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were only two (2) minor accidents as compared with six (6) during the
month of February,
During the month the bulk of the workload of the Maintenance Division
was spent_in maintaining organizational aircraft in a ready status to
support flying commitments of the Group,

Assigned aircraft flew a total

of 934:00 hours, The breakdown of this time shows that four (4) C-47
aircraft flew 321 hours and ten (10) minutes, nine (9) L-13 aircraft
flew 369 hours and thirty (30) minutes and seven (7) H-19 aircraft flew
235 hours and twenty (20) minutes,

In meeting these commitments the

Organizational Maintenance Section spent a total of 3810 hours in main-

taining the C-47 and L-13's, figures are not available for the H-19
flight,

All flying commitments were met,

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The workload in the Field Maintenance Shops has decreased, allowing
reduction of much of the backload that has accumulated during the months
of January and February,

As of 31 March 1954 the work backload was

approximately 1100 manhours which is not excessive under present
operating conditions,

On 26 March 1954 Captain William H, Delchamps, OIC Production Control
Branch, departed on emergency leave and Major James Wheeler, OIC Maint~
enance Division, assumed his duties.
a heart attack on 31 March 1954,

was stricken with

Due to his serious illness he was

relieved of all duties as Technical Supply Officer and Captain James
McFadden was assigned to the squadron to replace him, per Special Order 56,

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