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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY
TAILSPIN TOMMY
Competition
By Comet!
BRANDY
Perfection!
ONLY. TEN MERCURY SHIPS? WHY, WE COULDN'T BUILD LESS THAN TWENTY TO BREAK EVEN ON COSTS, MAJOR]
GILMAN
30 YEARS
OLD
SKIPPER YOU DONË
ER!
SHES EVEN – BETTER'N. MY MODEL!
I'M SORRY, MR. SMITH; BUT THATS ...THE BEST. I AM AUTHORIZED TO ASK BIDS FOR.
THATS SAYING-
A MOUTHFUL,
JERRY!
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WELL, HOW
CHIEF, SHE
DO?
IT. 15 NG/SECRET, THAT
› THE GOVERNMENT IS,
GOING TO
SOFFER CUTS A:
CONTRACTS:|| QUIN THE USUALS
MANNER FOR" SUPER-PURSUIT
EPLANES.
WE'VE GOT THE GOVERNMENT OKAY TO OFFER OUR/BID TOMMY. BUT FOR ONLY TEN SHIPS OF THAT TYPE!
L ́ASSURE YOU, YOUNG MAN, I AM QUITE
SERIOUS.
TOMMY, MAJOR HENDRICKS HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT COMET AIRLINES HAS A SHIP THAT CLAIMS GREATER PERFORMANCE/
THAN THE MERCURY! {
NO FOOLING, THEY CLAIM- W-WHAT!) THAT THEIR SHIP HAS A
HIGHER SERVICE CEILING
AND A TOP SPEED OF FOUR
HUNDRED AND."
TENJ
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GILMAN
MIU
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- TOMMY, "YOU-DONT_
SUPPOŠE THOSE BLUEPRINTS COULD HAVE GOT INTO THE HANDS OF COMET.
FOLLOWING THE TEST HOP "OF THE” MERCURY, MAJOR HENDRICKS INFORMED PAUL THAT THE WAR, DEPARTMENT WOULD ACCEPT BIDS ON TEN SHIRS OF THE MERCURY TYPE ASTRAINERS! PAUL WAS STUNNED.:AND TOLD THE OFFICIAL THAT- HE COULD NOT BUILD THAT SMALL NUMBER AND BREAK EVEN ON COSTS.THE MAJOR THEN ADVISED HIM THAT THREE-POINT'S RIVAL, THE ... | COMET ÁRLINES, HAS A
·SHIP WHICH CLAIMS GREATER PERFORMANCE, WHICH THEY WANT TO MATCH AGAINST THE MERCURY, TOMMY. ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE!
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LA
NO, SIR! THOSE PLANS WERE ALL BURNED. UP
YES THATS TRUE: AND THE MEN YOU CAPTURED, TOMMY, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PLANS S/YEBUT.
DRINK HR BE
WHOLESOME SPARKLING REFRESH