The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Interstate TDR-1-- Part 3: Why DeKalb Was Selected for the Drones
In September 1942, the U.S. Navy selected DeKalb, Illinois, to be the site for the manufacture of the DR-1 drones and they were to be built at an airport on the city's east side. The site was selected because there was already an airport there with an airfield and a large hangar which already had a fence around it and was guarded around the clock (as a war measure).
Plus, the Wurlitzer Company, maker of pianos, was known for its expertise with wooden products and was already located in DeKalb.
So the parts were made at the Wurlitzer plant, then assembled by Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation, based in El Segundo, California, at the airport.
About 200 drones were built and tested at the DeKalb airport and then boxed up and shipped to the South Pacific where they were assembled and used against the enemy after some more testing to see their effectiveness.
Top Secret DeKalb. --GreGen
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