March 1945

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"Summary of Airfoil Data," by Ira H. Abbott, A. E. von Doenhoff, and Louis Stievers of NACA Langley Laboratory, was issued, which was considered a classic reference summarizing NACA data on airfoil sections.

Project Paperclip to recruit German missile scientists was initiated in the Pentagon.

Kenneth Gatland chairman of the CBAS continues his summary of rocket propulsion in Practical Mechanics magazine.