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t.ikc. from or with a 2:;th Bomb
Croup B2:; parked at Clovis. N. \1.. last
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Officers' \ lnil Room. Box 8"), . vnnv Air
I;'ISC, .\LlInagordo. :'\. \1. '
Prop Wash vs. III Wind
\\'hen his P :;1 developed cngiue trouble
O\Tr Ccnu.mv. 2nd Lt. Stephen C. An.rni.m
of Nc«: York Cit , was forced to hail out
mer the North Sca. I Ie hit the choppy
water still in his chute harness. and hefore
he could free himself. the wind caught thc
open chute. tugged it across water and
battered the AHT against the waITS.
Sccond Lt. Ceorgc T. Rich. \\'ilmington,
N. C .. Aving with Anani.m, stood hv when
the latter bailed out and sent out 'distress
"I WISll TO m.r.i. rm.v n GIVE us
]»':R ))11:\.1 ox 'lliESF I.O:'\"(; ILHIJ,S!"
signals. Sizmg up the xit uat iou whcn the
wind did its dirtv work, Rich dropped bis
\Iustang ncarlv to the water. flew over the
billm\'ing chute and collapsed it with his
prop wash. thus enabling .vnan i.m to cxtric.itc
himself. Picked up a short time later.
the New Yorker \\'as returned to FngLmd
unharmed 11\' his experience.
Living up to a Name
You might know it \\"{1Il1d happen at
1.00'e Field .. \,\1' «omcn \olunteers 'It the
Dallas (Texas) base arc aiding. upon rcquest.
in prcpar.rt ions for enlisted iucns
I\Tddings.
\ lost of the wcdcliugs take place in the
post chapel. and :;th Fern'ing Croup \\'0'
man's Club members provide .md arrange
floral dccorut ious for the ceremonies. Flower»
for the bride also h'1\T been provided in
some iustanrcs. If the br iclctohe is not
from the Dnll.r. area, she is assisted in find.
ing living accouunod.rt ious and completing
her last-miuutc shopping.
DECEMBER,1944
\\'hen a small rcception after the cere,
niouv is desired. cluh mcrubcrs provide rcfreshments
and h.rvc e\'enthing in readiness
when the wedding party arr ivcx from the
chapel.
Accrued Leave
Officers. \\']10 11\' choice or circumst:mce
h:1\T not taken their full leave allowance of
30 clavs a vc.rr. will be giH'n the .rccruccl
time. up to a maximum of 120 cl.ivs. before
thcv arc separated from xcrvicc.
Suppose. for example. the war is ended,
demobilization m.uhincrv is in operation
and an officer \\,110 lias accumulated -I:; Clals
of unuvcc] leave is at tlie separation center
nearest his home. I Ie will receive orders
whirh will send him home for -I:; duvs plus
tr.rvc! time. Dming ,iIis terminal leave, the
officer will receive full pal .md allowances.
hut he will he tcchnicallv liahle to recall
for act ivc dutv. .\t the ~nd of the leave
period. he \vili he diseliarged automat icullv
from active dutv without retmning to the
separation center.
If an officer is m , s.iv, China when the
war ends and he \\,ishes to spend his ac
cmcd leave in the Orient when his outfit is
reach' to go home for demobilization. he
could do so bv securing approval of hi,
theater commander and return to the St'ltes
for discharge at the end of his leave.
Furlough time docs not accrue for en.
listed men. who arc discharged when tlu-v
leave the scpar.rt iou center uearest their
homes.
Short Bursts
Silver instead of gold \\'ings have been
uut liorizcd for Aight surgeons and flight
nurses. The design of the insigne remains
the same .... The Flight Control Division
of the Office of Fh'ing Snfctv has been rcdesignated
the .\.\F Flight Service and
placed under the Assistant Chief of Air
Staff. Training. This domestic service will
continue to operate through regional offices
and flight service centers. :-S:ot long
after the new vcar. commcn-inl .nr linc« will
ha\'e returned 'to them all transport planes
requisitioned for militarv usc when the war
emergCllc\' \\as moxt critical. Of the 1:;8
planes turned mer to the .\.\F. 1-12 alrcudv
h;I\T heen returned to the airlines or rc
placed. . . . Thcv arc calling a 10th :\ir
Force B2:; squadron the "Burma Bridge
Busters." The bovs knocked off 1") briclacs
in ;IS m.mv davs .... The Central African
Division of the .\TC gets ;1 pat OIl the hack
for rounding out a vc.ir of iutcuxivr- trans,
port Aung wit houf a fatal accident. And
over jungle :md desert countrv never hefore
traversed except bv air. . .. ;\' umlTOUS take
off and landing accidents arc caused In'
pilots losing control of their planes whe;1
adjustable scats slide backward or forward.
The Office of Fh'ing Safety recommends
that seat locks be checked carcfullv hefore
each flight and faultv operation reported on
Form :;-1 (UR) ... , Stricter owgen dis
cipline and nu provcd oxvgcn equipment :If(:
credited bv the .\ir Smgeon for a c)Opereent
reduction in the auuvi.t rate among hc.ivv
HOW SHARP ARE YOU?
QUJ-:STIO:\S
1. 11'l\\' m.mv .iirpl.mc-, arc there
III the pict urc'
2, em vou idcnt ifv all tire tlpes of
pl.mcs?
3. .vr c :111\' roekettJrillg tubes
vivihlc? .
of. \\'hat is the 1l:IlJIl' printed on
the radiator ("Il\\'lillg of tire pl.mc
in the fore£;rollnd?
). \\'h,lt is tire initial on the t.ul of
the plane ill the fore£;rolllld;
(>. There nrc four uun III tire pic.
t urc. Three 'Ill' \I':Jiklllg or xt.urdillg
Oil the grollllcl. \\'Ir:lt is the
fourth cloin£;;
The three pl.mc-, nc.ucxt the
C:1InlT,1 h;1\C bubble c.mopic«:
True or false?
1->. h tire jcep in the picture p.untt«]
wit l: stripes. circle, or checks?
9 .. \re the flaps of the plane ill tire
foregrollnd np or clown?
III, Is there :1 pilot in the pl.uu, IJl
the foregrollllCl'
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bomber (TellS of the ')th .Vir !'