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cardboard bombs on their choice of three
targets-the Tokyo "Munitions Plant,"
"Steel "'orb" or "Railwav Compauy."
Fnch grade .ittcm ptcd to b~ the first' to
"wipe out" a tnget.
In the I':dmund .\. Jones lIigh School of
Cleveland. Ohio, each dollar's worth of
stamps mO\Td miniature botubcrs closer to
Berlin and Tokio, Vvln-u gmls \UTe met
"rn issions were nccom pl ishcd."
\\'hen the children at the ]\[eDanic!
Public School of Philadelphia decided to
buv enough bonds to pa\' for a bomber. a
rcplica of the plane \\'as lJLiccd in the main
hall. The huvcr of the highest c!cnomination
bond \\'as to h.rvc tlrst choice of where he
wanted to wr itc his name on the replica.
On the first duv. the kids flocked to
school witl: t luir m oncv. HOll(ls of S2:;, S:;O
and S-; drnominutions were purchased
right .md left. Then, :dong c.unc :1 bov \\ ho
w.rutcd a S :;1111 bond. "\\ 'here va 'gonna
put vour n:lmc:" the kids shouted, but he.
fore' the hov could :lm\UT, up strode another
huvcr who \\':Illtcd a S 1,0110 bond, and
the question \\:IS directed .rt him.
"Xl c." replied the thous.mdclollar bov,
''I'm gonna pot it right on the nose. The
others c.ru h:I\T the t.ul, bot I w.mt the
nose."
Any Ideas?
A sngclllt gonnn \\e k uovv about, vetnan
of a vc.trx O\CTSCIS dut v, tigmed out a
w.rv to improvr: the pcrforur.mrc of his gnns.
Ill' thooght others could benefit froru his
idea, hot -assunled that it woulc] gct bog!;ed
clown in chuuucls. So he c.unc hack to the
States not cOllnting on doiog nuuh .ibout it.
'\-hen Ill' .mivcd at a Redistrihotion St.rt
iou, he \\':IS slllprised to find that the .\.\F
wanted to get rctonunt-nclat iuuv frou: rcturnccs.
:\ot onlv to listen, hot to take .rctIOII.
The SCT!;Clllt ]l'lssed along his gun idea
and it was accepted. It probublv \nIl mean
a lot to other soldiers.
At cvcrv Rccl ist rihution Station there is
an Air IIltl'lligeuee Cuut.u! Unit. Rct umccs
arc invited to oHer am' snggestious or cr it icisms
wluch wil] iucrc.r-c the eflieielllT of
the .\.\/-'. .
The pl.m is fnnctiouing well. Snggestious
made In' rtt nruccs regl1Lirh' are heing
adopted In' the .\.\1'" 'ljSgt. .Vndrc«:
Smarck. a radio operator. for cx.uu plc. cornplaincd
t li.rt his 1,1 II-' sct blac'ked out uudcr
certain eOllditions .. \ rcport \\':IS suhm it tccl
to \\-ashington. It \\:IS redirected. innuccliatclv.
to Put tcrson held whcrr: euginl'lTS
discovered the trouble .. \s soon as a new
part c.in be mauufarturcd. a Tech Order
will be issued to rcct ifv the couclitiou.
Capt. Ravmouc] J:I;lnc\' had .m idea for
fingertip stick control to replace rudder
pedal action in order to maint:lin the trim
of the airpLme. lIe \\':IS sent to \\'ashillgton
to present his rceollllllCllCLition in person.
i\bollt I, :;1111rcports ha\'e bcell for\\':nded
to \\':Ishillgton sillce the unit \\'as es'ab.
lisheel List \Iareh. Reeollllllenelations ha\'c
cO\Trccl snbjeets from illtCly:rlOllletcrS anel
solenoid comtrnetiolls to diffielllt scconel
lientcllants and \\',mn beer.
So, if yon nlell eOIII;lIg h:lck lLI\T SOllIe
DECEMBER,1944
TRAINING AIDS
Newly Standardized for Field Use
IIO\\- TO FLY Till': B.17, Hl ""C):;
r Part [II, Jirllergen(T Operatiom I .. \ di-.
cuv.ion In' a group of Fortress pilot , helps
dcmonvtr.rt.: eorrcct procedlllcs for cuu-rgcmT
xit n.rtions in tli!;ltt: lirc ill an engillC,
iuvt.ihilitv (,;lll~ed In improper
loading (displ:ricn,cnt of c. g. demCHIstrated
In' .num.rtcd diagralllS I, st.ill«.
xhort fIelel t:lke off , cllginc f.nlun- 011 takeoH,
shorttlcld landing. (Rllnning time:
):; m in utcx. 'J
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