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d FLIGHT FEBRUARY 5TH, 1942 BEHIND THE LINES Service and Industrial News from, the Inside of Axis and Enemy-occupied Countries Yellow Locusts '"TWELVE thousand Japanese have -*- volunteered for training with the Japanese Parachute Corps. Centres of training have been established on the aerodromes of Nagasaki, Kobe, Seul and Tsuruga. The Paper Drop A PARACHUTE made of paper has •**' been developed by the paper in dustry of Saitama (Japan). This para chute is designed only as safety equip ment for pilots and not for dropping loads. The Japanese claim that this new product is equal in quality and resistance to the standard silk para chute and even less susceptible to sud den changes of temperature. Whale Oil for Aircraft Engines y\R. SEIICHI ISHISEWA, of the -*-^ Tokyo Academy of Literature and Science, has developed a new lubricant for aircraft engines from whale oil. A company subsidised by the Japanese Ministry of Commerce and Industry is to take up the large-scale production of the new product to meet urgent requirements. Shortage of Technicians ALTHOUGH the Germans boast of •^* their inexhaustible resources of skilled labour, there is evidence of the growing shortage of technicians. Even Government institutions and large firms cannot procure highly skilled men through the ordinary channels. Thus the Biicker-Aircraft Co. (makers TOKYO ALARM SIGNAL : An elaborate syren which is one of a standard type employed in the Japanese capital. It is to be hoped that the American pilots will soon start them up. of the Biicker Bestmann described in Flight of January 15th, 1942) are look ing for engineers for their developmenl department. The University of Leipzig wants a works manager with experience in glider construction; a firm of instru ment makers is trying to find mechanical engineers, even without previous experience, for their design and development branch. Works managers and test pilots are particu- ^SjV"- FLAK WAGON : The German dual-purpose gun carrier which is described on this page. It is eminently suitable for the defence of airfields. larly sought after and are being pro mised permanent jobs. Draughtsmen, even without aircraft experience, are lured by possibilities of advancement to designer rank. J/^/^choolboys for Factories JW^ERMAN boys from secondary • Hrk schools are encouraged to spend j^T their holidays in the apprentice work shops of the large aircraft factories. Since the boys are not only receiving tuition, but are also employed on various semi-skilled jobs, this seasonal employment helps, no doubt, to fill in the gaps in the Nazi man-power resources. Compulsory Gliding /"^LIDING has been declared a com- ^-* pulsory subject for all students (male and female) of the Physical Cul ture Faculties of German Universities. Special camps distributed all over Germany have been established for this purpose, and students have to par ticipate in courses covering the theoretical study of gliding as well as its practical application. A Formidable Gun Carrier A IRDROME defence is very much in •^ the public eye just now in this country. Nor is the enemy inactive in regard to this all-important matter, and has developed a new heavy type, of transport vehicle mounting four quick-firing cannon. Hitherto six- wheeled vehicles have been used, but the new type has a semi-creeper track, the front wheels steering only. It accommodates eight men. This go-anywhere type of vehicle, with its multiple quick-firing guns, is designed to traverse soft or "imprac ticable " ground, and provide a means of approaching airfields over ditches, if necessary. Another point stressed in the German claims is that these guns may be used against ground objec tives as well as providing a means of defence from air attack. In Russia such vehicles have also been used to attack strongly fortified Soviet points. Factory Workers in Germany A BELGIAN engineer recently ^~*" arrived in this country had the interesting experience of working, to gether with other Belgians and French men, in German aircraft factories. Here are a few interesting com ments on the conditions prevailing in some of those factories. Workers are well paid but work long hours and their diet is generally poor. French and Belgian skilled workers received the same rate of pay as the Germans and had complete freedom of move ment. In Berlin aircraft factories, old ix
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