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world. Nearly l.()l)() fli£;ht nurvcs .uid a like number of ,urgleal tcchu iciaus were gradu. ated. Cadet Recruitirrg Suspended After five months ill wh iclr the hooks were opened agaill for I~vcnrolds to sign tip for future traininf; as uu-mbcr« of thc Air Corps Enlisted Reserve, the procurcmcut ob- [cct ivc has been met and rcuniting suspcndcd, cficct ivc October 31. Since the month follO\\inf; Pearl Harbor when the enlisted rese-rve program \\'as begun. more than 1.2 SO.l)Ol) have volunteered for air combat erew training, \\'ith m.mv thousands still in am training centers ami others on the "waiting list" or vet to come of age, nearly half a million of this total have won \\'ings. Wanted: Suggestions Officers .md 111('11 who arc "sitting" on ideas for new :Ii(b to training sholdd acccpt this as a gentle prod from the Training Aids Division. T:\D is OIl tlie hunt for ,sngf;estions which might lead to the development of new de. vices, films. posters. mauuals and the like. or to the moditication or elimination of train. ing aid,s alrc.idv in me. \\'hether vour idea ,.I "in the fonn:'lti\c sl:lge. in blucpriut form or ulrcadv reali/l'd in a workable: product, send it in for cOIlllx'tent cvn luat inu. YO\1 may be ho.trcluu; for personal uve an improvcmcnt wh ich could be effected thronghont the :\:\F, Ideas should be sulunittcd t hrouah chan. nels to the .\,\1' Trainim; ,\ich Division, One Park Avenue. New York 16, N. Y. Brake Cocktail Three cam of fruit [uirc. a jng of drink. ing water and the ingenuih' of T ISgt. Philip A, Brodziak. Rocknwav. N, J., are credited by the 7th :\ir lort« with sa\'ing its B.24, "Pi-t ol 1':lekin' \lama." from a possible CLlSh, On a mission over 1\\0 [im.r. hullct s from an cnemv fighter severed the hvdr.mlic tubes in the Liberator" left \\'ing. Brodziak, en. "DO!\'T Tc\LK TO ~IE ABOUT FL.-\K!" guiccr and top turret £;lml1('r. st oppcd the flo«: of the tluir! to the broken hnes bv pmchmg the tube shut with pliers. Thel{, fearing that not enongh fluid remained in the hvdruulic svstcm to operate the brakes and flaps for a safe landing. he added the f ruit jniee .u«l water from the uew's flight rations. \\-hcn the bomber hit the home strip, the flaps came dO\\'II. aided In' the force of the landing. and the brakes had just enough pres>me to keep the plane from rolling off the end of the flIn\Yay. The Numbers Game We often have been asked wI1\' a serial nurn bcr is what it is and a lot' of other mysterious questions about AS.Ns. Here arc a few answers: Serial numlx-r s of five clir;its or less indio cate officers in the Regubr Annv. :-\ational Cuard. Rc-crvc and :\US officers commissioned dllflllg this w.rr h.nc serial number of six digits, Reguhr Armv enlistee! personnel who en. tercel the .\nm on or after J ulv 1. I 'HO, ILl\'C serial iuuulx-r-, from io.noo.ouu to 19.99 C ).999, :'sJ:ltion:ll Cu.u d numbcr« he£;in with 20.000,OO() and Selective Service nurnbcrs will: ')O.Ollll,I)()(J. The second chgit in the serial number of :I Rcaular Annv enlisted man or a selectee indicate, the xcrvicc couun.uid area of en. livt mcut. For inst.mre. a selectee with :I «rinl uumlx-r of H.200.111 was inducted in t he 4th Scrvir:« Counu.md area. fonucrlv the 4th Corps Area. The third digit in the ~erial nunrbcr of :Ill elllisled m:lIl ill a :'\atiollal Cuard unit inducted into federal service in. dicatcs the service couunand area of induebon. Serial numbers were first gi\'l'n to enlisted men in 1915 and to officctsin 1921. Yes. somcbodv has :\S:\' 1. Ccucral John J, Pershing. . Removing an Obstacle If vou h:I\'C squirme-d through a torturous hour or two in a hot. stnff\' chss!Oolll while delivered a lectnre or supervixcd the uuwinclins; of a tr:lining film. yon 1lI;1\' like thi, one. 'i'he 'I'Llinillg .\ids Divixion is c:nnpai£;n' ing to in.ik« chss. room inst ruction and a tour O\'Cr au o]» st.rclc cour sc :IS dissimilar :IS possihle, Reports of poorlv ventilated classrooms jammed with uncoiufort.iblc scats h.ivc been received frOI11 vnrious seetio11S of the count rv. Such conditions 'in\:tri:lbh' :HC accouip.micd h;' dllll trainee a u d ic n c c s ~ whose single thollght is to get the hell out in the open. and fast, One T\D officer h:ls cxpl.uncd it LIther ior mnllv as Follow»: "If. :1.1 in the case of J comflat obst:lcle cour-,c, divcomfort aids the pmpose of the instruc-tion, usc it; if discomfort impairs the in-t ruct iou. prevent it. :\ little fresh air and :1 comfortahle chair will not dcstrov the moral fiber of a soldier \dlOse dllt\' of 'the 1ll0inelit is to look, listen and learn." Easy Does It \\'hen :\laj, Cell, Uzal C. Fnt. then (om manding general of the 2d Air Force (Sec "New Command ASSIgnments," Page 22) was injured crit icallv in a take-off crash at Fort vvorth. Texas. carlv in October, and his life depended upon h;s beillg transported gently but quicklv to Brooke Ccncrnl l lospital. San .\ntonio. the ,\ir Tr.invport Com. m.uid rcallv c.nnc through, The vcrcr.m ainn.m \\'as in bad shape. The accidcnt ]1:)(1 ocrurr.d when the copilot, misl1nderstandinr; :1 signal from the piloting general. rctrnctorl the landing gear before their Iourcnniuc Iiomlx-r was airborne. The p1:111esct tlcd back to earth, the propellers dug into the concrete ruuw.iv and one blade snapped. p.nt of it penetrating the fuse1:1r;e and striking Ccucr.rl j':nt a glancing hlow in the h:lek. :\ lcdical officers diseO\'Cred the hurt lius; metal had cut throllgh the (;enn:ll\ back muscles, had torn his rihs from his 'pille and dislocated his lower vertebrae. There was severe pressllfe on the spinal cord and no muxcl« to support it. The Ccucrals life hllng lircrnllv bv :1 thread, The ,shghte,st jar might kill him. :\fter a decision \\'as made to rush the 111jured officer to S:ln Antonio, Lt. Col. Albert E. Higgins. eomm:ln(Jillg the ATC's 5th Ferrying Croup, hased at LO\'C Field, Dallas, was :Isked to arrange the flil;ht. For the delicate task. he chose his dcputv com mauclcr. :\ la]. Clarencc S. Chiles. as pilot, and :\laj. ll.irold 1" Carter as copilot. Told to pick their own plane. the majors deri(led upon a C4~, Arriving at Fort \\'orth with in a few minutes, tlrcv fouur] all W:Is in rc.idinc-« for them to fl\.' out the (;enLT:J1. who meanwhile hacl been ctreflllh- r('mO\Td from the crashee! plane .mrl Iash~d to a stretcher designed for spin.il cases. \\-hile the medics were informing them t hat am' hump or sudden movement in takinr; off. fl\inl; or landillg might mean instunt clc.it h for the p.rt icnr, the ,\'I'C men c]l('cked t hc wc.rt lin .md dderm inccl the air wax rollgh .it lowrr :J1titudcs hilt eomparat ivclv smoot h .rt S,()()() feet, :\fter survcvuu; the t:Ixi strips to liud t hc most suitable aile, they completed their pl.m-, for the "life or death" flight .mcl wcr« rc.rdv to start. :\lthough the LUllP "POIl \\hieh the C-47 stood was hut :1 sllmt dist:lllee from the takeoff area. :\ l.ijor Cit ilr-, taxied so carcfullv that it \\':1, 1 S minute. before he reaehe;] the head of the ruuwuv. Tlu-n, he sl 0\\'1v applied P(J\\l'f .mcl. when t he transport Idt the groulld .rt redllced throttle, there was scarcely auy vibratiun, AIR fORCE
At 5.000 fed. the pilot opened the throttles .md the C-t -;- II:IS ea,sed forw.nd l;radu:dh' to full cruisill~ spln!. Durnu; the l lcIiour t1i2ht. \l:ljor Clllics no! (mil, \\':IS trnlll; to .mtirip.rt« hump-, but to ,is'u:di/c the lalldinl;. rc:di/inl; th:lt the cut ire effort would he ill v.un if I he pl.mc bounced as it hit the gnJlllld, j,'illdinl; the S:lll .Vnt nu io Ilcld clc.trcd to receive the Ihilll; .n nhul.u nr-, t hc pilot de. eided UpOll :1 lOIll; .rppro.uh .uid :1 pO\\eT' on-wl nrl Lllldillg-OllC III wh ich SOllIe PO\\lT is kept OIl nnt il cout.nt is Ill:lde wit h the grolllld. The towe-r h.ul l;iITII pcnuiv.ion to m.rk« :1 right h.uu] p.rl tcrn but \ l.ijor Chiles decided :Igaimt t h.it .md 1l1:lde ldt h.nul turns so he could sec the fle]d lllore clc.ulv from his side of the pl.mc. OIl the clownwii«! leg. the pilot told Major Carte-r to ]tllln the !:Illdillg gear :Is c.isilv as possible .m.l. :I1lOUt l,llI)1J I:mls Ir om the bouud.irv of the fleld, to "Ill ilk down " the flIps, . Thcu t hcv t1attelled out alld went ill for the crucial test. It \\:IS a tellse mnmcnt :IS the grolllld CUlle nc.m-r .n«] nearer. \l:ljOl Chiles sd her d(lIIll so gelltll his copilot dicln't even know wlu-n the \\'hcels hit the runw.iv. Les~ than .m hom l.rtcr. (;encral I':nt \\as restillg in the hospit:d with :1 good ch.mrc to pull through, Equipment Catalog The .vir 'I'eehllicd Sef\'ice Cnnuu.uid be. 1il\'es th.it too iu.mv org:llli/,:ltions :ne \!Sing oh-olc-ccut equipment bec:luse their pro. curcn nnt rucu do not k no«: about improved itc m«. The couuu.rud ITCOIlllllCIHls th.it per, sonncl COllClTllCd f:ullili:lri/e themsehTs wit h the coutcut-, of the recelllh' distriblltcd .muu.il rel'isioll of "lIIustr:lt~'d Stock I,ist- Class 1 ~," .\dditIOll:d copics of the llel\' c:tta]og in.tv be obLliIll'd Ill' rcqui-itiou froll! the COlUlll:llldillg CCllCr:I1,\'I'SC. \\right licld. Dnvt ou. Ohio. .rt t . Chid. Publica. t iou-, Di,tiibutioll BLlllch, Engineering School To iuvnn: :111:It!c-'1u:l!e ,LIfT of respollsible ~.()tlIl~ otTiC
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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
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Production charts show the disaster
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all key points of the factory's 3-+
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HE Fortresses T wings to the took o
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'l'h is was a YClr ago, but these a
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Pulling in His Ne-:I:. Reeelit de,c
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When a radio operator makes a mista
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Lifeline to the US,S R BY HERBERT R
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Ten o'clock of a December morning a
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THE MAN WITH THE PRIVATE BREEZE By
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THE AIR WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFI
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STANDARD FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL E
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It 11c:l!,illg l.ot h sidc
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Page 134 and 135: HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU? A 'hoto Test of
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Page 148 and 149: I f By Capt. Greer Williams Air SlI
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