A-1 -A for Airplanes

"The American people would be given a jolt far worse than Pearl Harbor if they knew the manner in which materials to go into airplanes have been sidetracked and scuttled by brass hats in Washington. . . . Aircraft production is expected to fall off within six months unless the outmoded priority system is remedied. . . ."

That was what Wayne W. Parrish, editor of American Aviation, wrote last week.

The whole aviation industry was hopping mad; the Air Forces felt like a redheaded stepchild. The Army-Navy joint board had not yet seen fit to revamp its pre-Pearl Harbor priorities, except to move up replacements for lost ships. Production Boss Donald Nelson had hoped that the Army & Navy would settle this row without civilian interference. He could afford to wait a bit: by arbitrary allocation of materials, the airplane industry had not really been hurt-yet.

But after Wayne Parrish's blast, Donald Nelson could wait no longer. He jumped all aircraft materials, all materials for antiaircraft guns & parts up to A1A.

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