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B-132429, SEP. 9, 1957

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AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 14. - WAS DELIVERED IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. THAT THE DAMAGES WERE THE RESULT OF IMPROPER LOADING OF THE SHIPMENTS AND ROUGH HANDLING IN TRANSIT. THE SUPERCHARGERS WERE REPORTED AS HAVING A VALUE OF $5. THE CANS OR CONTAINERS IN WHICH THE SUPERCHARGERS WERE PACKED. WERE CONSTRUCTED OF AT LEAST 1/4 INCH STEEL. THE CONTAINERS WERE NOT UNIFORM IN IZE. SOME WERE APPROXIMATELY 38 INCHES HIGH. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE UNIT AND CONTENTS WAS 410 POUNDS. EACH CONTAINER IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH TWO 4 BY 4 TIMBERS SECURED TO THE BOTTOM AS SKIDS AND SEPARATORS. THE SUPERCHARGERS ARE SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN SECURED TO A METAL RING BY BOLTS INSIDE OF THE CONTAINERS.

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