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Burma. A Japanese light antiaircraft battery, hoping it had solved the problem of rnohil itv m this area, mounted all its equipment ou the bro.td backs of elephants, .\fter month-, of intense training, the unit set out for jnngle maneuvers. Thcv made an imp"cssi\'c start, wit h a brass band lc.idins; the clcphnnt herd, and the local cit izcnrv cheermg them on. TInt again the [ups had outsmarted thrmsclvcs .. \ week later the batten' straggled back to camp, tired, hnngn', cml:' ing one lone Bofors barrel, but ot hcrwi-,c gunless, cquipmcur k:«; and clcph.intlc-,s. The Japs had failed to takc into account three vit.rl factors: I-The prcsence of CO\\' clcph.mt s in the column. 2-That there is a ccTt:lin, definite season in cvcrv vc.ir. from an elephant's point of view. 3~;I'he po\\i hilit\. of CTTcoTTntering \lild bull elephants in the jnTTgle, England. :\ colonel wcut on a misvion as an observer. 'I'l«: flight ran into serious oppo-.itiou from both fighters :md fbk over Iurop«. .u«l the B,I7 was hit. .\ 2lJ n11l1 shell struck the top turret, and thc gunner fell to t lu: floor, covered wit h blood, The colonel rllShcd b.«k to gi\'e first aiel, saw thc bo\''s still form and thought he 11':lScit her dC:ld or clme to chillg. 'I'l«. officer \I':lS .rbout to ad, Jilinister :t lllpodcrlllic whe-n the .gllnner "pcTTcd his cn's. Thc coloTTcl bcnt over 111m, pLicillg .m c.ir close to the boy's hps, expcct mg some l.r.t, fceblc word«. "C :Cl'l, Col.nnl.' the g"lTTcr said, ''I'm bcginning to think there's not much [ut ur c IU this r.ukc t ." Australia. \\-hcn the \\',\,\T-'s (\ustr:Tli:m .ur \\:ICS) were first issued shorts, a com- IILIIllhllg olTicer not iccd th.rt the lICI''- g:lr- iucnt-, \\TrC gCIlcLdly too ]o1lg. lJ;l1J~ill~ r.r! heT s]o['['ih- below t licir knccs. Iloplllg to flud ,,0111C ~()11l! ion, the ~l'ntlcIILlll l':liL,,! (Jilt t lr.. gi:ls :llId lillcd tlum u[' for :111 cxpcr iincut. lie ;lskeel sc\er:l! of th« nior.: :1[" P,HCllt CIsh to fold the legs of tllelr Sllolts up to v.niou-. len2ths. l--ilLJ1h' i.. (k,:dcd u['on the mo-! suit.ihlc length :ITTd Iud ;Ill lite' girls fold t iu-ir shorts to liTe, s.n u.; 1c-::gtlJ. The otTiL'er t}«:n reviewed the rcsults and seemed quite satisfied with his decision. So "Itistlccl. in fact. that he didn't realize how his next couun.md would sound: ".\II right, girls, 0:011' you can let your pants down," England. In the 9th Air Force is a B,26 whoso nose will probnblv never catch up wit h its tail. It h.rppcus th.it a plane n.nucd \lartv \lar:lUder collided wit h :1plane n.uucd Coutee I Icll. The no-«: \I';IS ,hC:llL'C1from one aircraft, and the tail from the other. \ lcch.mics sk illf ullv put the tim ends together to produce a B,26 now known as \larty \ laraudcr-Coatee Hell. The n()\e has made 51 missions, the tail is credited with 57. England. An /\.\1' lieutenant had golf clubs, but no .golf balls, Taking his problem directlv to the English public, he iuscrtcd a w.mtad in :1 local ne\\'Sp:lper. lie reeeil-cd this rcplv: "Dear Amcnc.m officer, I am Peter Turner, aged 9. I will trade m v four golf halls for two p:lek:l[;cs of Cindy 'or chcwint; gnm. But if vou Ill- a B,I7 or a B,2-f. you c.m h.ivc them for nothing," Bougainville. The Jap hattle flag \I'as soiled Ill' mudclv hands, and in one corner there II:as a sm:ill pat-ch which looked im prcssi\Thl.kc blood. The tr.msicnt colonel. \I:lltmg for the next plane, w.uit cd the flag to rcmind him of his twelve hours on this his, torie gronnd. Something nice to have, a [ap b.itt lc flag. The officer h:m;:lined shrcwcllv, secreth' \lilling to P:l\' whatever price \I'as fin.illv asked Lvcntuallv he h:lgg1cel the price clown to 52:;, .md a fc\\' hourx later \I'as on his \1':1\' hack to the Statcs. On the plane he di-pl.ivcd it proucllv, uu.rw.irc of the kncJ\\'in.g .glanccs which p;1"ed behn'en nicrnhers of the erc\l'. Back in San lr.u.ci-«o. the colonel sllO\lTel the fl:lg to a friend wh». ironir.rllv, could reael [up.mcsc. He happil\' lr.ur-l.it cd the ;:Ip cluLlCfcrs t h.it tile C:I jokeskls li.rcl prinled on the counfcrfeit flag, "Souvenir of Yom \ 'isit to Boug:linl'l1le." India. ,\11 S:. \l1j() c
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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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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
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he Allie's into German-held of the
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H Combat may make you Lazy By Maj.
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..... -; ... The results of two yea
Page 78 and 79: Production charts show the disaster
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Page 92 and 93: Lifeline to the US,S R BY HERBERT R
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Page 98 and 99: THE AIR WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFI
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Page 120 and 121: August 7. Patton kept moving his he
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Page 134 and 135: HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU? A 'hoto Test 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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