[Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944] Page: 3 of 4
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PAGri,
One of the ohmicals we used in large quantities overseas
was mmoamonitua phosphate which is sold over there as a flame
retardant for mititjry uses - particularly fire-proofing ow.ouflage
nets, wooden materiel. Wben fogged into the fire it is none too
pleasant to work in, and our firemen were not keen about using it.
Whfle excellent as a flame retarding agent on fabric plane surfaces
(if applied soon enough) it seas to have les oxyren-tiibiusag
effect than the potassium salts,
There was en article on the latter in one of the chemical
publications about It5f or 19J2k Beleive it was CEICAL AE.
Also printedd in OI AND (S& JOU iXL about 191. Article war by
Dr. Charlie Tlaas of Thnas & lochlt Laboratories, Dytaa, Ohio.
Vvhile in Jerusalem I ran across a book by Pitman in
London (they l so have an office in New York abolt 44th Street)
on the cha stry of fire and use of oicats in fire-ex.tinguV'h.exit.
It is the only book that I have seen entirely devoted to the euject,
Chief officer Aliknrt Roy, of the Jerusalem ie Brigads, had the book.
Sure see the Chief if you ever get over that way.
A going to try and get a copy of tie above-mentioned book
when I go tbru London nexnt time, It was written by sne English
chemist, and is considered an authoritative work.
If you happen to see Deputy Chief Dan Deasy, kindly 4ive
him my regards. I knew him in London about four yoars ago, also
tsitd him since I returned to the U.S. Also met Chief Beleakoff,
and Chief George Kuss. Ead the pleasure of visiting with "Cap"
Jones, and Liet's Bill Bauer and Harry Irwin over at the NY ?D shops
at the Packnrd Building, Long Island City. mile over in Africa I
woked with (later releived by) Captain Taee C. Thapsen, US AF,
:ornerly of the N D.
If you have done anything at all with loaded strew I
would appreciate knowing about it,
Again couplienting you for the fine article in FIRE
MInRMIG, and with best es, I an,
Sincerely,
Al.
Amnassadorfoti,
ABahf Wash p~f,i }. Bndo.,
Sept,J.-O4,1"4.
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Bradford, Alex. [Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944], letter, September 14, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479444/m1/3/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.