Air Force the Official Service Journal - Air Force Historical Studies ...
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volunteers between <strong>the</strong> agcs of II .uu! 13 who take a Fourycar<br />
tra iuius; enur-e for thc air forlT ill a Civil i.m CrC\\'<br />
'lr;linillg Iuvt itutc, After gradllatiou <strong>the</strong>y go into <strong>the</strong> army,<br />
An official J;1]) ohscnatioll: "'lhnc midget soldier, han: a<br />
cOllsCIcntiousncss th.it m:lkcs spcctator, tearful."<br />
Night Fighter. "\ J LJ ,C,S nigh t tlgh ter rcccnth' capturccl in<br />
France \\as .mucd with thrcc -:,l) nu u gllns and four 20 IlIIl1<br />
cannon, Thc latter \\ell' located ill a xtrc.unli ncd vcu t r.rl<br />
gondola beneath <strong>the</strong> fllsel:tgc,<br />
Revised Opinion. A s!K:lker at a recent coufcrcncc of Jap .ur<br />
force officers uttered <strong>the</strong>se rcur.uk.ibh- worcl«:<br />
"Vv'c Japanesc used to th ink th.rt. bee.ruse of our great<br />
strcngth. one J:lp:lllc,e could opposc 1.()(J() of <strong>the</strong> enClIIY,<br />
\ Vc had no fca r. '\ ()\\' \IC real i/,c th.r t th is is a da ngcrolls<br />
att itudc. For iu-tu ucc. if <strong>the</strong> cnclllY scnds 1.000 planes to<br />
bonrb us, and IIC xcnd np onl , o nc pl.mc, it is ccrt.uu that<br />
our pl.mc wonlc] be clcvt rovccl .md thcn <strong>the</strong> cnelllY would be<br />
free to bourh thc ITlnalning S()I) or l)(J() [up.mc:«: plancs xt ill<br />
on <strong>the</strong> gronlld.<br />
"It is true that \\C \I'oldd not li.ivc to scnd np :1 fnll I.(JOO<br />
Japancsc pl.mc-, to oppmc 1.()11() CnCIII\' pl.uu«. for our tech,<br />
niquc is sUI)l'rior, but \Il' should of COllfSC scml np a rcason'<br />
able t[n;llIt.i.t\' of plancs so ;IS not to gil e <strong>the</strong> cncm v uucluc<br />
adv.mtugc.<br />
Believe It or Not. ,\nfJIdillg 10 t lu: BLT]in radio. <strong>the</strong> cur'<br />
Jcr.t terror of <strong>the</strong> !':;,sterIl front is :1 22,\c:lr old ober1clltn:lnl<br />
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