The Archive · 1938

Speed in Production

Very remarkable results in quick [production have been shown by large numbers, weekly "the work 's|driven back, Pressure of the pack fastest bombers and machines capable was so terrific that the crew' had fof ranges and carrying powers. far blow up the ice to. a thickness Superior to any formerly in service.

Jof several metres to save the ship, The fastest Bomber, a twin-engined The gale, raging for several days, rmid-wing monoplane, is" scheduled Janay cated down, but the ship for supplementary production in one }was still unable to make headway fof the "shadow" factories set up with Jand had to steam back at full speed stale ancial ald 0 form a reserve to reach the open sea, Source of supply in time of emer The Murmanez "escaped being feeney. "ig" tical maximum Tave Jerushed but probably is_eliminated swith full military Toad, ig 200 from the race against death which mph. Similar craft sold to Yugoslavia fare reported to" have reached 204 is now lott to the three tee-brenkeors, burman, 'Taimyr and Yermak—mpi. in timed governmental tests, 'Trans-Ocean, [Range and capacity of the fits all: Jecodetic bomber, "a. single-enginea Message from Polar Station Imonoplan, have' decided choice A torter wine set, Feb ight which' may sot. new world for equipment of the new long Range rom the "Soviet Polat exploration further wireless message received

distance flown nonstop party, which is drifting on an. tee ome time in 1038, 'Three of these foe of the coast of Grecntand, gives foreplanes, carrying special' equip-a dramatic account of, thelt" fight ment in ploce of military load, are with a" terrible gale which swept being prepared for the long range across the ice-loc in the night beying experiments. tween February 7 and 8 'The. gale Notable Additions in Power tore their tents apart and overturned their' sledges, Among the special accomplishments 'M. 'Ivan Papanin and his. three lor British engineers "may be mone companions finally built a small shel. Uoned the sleeve-valve engine (which promises much. greater ete for out of ice and snow. "Next dayciency' from modern fuels than the they shot three polar bears 0 replen-'Doppet-valve can give) now in the [sh hele Tarder." With great aiMeuity they succeeded in reassembling. their Droduction stage; and. the H-shaped wireless station which Is now Aineengine, an' arrangement' of small eylindere which provides exeeptionaltioning properly and keeping. them ly small rental area relatively to the ju constant touch with the relict ships now steaming. across the Greenland power developed. [Sea to their rescue—Trans-Ocean, 'The most powerful engine yet to into quantity production in Great Ret from Explorers fois Soa' cee a Moscow, Feb, 12. The special correspondent of "Tass! Jon board the iee-breaker ™ Taimyr ope lr itr wires: "On February 12 at 648 p.m. Jour ce-ordinates were 71 degrees ier omasrer ear tie minutes north latitude, 17 degrees 20 Bases botha out Seal minutes west longitude, The weather numbers for installation in single-clear. We see the coast of Green-and, and Thompson. Cape, isis Sar ara We spoke with Krenkel at 12.30 pin, He told us that at 6 am, they Sede Soir cata [saw our searchlight clearly, "We are 27 litres capacity. forcing our way through a thick pack Scale by mac Jot ice, and believe that we are very near to. the ice-floe.

"North-west windy velocity is three ergo Lalo ae, points. The temperature is 26 degrees cee of a a Tu the radio conversation on Feb:

fas ieee teats ruary 11, Krenkel said that two miles from Papanin's camp there isan ice-floe of twenty by 250 metres, suit-Jable for the operations of light' aeroplanes. The expedition was ordered to begin to unpack the planes.

Scant a aay a At 1230 pin. on February 12, the coer ent 2 drifting "North Pole" station "was coated at 71 degrees 37 minutes North Bist Chan her tata latitude, 20 degrees 10 minutes West Sot sat Neb a Sing Ss cre bil

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