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LIFELINE TO THE US S R ( Cout iuuccl from P:lge ::-:-i ::0, thc te11lper;lhllT IICll! 10 iuinu-, .+0, then ;.'ero, thCl1 pill' ;-:md tl,,1I', the \1:1\ it wcn! :i11 1I1111er. The filet II"" lIe .rrc: dclilerillg .urcr.if t to .m ,\111' \1110 doc, not 'pc;lk our LIllgll;gC IJrc,cnted vet .mot lu-r problem, 'lh.: Rcd\ir "()fCl' ptlot, l"ld ne-ver bdilic 'lT11 tlu pLl1Il'S II Ilicll HILT "1,Te to tl\ :llId t i«: LlllgII:l"C dil1ienltie' wc«: enonJ1o;IS, C;1jlLlin \\ o]f'Oll rcplllteel his npcricll(C wit h thc problc1n of elil'cKmg out t lu- Rus si.m«. "\ vou nt; SO\id pilot wit l: ;1 girl in. tcr pr ctc r C:II11C ovcr to 1111 l' ..HI f or :1 lhCl k, 'I'lu: Rux-.i.m cLnlill'(1 inlo t h.. COCKpit, t hc £;irl got Oil (JIll' \\'ill~. .m.! I ~()t nu the ot lnr , 1lc :"ked U1C oulv fOllr 'JIIl"tio", ;mel t lun took olt, l:ir,t thing he II;llIlCel to Kno\l' 11:", "I loll' do IOU st.ut II" I tolel the' ",11. ,II(' to\l him', .ind lu "lid J);I-~IZn";,,n fill Il'S, "lIu-u he ",ked fill t hc n1;I~iIIUlll1 prc"lllC .uid the fjllU f or t lu: t:lkc ott, IIi, next CjllCStioll I\:IS, '110\\' do v ou keep tile oil temper.it nrc .uu] the cooLint tCll1per;ltmc up:' hn;tllI, he w.rul c«] to k no«: hO\\' to operate the r.ul io. Then hc t ook the pLi11C up for ih Ie,t 11111. ,\l1d he kUl'll' 111>1\'to Ill- it, too." 'C;lpl:lil1 \\'o]f,OlI's e~periel1ee took pLicc before ;1 rC,;I1Lir ,,,ten 1 fill ehelli11g 11111tl:l' Rlls,ial1s 11':1' ;lelopleCl, \ l.ij. j'reelm'k Kuut-, opcr.it i0l1s officer :It lacld !-'il'I,1. 11';1' 11l chargc of that pr ohlcm .n«! he ,ohed it li.mdilv. "For ;1 whil.-." ':liel \Lljol KIlll', "II'l~ ll'eel interprcllT' in on: bigger ,hip" but that didn't work out too we-ll blT;111,e therc Il'CTe 100 UI;II1\' tCcllllic:tI (er:n, \\Ilich the: interpreter, eou!d not be e~pccled to unclcrst.uul. So we fell hl('k on I he u nivcr-,ul L!1lr;";lgc of :111 ;lirllll'I1~.'li~ll". III .\-2tl\. :1 Rll"ian II'Ollld lie prol'c In till' P:lsS:1ge\l:11' dirl'l,tll' in hiCK of thc pilot. \\c' \I'old;] point to thl' ;1)',jrlll1le1It rl'Corcli1lg the 1n:llll fold pll'''U!l' 11'ed for ti,e t;IKe off :1l1d the Rcel ,\ir !"enee flier I\'(lltld 1l1C111lllir it, If \""C fcdlll"cd the P(J\\'lT ;11 ;I ('crf:llll t imc. \YC woulc] poiut 10 th,' 1),0lll'l mvl muunt . Thel kl1c\\" C\;!ct!y \1. Jut \\ l \\'cre {l()ill~, :Illtl \\'C £.;()! ;\1()1]~ vcrv well. "I'or lighler p1.llle" \IT ",,'e1 l lu- Crel'T' \lere t r.mvl.itcd i11!,) ]ZII"i"ll .nul 1Il1l11l"gLlplil'C!. "( Iiu. of "IJr 1110\1 1l11ll\11:J! xitu.it iou-. m'. CIIlTed l'.llli till' t"""' ..T "plT;l!ions, Thc SOlids h.«! ucvcr 11\[,d r.r.lio .ont rol before. Tliel' s"id th.it if l'\lTlthing \1:1' clc.u, thel ili,t C:I::1C in, \\c' "'pi:JIIIl'CI t h.it om rU,;IlLltio11S dC111:11)(led Ih,' II,C' of r.idio c,,"lro\' .n«! t licv lc.un.«] It om 11':11', :'lh;1! g:lle m " p;"bleln ill the t owc-r , Our fl'll' IZll"i;ln.spe;lkinl; men h.id l1l":e iurport.mt thi111.;' to do t li.m to heeo'lle to\ler "]X'LI!OI', \\c found " civili.m \\1:11 ('",;1d 'pc:lk hot h 1:Ill~Il:1f;e" but h.. diel::'t KIlOlI' ;1111I liillg ;t!)():Jt .nrrr.tft prmeelllle, \\ lien :11l :Iir],orlle !\ll"i;lll c:t1lc-d 111 for " blilling clc-:ILln('e, t he civili.u. npLlilled \1:Llt 1\:1, w.uit cc] to thc to\l'cr chid, he outliucc] tile IleCC",lrI' proccdllrc, ,llld bilck 1t went ill IZ'I"i,11l t o t l« pilot. :",,\1, of course. IIC ]LIIC lots of pl'oplc "P t lun: \I'ho t.rlk b"l Ii bll~\l;I£;CS. "Tho'c RllS"i;lm .uc f;ood. Relllelll])('r, t hcv h;IIC " ferl\1l1g proble111 :1' (,olllplie:lte,1 ;J, !JIllS, or wor-.«. Bill t hcv ~ot t lio-«: pi:Jn,'s to t hc b.rt t icf rnut .nu] m.«k. "ood u-.c of t hcui." - Tod.rv. the '\ortll\\l',t Rou!« i, nothinr; more tli.m ;1 ruut.uc fl'll\' !J(lP, But m.uiv good uun w.r« killed bdorc t hr trcmcudous problc-1l1' IITrc licl.ccl. ::\0 OIlC (';111 Sill' to II lr.rt extent the p1:l111" ferricd "lonl.; t hc route helped t ur n tile t"le .rt St:llill~r;ld .u.d e:lubled tilC I:,'i.'iR to tllrOll' b:l('k thc CIlC' mv, The IZI1"'LlllS KnOll' ICI'I' IITll th.it in hr'idgillr; the g;lp hclln'cll (:rl':lt 1":ll1s .md J":lllb:mb, 1n:111I' ,\1lIeric:11ls dicd for thc S:llllC PlllPO\C ;IS thc eldcnelcr, of \10\(011'. ,\s onc SOI'iet r;ener:t1 ,:lill, "Tl1erc arc r;r:IITs of t liO\c lI'ho died ;1111,\ll.i--:'>U! lILTl\' pilgC ;" :1 tvpc Bl'.TTY wl u-n ill rculitv it 1\ ;1 tlpc S,\I,I,Y \I.\IU: Ill. ,\, Idelltii'C:ltioll m-t r nctor. 'pcci;di/,in~ III J:lp;llIc,c\ircLlft, of t ln: \\ill IZor;cr' licld CCTS (I'R), I \li,h that ill 10m next issue IIlIl would 1I1aKe t he 1ICCC'\inl eOlllTtioll ;1' :,11 niv xt udcnr pilots Inc ;I\'id ~Cilder, of l'OIl[ jJllbliC:ltioll. , , , l.t. I1:1\ ell \\':llers, OKbhOlIl:1 Cill', OUt. , I,d 1ne be OllC of perll:!])s sCleLll tholl'illld Ilho e;tll YOllr attclI!Jllll to the in correct ide1IttllC:ltio;L UlIk" 1'111 lmi11l; 1111' lllilld and c\csir;ht. thc p1:l11e i, bc\'C IIIII c1llllbt S,\!.!.Y. ,\, tllc Ilr,t photo illlcI I'rdn Ililh thc ;th ,\ir ""JllC ill tilc S\\'I'\, I ,11:111 'Kin forr;d nil' dlar friclld, BI':TTY :lllei S\I.I,y, \l:tj. J. ],'. Sn1ith, \11l\Kor;cC, OUL \lc()[dill~ til tltc' ht ,',t inform:1tioll \lC lUll 011 till' '1lhlce 1 of ;lircrafl rccoglli lillll :Illli ieklltil,cil!J01', Ihis p:lrliellbr p1:1l1C i, the S,\!.!.Y. I\'t. h 11\; If(1 IZ, ,\'1\1jll, Tw:!>: ]-,Jcl., \\'is, \11 lnor \1':1, i11lllll'
"OFf THE BEAM" by CAPT. WILLIAM 1. lENT "Pink dep/Jants. snakes, gremlins and now British tea!" "No, it isn't your mustache, 1\1a1eo/m, it's just dosing tune." "1 don't knoll' II'het/ler it's a restaurant ~~ thearer. I'I-c bcen in line only an hour, fCr9t .-:::::.' "1 can remember when it was fun to run out of gas on a date," NOVEMBER,19n 41
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~J 1 AIR FOftCES * OCTOBER 1944
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Rendezvous Who Is He? Dear Editor:
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[us: ,dlat is tIle AAI'I'DC~ It is
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oads and bridges and military imtal
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Here's how controllers direct the p
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sengcr and courier service in areas
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GET WISE Here are a few of the easi
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Airborne soldiers. shown here durin
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Smoke in background is fruin [up.ui
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It has pronounced step characterist
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TIIC{"II""IIIi; ;lItidc j, till' I/
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OCTOBER,1944 The first thing the a\
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YOUR ENEMY All ;Iirer;!ft fllillg o
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->",i" .""tJnil'et hj/'- By Col. Do
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28 011 BOll~aiIldk is quicklv unloa
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the plane landed, a jccp would driv
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THE PHiliPPINES DISTANCES SHOWN IN
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The economic system of the Philippi
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The AAF's homing pigeons are recogn
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Our aviation engineers had to fight
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---- technique • -- - --- . RUNWA
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High Intensity Controlled Lighting
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Attached to a flyer's ear, the Oxim
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Automatic Pilot Trainer-A new train
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3 5 7 Surprised by the friendliness
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TIM ELY A D V ICE FRO M THE A I R I
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R.6 I:>:CJ: the AAF S helicopter, t
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SS I. You on the left, Buddy, appea
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ever .nrivc at a fir',t ~Iid stut i
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Page 62 and 63: tanks and truck-borne infantry and
Page 64 and 65: FIGHTER CONTROL (Colltilltled from
Page 68 and 69: Property of tDe Library ARMY INDtJS
Page 70 and 71: For the Record I)e:lr h!Jtlll Rende
Page 72 and 73: he Allie's into German-held of the
Page 74 and 75: H Combat may make you Lazy By Maj.
Page 76 and 77: ..... -; ... The results of two yea
Page 78 and 79: Production charts show the disaster
Page 80 and 81: all key points of the factory's 3-+
Page 82 and 83: HE Fortresses T wings to the took o
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Page 86 and 87: 'l'h is was a YClr ago, but these a
Page 88 and 89: Pulling in His Ne-:I:. Reeelit de,c
Page 90 and 91: When a radio operator makes a mista
Page 92 and 93: Lifeline to the US,S R BY HERBERT R
Page 94 and 95: Ten o'clock of a December morning a
Page 96 and 97: THE MAN WITH THE PRIVATE BREEZE By
Page 98 and 99: THE AIR WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFI
Page 100 and 101: STANDARD FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL E
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Page 108 and 109: INSTRUMENT PANEL (Continued from Pa
Page 112 and 113: F\lr:RCF'\~CY FOUrp\lr:,\'T luvpcct
Page 114 and 115: 50 COMBAT MAY MAKE YOU LAZY (Contin
Page 116 and 117: EN of the AAF-including the hundred
Page 118 and 119: .I In. ]~rhO:S-':cl the'mll-it:IIT
Page 120 and 121: August 7. Patton kept moving his he
Page 122 and 123: l'Iiavigation Training En Masse. Th
Page 124 and 125: "WE arc not going to bubble over wi
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Page 128 and 129: Burma. A Japanese light antiaircraf
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Page 134 and 135: HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU? A 'hoto Test of
Page 136 and 137: .. ' Back to the Philippines PART I
Page 138 and 139: Tacloban strip \\";IS not sC'ITicca
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Page 144 and 145: Underground. ,'~ group of worried m
Page 146 and 147: volunteers between the agcs of II .
Page 148 and 149: I f By Capt. Greer Williams Air SlI
Page 150 and 151: Flaming debris (If njllI, ])1]]1:ll
Page 152: ground fire the pilot should look f
Page 155 and 156: two weeks: Cincinnati. one week: Pi
Page 157 and 158: At 5.000 fed. the pilot opened the
Page 159 and 160: cardboard bombs on their choice of
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turn to Traffic Scction, Crcnicr Fi
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Oil refineries arc gooel targets, T
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Tile air campaign to choke off fuel
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fallen into Allied hands, thus maki
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Hamburg i lPolilz IMagdeburg 1 I r
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He's the guy who holds the life of
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46 V4ba\'s vnong V4itbtbis pictUfe1
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j ._3 Thirteen days after the 13th
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THE ABC OF D-DAY When an invasion i
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By all AIR F( )RCl-: ()\"t'rsc;/s S
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The fighters called for help and th
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A jeep, laden with leftover explosi
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THE ABC OF D-DAY t Cont inu.xl [r o
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By Capt. E. E. Churchill co, isu. A
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We're more than 2,300,000 individua
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