which will he maintained and based at LaGuardia Field. Concurrently the Miami operation was reduced from 27 to 10 ships and it is contemplated that after November 1, there will be no more A-0 operation from that base. Present plans anticipate operating the entire A-0 Division out of New York.
There have been 4 scheduled designations for the New York Operation. One calls for two round trips daily to Paris, operating with C 54Ds; another for one round trip a week to Calcutta via London; a third for one round trip a week to Calcutta via Lisbon, and the fourth calls for three round trips daily between New York and San Francisco with C-69 aircraft.
On November 1, the N. Y. fleet will consist of 12 C-54Es and 4 C-54Ds to operate the Paris and Calcutta schedules. By February 1 of next year, the fleet should consist of 4 Es and 10 Ds. By April it is anticipated that we should have 4 Es and 8 Ds. Termination of the A-0 contract is expected by May 1, 1946.
contacts with the North Atlantic Division ATC, his supervision of the flight operations out of New York and his regular performance as a line pilot have required the energy and skill normally attributable to three ordinary men. In granting his release from A-0 to take up his new duties as Chief Pilot of the Atlantic Division, Mr. Hankins stated that he did so only for the good of the system’s peacetime operation and to enable him to assume the promotion he has so rightly earned.
FIRST INTO ENGLAND
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| Full Text | OCTOBER 11.1945 ATLANTIC DIVISION LfPPFR Read on four continents and four i si a n d s in befwee $65 Awarded For Good Suggestions James Kloberg of the Machine Shop is top idea man according to the report of the Suggestion Committee at its last meeting. Jim received an award of $30 for his suggested method of stepping up the duplication of parts on the B-23 Modification project. He pointed out that on this project there was a great deal of metal work to he done' and most of the parts are multiples of 8, and in many cases there are 64 or more of the same item to he manufactured. The method used for duplicating these parts was to make up a template and lay out each piece. Most of these parts have sections cut out, such as squares and elongated slots. In order to cut these shapes, each piece had to be center punched and holes drilled around the desired shape. After the hole was drilled, the excess material had to he filed down to conform with the template. The new method suggested by Jim is to manufacture these parts uniformly on a mass production basis by the use of a router attachment on the drill press. The parts are stacked up and cut to the template. Ed Leon, Chief of the Machine Shop, and Gus Wunder, Chief of the Metal Shop agreed that the tool fixture was very good, as it eliminated the excessive laying out of duplicate parts, the finished product was much better and it is a great time saver. A $10 award went to Anna Wagner of New York Purchasing for her suggestion of a timesaving device for secretaries and stenographers. Anna suggests that in the sending of telegrams, the sender continue to write them in long-hand, in duplicate, but that the wires he written on Western Union telegram blanks. Instead of the duplicate copy being handed to the stenographer, the sender retain this copy as his copy. The original handwritten copy, after it has been used for transmission of the telegram, can then he used as the Running File Copy. Frank Allen, a cleaner for Airways, won himself $5 for suggesting that the steel hands which are fastened around the engine boxes when engines are received from the factory he folded properly and secured with safety wire for disposal. The idea was considered very beneficial from a safety standpoint and an improvement in shop appearance by the Chief of the Engine Service. Someone is missing out on a $5 award for failing to sign a suggestion which merited award. The suggestor points out that outside Room 4224, there is a sign reading—“NO SMOKING BEYOND THIS POINT.” The anonymous idea man suggests that a receptacle placed under the sign so that cigarettes can Durst Retires As Chief Pilot, Vaughn Successor. A-0 Operates From N.Y. (Continued on Page 2) ÜASOMbAxL Eck 34, FötkMlJ Retirement of Captain Audrey Durst as Chief Pilot of the Atlantic Division, and the appointment of Captain Charles ‘Chile’ Vaughn as his successor, has been announced by Captain Harold E. Gray, Operations Manager. Captain Durst began his flying career in 1927 as a barnstormer. In 1930 he joined Pan American and flew out of Brownsville, Tex., until 1939 when he transferred to the Atlantic Division. Captain Durst was the first assistant Chief Pilot in the Atlantic Division. On March 1, 1944, he was appointed Chief Pilot. His return to regular line flying, effective November 1, will be the realization of a request made by Captain Durst, for personal reasons. He will remain with the Atlantic Division until such time as provision can he made for his transfer to the Pacific Division, an ambition of the Captain for some time. In announcing Captain Durst’s retirement, Cap-lain Gray lauded him for the excellent manner in which he executed his duties under the difficult wartime conditions which existed since his appointment. Captain Durst was the first pilot assigned to the Atlantic Division fo.r the anticipated land plane service with Boeing 307s, which service, of course, was postponed as a result of the war, and has begun only now to he effective. Captain ‘Chile’ Vaughn, who will take over thevpost, has a long and outstanding career in aviation. He was graduated from Kelly Field as a full-fledged pilot in 1928. Later he joined the North American Aviation Company, which Pan American absorbed and flew passengers from Shanghai to Hongkong. He joined the Atlantic Division in 1941 and in December, 1944, was made Assistant Chief Pilot in charge of Operations for A-O, and was acting Chief Pilot for New York. In this capacity Chile acted for the Operations Manager in active charge of Operations for (lie Atlantic Division, N. Y. In this position his record as an executive has been outstanding. His*handling of Army FIRST INTO ENGLAND The historic scene at Bovingdon Airport, 30 miles from London, on Sept. 18 as members of the first flight of an American commercial transatlantic land plane were greeted on their arrival in England by Division Manager John Leslie, who had been in England and the continent for some time previous to the flight. Left to Right: Capt. George Doole, second in overall charge of the route check flight; Tarle-ton Winchester, European Passenger Manager, U. S. Lines, our agents in England; Capt. Harold Gray, in overall charge of the flight; Leslie; Capt. Calvin Dyer, pilot on the flight; and Richard C. Long, Regional Director for England and Eire. Part of PAAs reconversion from ~a wartime to peacetime operation was effected with the transfer of the Africa Orient Division Operations Office, headed by Frank Hankins as Operations Manager, from Miami to North Beach. Assisting him will be Chief Pilot Hugh H. Gordon; Operations Superintendent Santos Ceyanes, Maintenance Superintendent Robert D. Charles and Communications Superintendent R. F. Fife. On October 1, the New York fleet was augmented by 4 C54Es, and 4 C69s which will he maintained and based at LaGuardia Field. Concurrently the Miami operation was reduced from 27 to 10 ships and it is contemplated that after November 1, there will be no more A-0 operation from that base. Present plans anticipate operating the entire A-0 Division out of New York. There have been 4 scheduled designations for the New York Operation. One calls for two round trips daily to Paris, operating with C 54Ds; another for one round trip a week to Calcutta via London; a third for one round trip a week to Calcutta via Lisbon, and the fourth calls for three round trips daily between New York and San Francisco with C-69 aircraft. On November 1, the N. Y. fleet will consist of 12 C-54Es and 4 C-54Ds to operate the Paris and Calcutta schedules. By February 1 of next year, the fleet should consist of 4 Es and 10 Ds. By April it is anticipated that we should have 4 Es and 8 Ds. Termination of the A-0 contract is expected by May 1, 1946. contacts with the North Atlantic Division ATC, his supervision of the flight operations out of New York and his regular performance as a line pilot have required the energy and skill normally attributable to three ordinary men. In granting his release from A-0 to take up his new duties as Chief Pilot of the Atlantic Division, Mr. Hankins stated that he did so only for the good of the system’s peacetime operation and to enable him to assume the promotion he has so rightly earned. FIRST INTO ENGLAND |
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