The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in WW II-- Part 2

From the Weebly.com  The TDR-1 Drone by Katie Steimel.

Roger Keys:  "Wurlitzer had the personnel and the know how.  They had several patents on unique assembly processes.  And, when they were approached to make the TDR-1, they were extremely enthusiastic about it.  In the span of about six months, they completely converted all their tooling to build them."  Rogat Keys

In 1942, the Navy approached Wurlitzer to start making musical instruments and juke boxes and to start making the first-ever drone, or guided missile.  They worked closely with the Intestate Aircraft Co. on this project.

This was so top-secret, that even the Wurlitzer workers did not know what they were making.  The general belief among them was that they were making training or target planes.

--GreGen