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EXIT THE BACKSEAT DRIVER. This view of the 

 control panel of a B-17 Flying Fortress drone plane 

 shows what some persons look for in postwar au- 

 tomobiles. Operation of these crewless, remote- 

 controlled planes proved a distinct success. The 

 eight drones used, four by Navy and four by 

 Army, made scores of successful flights and flaw- 

 less landings. Accidents were very few; one Navy 

 plane was lost at sea, one Navy and one Army 

 plane suffered minor damage. Reliable and precise 



control of the drones was vital not only to flying 

 and landing them smoothly but also to bringing 

 them to their correct Able Day positions exactly 

 on schedule and to maintaining proper headings 

 for aiming automatic cameras and other instru- 

 ments at the desired sections of the target array. 

 Control was made difficult by the safety reguire- 

 ment of keeping the mother pianes well away. OP- 

 POSITE. Recalcitrant porker finds himself caught 

 in the draft, on USS "Burleson." 



