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FREEDOM OF FLIGHT

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BLANCHE: I know how uncomfortable I felt at those exposed controls, with a heavy steel engine screaming a few inches behind my head.

LAHM: But you'll agree, it was worth it.

BLANCHE: Indeed. Because the people who came after us carried on the ideals of aviation. At first, our contributions were small, but their ingenuity and initiative developed the rustic planes into one of our country's most valuable industries.

LAHM: It wasn't long after you flew, Miss Scott, that my colleagues gave the airplane its first grueling test. In World War I, the airplane emerged as the new balance of power. World War II is called the "Air War!" Men like my good friend, [[strikethrough]] Admiral Rosendahl [[/strikethrough]] Com. Thomas Davies, deserve [[sic]] much credit for giving the airplane its extreme efficiency. [[strikethrough]] Admiral [[/strikethrough]] Commander.

AVIATION TALK BY ADMIRAL ROSENDAHL. ONE MINUTE.

MUSIC: TAG

BLANCHE: Men like [[strikethrough]] Admiral Rosendahl [[/strikethrough]] Commander Davies used the airplane to win a victory for world freedom. Now that we know the unlimited possibilities of aviation, we must use the airplane to make the world a friendly neighborhood. Tonight, the National Aircraft Show is opening with a new idea, AIR POWER IS PEACE POWER. I want Mr. Clyde Vandeberg, Director of the National Aircraft Show to tell us if this is the beginning of the airplane as a useful aide to world society.