After the termination of the War, Major Dichman was persuaded to re main in the US, Army and was as signed to what is now the Material Division of the Army Ait Corps, Dayton, Ohio. For several years he was Chief of the Aeroplane Section of the Corps and was thus resper sible for the development of he than-alr craft of the Army. As chief of the section he planned and enfineered the first non-stop transcon~ Hinental flight across the United States, from New York to San Diego (Kelly and McReady). He was also responsible for the selection and development of the US. Army round-the-world cruisers which were the first planes to circle the globe, acting as engineering representative during the construction of the ships at Santa Monica, California, From 1924 to 1926 he was Chief Inspector for the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas.
Major Dichman resigned from the Army in 1929 to become chief en-Engin ion, where he de-Bineer of the American Aixplane and ligned and. developed the *Plghar transport, a single-engined, high-wing, externally-braced monoplane of exceptional aerodynamic efficiency.
For the last three years Major Dichman has been consulting aeronautical engineer for the 'Chance Vought Corporation, dealing chiefly with the corporation's relations with the US. Army and Navy. Licensed as a transport pilot in America, he holds the rank of major in the Spe-dalist Reserve, U.S, Army, He' also the author of numerous maga-Bing articles and a book on aviation, and i the Inventor of a device for Introducing automatic lateral stabil-in aeroplanes, Major Dichman, who 1s accom= panied by Mrs. Dichman, intends to remain in China for at least six months and will visit Nanking, Pel-ping, and Nanchang during his stay. thai inay be able to raise quite a respectable team to go south and meet Sir Julien's side
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