Foreign Affairs
Mass flight of American bombers.
Langleyfield (Virginia), Feb. 14th (United Press). Six bombers will undertake a mass flight to Buenos Aires with 20 tons of cargo and a full crew. Experts call this the greatest air adventure of American aviation. Presumably, there will be an attempt to break the speed record. – 1938
Those were the good old days
From – let’s say – six years ago
Back then, there was less activity
In the world of aviation than today.
Back then, aviation was still civil
In nine out of ten cases.
But today, the airplane is destructive,
And we all know that.
Back then, it was called a mass flight,
A flight of six bombers.
If you read it today, you find it a joke.
We‘ve since gotten used to something sharper.
We’ve gradually become accustomed to this point,
Now, we‘re not even surprised
If, within half an hour,
Several hundred are sent from England.
A thousand tons of explosives are dropped
In just one minute.
We really didn’t think such a thing was possible
About – let’s say – six years ago.
We’ve come a delightful long way
And can be proud of it.
We‘re making rapid progress; it‘s wonderful,
And it’s a pleasure to read.
Looking at it closely, I feel flattered,
That I got to live in these times.
I get dizzy to see how fast we’re advancing,
How elevated our culture is!
Post-Editing: Nannie Braunstein-Beekman
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