Air Force the Official Service Journal - Air Force Historical Studies ...
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HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU?<br />
A 'hoto Test of Your Ohserva,tional Accuracy<br />
How much do you see - and after you've seen it, how much doyou<br />
remember? Look at this photograph carefully for 60 seconds, <strong>the</strong>n<br />
tum to page 29 and see how many questions you can answer about<br />
it. Study it carefully; remember every detail you can; <strong>the</strong>y're all im-<br />
portant. Each question answered correctly counts ten, One hundred<br />
is perfect. Twenty-five AAFofficers and enlisted men selected at<br />
random were given<strong>the</strong> test. The average score was 60. The high was<br />
80. The low was30.<br />
HOW SHARP ARE YOU? Turn to page 29<br />
Rendezvous<br />
(Continued from P;lge I)<br />
mending Sergc;mt Colccchi I shouk] disreg;lrd<br />
<strong>the</strong> .n t icl« .md cl:t,s it ;1, fiction ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />
th.m LId. I do not cl.nm to hc anv form of<br />
aut horitv Oil <strong>the</strong> COllsolidatcd t:lil tnrrct<br />
mou nt cd ill a B 2-t, hut I did ,tmh' it ill<br />
guuucrv xchnol .md h.rvc fired from' it and<br />
t.o IIlI "dIO'.llcdgc it woulr] he impos'ihlc to<br />
liTe <strong>the</strong> gllll' if thc r.ul sect ion I\;IS com,<br />
pletC!I' brokell ;1\1;1\' ;IS 1'011 s.rv. The glllll<br />
arc h rcr] III ;I solelloid mouut cc] Oil C;1Ll!<br />
gllu .md tli;' COlllllTtIoll hct\l"l'cll <strong>the</strong> triggcr<br />
but t ou ;lJI(I tlic solelloid,s is cnt irclv elec.<br />
tricul .ruc] rctciv« its elllTgI' from <strong>the</strong> 'CClltLI!<br />
power ,,"Stelll of tlic .urrr.tf t .Yl-.o. bccuu-.c<br />
t hc gUIl~ arc mouu hc] out vidt- <strong>the</strong> m.un tur<br />
Id liou,iug, it i, nc.rrlv impossihle to fire<br />
<strong>the</strong>m Ill' h.u«] without 1e;I\'illg <strong>the</strong> turret.<br />
PerlJap' minc is ;I C;1,c of ;I little kllllill~<br />
helng ;1 d;llIgcrOll\ thing. but I l.,\lg~l'\t yon<br />
look into <strong>the</strong> m.rt trr ;1 httle mon- closely<br />
.u«] if <strong>the</strong> ,tOll" i, .mt hcut ic: .md ;ICCIlLltl'<br />
cxp;md UpOIl It';I' I illLlgillc thLTC ;IlC m;m;<br />
dlier' who lI'()]]ld likc to know just hOl\ <strong>the</strong><br />
fc;lt \1';1' ;llTOlllphsllc(l.<br />
Sgt. Lclw.rrcl IC Dahms. Alcxandri.i, La.<br />
SO",,, TI.21 t ail t urrrts 0/1' "quipp"d ll'ilh<br />
(J ioot-Iirino mcrlumisin, If .\1[(,11 (J turret<br />
ncrc /Jr()/,TT1 (If) lrorn t hc rc«! of lilt' plan«,<br />
il rouli! /,,' fir"d i ndcncnd cnt l v 01 ili« aitc<br />
ru l t'» cl cct rita] svst cm, ,..,'ill('t' Ihl'" o m mu nit<br />
ion fcct! cliut rs 10 t hc rear t u rtet uould l.e<br />
iu ol.c n oIl ulso, t lu: n u m ln:r (Ii round" I{'oldl<br />
I)(: li mitcd lu II/(, amou n t of ;lfJIfl/unilion [(_<br />
m ainin g ill I/,e brol.cn ofj feed chllle.-Ed.<br />
Aid Society<br />
Dear l