(or, by another account, August 18, 1942) – Steinway & Sons’ signs its first subcontract with Astoria-based General Aircraft Corporation, for $500,000, to build tails and wings for military transport gliders Waco CG-4A (“CG” stands for “combat glider”). This and the following subcontracts with General Aircraft Corporation will provide uninterrupted employment for 500 to 1,000 Steinway & Sons workers, who would otherwise have to be laid off.