The Archive · 1941

Huge U.S. Production Foreseen by Willkie Arms Output in 90 Days to Exceed Germany's

Nashville, Tennessee, May 5

"The United States will be turning out more armour and armament than Germany within 90 days or at most within six months" Mr, Wendell Willkie declared here yesterday. 7]

He was evidently replying to Col. Charles Lindbergh, who on Saturday said Germany could produce in a few weeks more than the total air force of the United States, Mr, Willkie was speaking at the dedication of a new Vultee aircraft factory which will employ 7.500 men making dive-bombers for Great Britain, Mr, Willkie did not mention Col, Linbergh by name but referred to a "man who spoke at St. Louis last month, who is wholly without experience in politics or in combat and who has not visited Britain in two years,"—Reuter,

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