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l'Iiavigation Training En Masse. The Dead Reckoning :\aYigation Trainer. Tvpc C2. a composite assembly eomtmcted in the form of a classroom, is now being distribu~nl to Training Command na\'igation schook Stu. dents using the C-2 arc eoufrouted \\'ith tvpcs of problems cucou n tered during act n.il flight and arc required to work .it the s.u nc speed as thcv would be in an .urcr.rff . The c1a"room a"embh- consists of ;lecounnodations for 4S ,tmients and one instructor. The st ndcnt .' poxit ion-, arc cousrructccl in the form of n:l\ig:ltiou COlup:lrtmcut s, each equipped with a complct c .ur.iv of simulated }Ll\'ig:ltion iuxtruuuut, .mc] conncctcd with controls located at the iu-t ructor's desk, Problems set np bv the iuvtr uct or are indicat cd at each of t he student posinons. I'mgress of c.ich stucknt is c!cl:(,!ed on a sep;n;lk chart hv a tLl\cling recorder or crab. \ 'ar ious factors involved in dead reckoning navigation, inc1ndillg nlcehanical and instrumental v.uiat icms, iu.iv he incorporated in the control and indic;;ting circuit of the C-2. All navigation instruments uccclcc! to make: a sllCl'essfnl mission arc included in this studcutx booth of dead reckoning trainer. TRAINING AIDS 11111 Connected to each student's llal'igation traiuing booth is a "cr.ib" which records progress of the mission, The inst.rllat iou -howu here. iu usc at the :\,\1" i'\:al'igatiou School, Selman Field, \Iollfoe, Lu.. is arr:mged for CISI' checking on iudil'idual xtuckr I!> bv the k:lcher, 'If Manual on AACS Procedures. An ,\,\CS Iuform.rt iou Vile has been published to pro' vide comolicLlted .md st.mdnrdizcd referellce materi;i1 for control tower operators, radio 0PCLltorS and lTlptographers in the .vnuv ,\11'I1:1IS Crnn m un ic.rt ion-, svstcm sClying air erell's'in cvcrv t lic.it cr of (JpeLltions and in the United Sl:ltes, It also is intended for u-«. as a training tnt hook, Thc ]o",c!caf llle is dil'ielcd into seven scdimlS: ()rgani/ation of the ,\,\CS, Cout rol T'lIIer l'm('edllles, \\'e:lther, .Vir TratTle Rllks, .Virw.ivx 'lr.iffi« Cout rol , ltldio Ibllge .iu.] ,\il'll;ll
Official Pin Adopted For NAAFW Members At l.ivt the woin.m \OU left be. hind c.m \\'C"lr 'I pair o( siln-r \\'illr;s for )'OU without running af oul the mvriad Annv rcr;llbtiom forbidding civilians to wear III ilitarv imir;m;1. :\ m-w pin. desi!;lled to be worn bv the wives. widow-, mot lurv. d8ughtcrs. or sisters of A.A.F per sonnel. has been adopted as the official badac of tlie National :\WI' ciation of Air Forces \\-OIllCIl, '111{; onlv qualification is that the wearer muvt be a iucmbcratlargc of the N:\\F\\'. The win!;s arc of stcr liru;
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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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p:rinted on the outvi.lc wrt l: ,ih
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tanks and truck-borne infantry and
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FIGHTER CONTROL (Colltilltled from
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Property of tDe Library ARMY INDtJS
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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
Page 102 and 103: It 11c:l!,illg l.ot h sidc
Page 104 and 105: , , ,CO:-iTI:-iUI:D ]'\o\\', pacbgi
Page 106 and 107: technique ••• CO]\;Tl:"UED Ne
Page 108 and 109: INSTRUMENT PANEL (Continued from Pa
Page 110 and 111: LIFELINE TO THE US S R ( Cout iuucc
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 124 and 125: "WE arc not going to bubble over wi
Page 126 and 127: A wood block support; injured legs
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 142 and 143: :lIe fbttle of Hrit.un. IC\i" intru
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
Page 161 and 162: turn to Traffic Scction, Crcnicr Fi
Page 163 and 164: Oil refineries arc gooel targets, T
Page 165 and 166: Tile air campaign to choke off fuel
Page 167 and 168: fallen into Allied hands, thus maki
Page 169 and 170: Hamburg i lPolilz IMagdeburg 1 I r
Page 171 and 172: He's the guy who holds the life of
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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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