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planned to transfer the airmail models from their shelf cases in the Aircraft Building to a single large case in the West-South Range where they also will be suspended.  The Navy case in the Aircraft Building has been our best presentation of scale model airplanes to date but has become crowded by recent additions and it is planned to install them all in a larger case.

Several of the engines which are now in a rather crowded lineup in the Aircraft Building are to be moved to the West-South Range and grouped in large cases. This will make their relative features more intelligible to our visitors and remove them from open exhibition where they have been subject to dirt and damage. Pending accessions of engines will enable us to improve several of the type-groups.

The parts of John Montgomery's gliders which have been mentioned in Part 3 of this report as the outstanding accession for the year are too incomplete and fragile for assembly into their original flight appearance but by an intelligent arrangement of them in a case, together with photographs, drawings and models, the complete story of Montgomery's accomplishments can be portrayed.  The models are promised to the Museum by Columbia Pictures having been used for the recent motion picture, "Gallant Journey;" further promised cooperation from the Montgomery family, the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce and others interested, should enable us to construct an attractive and informative display to credit the work of this prominent American pioneer.

There is a great need to acquire and display more material on World War II. The Recognition Models already referred to and mentioned also in Part 3 will go a long way toward illustrating types of aircraft.