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:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: tech nique :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::;; projector on top of tlle box , which can be effected In' illSta]ling a vcrv low powered lamp: hOllSeel to prcvcul light leaks. Stnud.i«! ;IIITLlft recognition slides m.iv then be prl)leeteel at loll' Hight ley~'ls to serve ;\S .ukl itiou.rl nigl! t vixiou practice. Mechanical Briefer The 'I\pe T 2 Comb;lt Intelligence Briefer. developed In the Training Branch of \\ light helel's j':qnipment Lnbor.it orv l':nglneering Divixiou. is .u: adupt.ition of the Pilot ;'\a\igationa! Trainer that shcJ\\s aircrcws photographs of actual tcrr.nu mer wh ich thcv \\,i11 H\' on born bing in is-.ions. BLlck-a;IlI-\\h itc or color transparenCIes arc projected onto a large screen for as many as 2(1) comb.rt crcvvruc-n .rt one sitting. Obliqne and vcrt ical photos of check points along the target route make available last-minute imtruetion to crews, furnish- in« a bird's eve vicvv of terrain over '" . which a mission will H\'. Sheds for Bomber Maintenance Time saved .uicl precious hangar space conserved arc the eontribntions that l\laeDill Field. l'b., is making toward better 13-17 maintenance. This 3rd Air Force hcavv bombardment base has constructed 'lum bLT sheds :;7 feet long, 12 feet wide .md 1:; feet high, with sections C\lt a\\';\\' from floor levels to permit mechanics to h ou-«, the nose of the plane under the roof .md to allow for propeller revolt It iou eluri ng ina in tcna ncc ancl illSpeetion. A m.rxiuuuu of rcpa ir work and overhaul is perfonneel in these shccl-; ancl the homhers arc onll' LIken into the hangars for m.rjor jobs ill\ohing em;ine change. shed metal wor]; .uul Lllleling gear rctr.ution tests. helel ofTiei:ds estimate th.rt lISC of sheels ]LlS rcchleeel number of lllechs reqllireel for maintenance eluties hv 12 1 2 percent WHAT'S WRONG .•• in the picture on page 46. 1. \\'ollldld this method of iust.rlling a deicer boot !c;lle \011 cold? Ior correet !lrocedme. xl.ut at the inbo.ud eml ;md h,\cn \)(Jot 'l'l'\Hcly ;\t top ;md bot-tolll of \\'illL; wit l: PO\it"i()llillL; pc~s. 2. :\0. 110. SCI[;C;l\1t Craig-;l\1 .nr scoop IS :\()T a too] chnt. DOII't u «: it as a h.uulv rc(('pLlc!c for h.uuuu-rs. slTcIH1ri\LTS 'or Joc Blo\\'" ncwlv .rc '1l1ircd f:iI'e kerb, YOII (;111 h.t vuu r boots t h.rt forgottcll tools left in-.id« \1 ill (;IIISC SCIIOIISdanJ;lge later. 3. ;\lId livtcu, IZo!JlTt-lt m.iv SOIlIll] like doublctalk. hut get \O\\[ ,sllocs on tire boot. It's not a -\Ic(conlc nut for m ixrcll.nn-ou« tools and strips of hiring. cit her. Keep dc icers rolled unt il rc.ulv for invr.rll.rt rnu. 4: Comc , clllnc. Cbrence. you know better than to place a ladder ;1l;;limt tire leading edge of a lying. \\'lrat's worse. it's touching tire p!cxlgLIS covering of the landing hght. And watch YO\\[ step or HJlI'1l he landing 1Je;JI,jh,. 5. Take a pm\'dcr-and dust tire underside of the boot hctiitc in,talling it. \Yhm yon ;Ipph' powder wlulc the boot is being put ou-as the serge;l\1t is doiug-\ou prevent cvcu divtrihution of tire tale. 6. The corporal on the \\'ing is doubling for l Iuinptv Duinptv when he a"lnlles this prcc;mous posit iou wlule tightening the hoot. lie's lioldiut; on bv boot-t nnas. and if t hcv break or pull 101hc. he'll nose mer ill a balltlip and spin to a crash. I'roper W;1\' IS to kuccl 011 the \\'illg wlnlc tightening boots, U «: de iccr lensionini.; hooks, 7. Don't get eagcr wit h that screwdrive:', sergcant. Prodding the boot nuder the -f:lIJlng will ru.rr the rubber surface. Try dOlllg this in .tcad: 1II0ll\1t shoe wit h 'pmitioning pcgs. l.rv fairing strip O\Cf pegs. pull pcgs one 11\ one and replace Il'\t Ir (Ic ncr ;Ittaclrlilelll SLTC\\', mllig spnt;iI "llI\ holder. Maintenance .n«l inxpcct ion prohlellls .nc soh'cd .rt \\;ICDill l-ickl, I:'la .. without taxing crowd cd 1r;l\1g;rr bcilitic\ nnclulv throllgh t l«: IhC of these pl:ltforln lil«: wor«] vtructurcs which rcadily acconunod.itc B] 7 he;I\} bomber, for rout inc ehclL and periodic cngl\1c tests, New Aerial Strip Camera The nc« lv dC\l'lopcel tvpc S-i earnera, wh ich m.t kcs pictures 9 1 /: inches wide .md up to 200 feet in length. is proelucing some of the most remarkable ;Icri;d rccoun.ussancc photos of the war. its primc m ilit.uv imp.nt.mcc is not its .ibilitv to photogL'ph 10 or 11 miles of terrain in one unbroke-n strip. but the "nLII,mgslLnpncss of eldail in the pietmes t.rkcn. .md the camera's rcm.uk- ;lhk abilih' to prodncc snccessflll photos uu.kr :Il!lcrse k;h !ing coud itious. In a rccent te,t Hic;ht, for cx.uuplc, a pl.mc Hc\\' sc\cr;d h uuclrcd fl'l't mer a ~~olf cour-«, at appro"iln:ltely 200 mph, .ind brollght h.ick a picture of such infinite detail that a golf ball \\'as clcarlv discernible on a tee. On another hop, the pilot passeel m'LT a clothc-Jinc at bet- In than -WO miles an hom, altitnde -;00 feet. and in the photo strip, with the aid of a l1lagnih'ing glass. you could count the buttons on a shirt waying in the wash-dav breeze! Photographic interpreters need largescale pictures Liken at loll' altitudes because high altitude shots suffer from diffusion of detail and frequently lack Taken at speed of o;:;() mph from 10\\' level. nC\I' (',IlIlC!':1 slrmys rcui.rr k.rblr detail. 0.'ote the "A" sticker on the windxlucld of nutomobilc. 48 AIR FORCE
;;;::::::;:~:::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::;::; : sharpness. But in tree-top Icvcl aerial photography, the sh u t tcrs of ,ingleexpos\Hc c.nncr.rx arc not fa,t cnollgh to stop the motion of tIle grolllld as it st rcakx past the lens, Rather th.m attempt to prodllce a ,hntter that would ,top IIlotiolla mechn nical inlpm,ihilitl, since in hllge ,Ierial CllIlcr:1\ thc shut tcr nui-! opcn and close mer .t n ,Ipc'rtmc fill' or six inches in di,lInder-- the enginecrs of \\'right licld» I'hotogLlphie lnbor.itorv, l':ngincering Diviviou, plnnged into the clcvclopmcn t of ,I ,1JlIttcrlcss c.nncr.i in which the film woulcl 1I1o\'e :ICTOSS the lens at the ,alllC Cite ,IS the im.rgc of objects on the grollnd moved past. The t.isk lIas to couvert the spas- modic film motion of the orcl iuarv ,ingle-expm\He c.uucra to a -tcaclv, even flo\l',s~'lIchrolli/ed Ilith thc spceci of the ~ronnd helml, .vnd after mTreOlning e'lo:l
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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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TIIC{"II""IIIi; ;lItidc j, till' I/
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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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, , ,CO:-iTI:-iUI:D ]'\o\\', pacbgi
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technique ••• CO]\;Tl:"UED Ne
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INSTRUMENT PANEL (Continued from Pa
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LIFELINE TO THE US S R ( Cout iuucc
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F\lr:RCF'\~CY FOUrp\lr:,\'T luvpcct
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50 COMBAT MAY MAKE YOU LAZY (Contin
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EN of the AAF-including the hundred
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.I In. ]~rhO:S-':cl the'mll-it:IIT
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August 7. Patton kept moving his he
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l'Iiavigation Training En Masse. Th
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"WE arc not going to bubble over wi
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A wood block support; injured legs
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Burma. A Japanese light antiaircraf
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Page 134 and 135: HOW ,SHARP ARE YOU? A 'hoto Test of
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Page 138 and 139: Tacloban strip \\";IS not sC'ITicca
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Page 148 and 149: I f By Capt. Greer Williams Air SlI
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Page 157 and 158: At 5.000 fed. the pilot opened the
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Page 161 and 162: turn to Traffic Scction, Crcnicr Fi
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Page 165 and 166: Tile air campaign to choke off fuel
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Page 182 and 183: j ._3 Thirteen days after the 13th
Page 184 and 185: THE ABC OF D-DAY When an invasion i
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Page 198: We're more than 2,300,000 individua
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