News Letter 1941 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office

_ _~ or __e m_n_, an- one s"ould
never wor!7 about not being able to thinkor
act normalJ.y in a delayed parachute jump.
It should also be borne in mind that from
~ reasonable altitude one has a considerable
period of time to carry out his intentions
since it requires about a quarter of a
minute for the body to gain its full velocity,
during which time only 1,500 feet have
been traveled •••••
Advice To All
The book is very complete, giving advice
to young men seeking train~ng as military
pilots as well as to those who already have
reached that category. Five full chapters
are devoted to the ~hysical examinations,
outlining d!squalify~ng defects and recommending
health measures to avoid such defects.
One chapter, the last, even discusses
the various diseases towh:ich airmen may
be exposed while serving in the tropics,
their cause, symptoms, preventive measures
and treatment.
Gen. Arnold reviews the work effectively
in his foreword.
'The subject of physical fitness of personnel,'
Gen. Arnold wrote, ~as from the
earliest d~s of aviation been of paramount
importance. During the many years of my association
wi th flyers and flying I have fel t
the need of a book written in simple language,
yet scientlfical~y accurate, that
would serve as a guide to health for aviators.
'Lieut. Col. Malcolm C. Grow for approximately
four years Chief Flig~t Surgeon of
the United States Army Air Corps, and Capt.
Harry G. Armstrong, who for five years was
director of the Aero-Medical Research Laboratory,
Materiel Division, Air Corps, Wright
Field, Dayton! Ohio, because of their interest
and exper ence in aviation medicine,are
well qualified to accomplish this task.
~. book should perform an important
..rvice for the 1:outh contemplating aviation,
the younger, qualified airman and the veteran
pilot, because it deals with the prevention
of diseases important in relat1onto flyiJIg
the physical examination all aviators musl
take at frequent intervals and those factors
peculiar to aviation that tend to affect the
lives ~ well being of all who venture into
the air.'
'Fit to Fl¥' is dedicated to 'the memory
of the medical officers of the Uni ted States
Army who lost their lives in aircraft accidents
in the performance of duty' and who
'did much during their active careers toward
advancing the science of aviation medicine.'
It contains 375 pages, is indexed and sells
for $3.50.
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LINK TRAINERS SUPPLIED BBOQKS J'IELD
J'1fteen addi ti onal Link trainers are belDg
snpplied to Brooks Field and will be installed
in the first consolidated Link trainer
building at the Texas field. The buil~
iug has been completed.
LiDk trainers in the past have been installed
in small number. in the"4"8.1'iou.e bangaft
st Brooks and Kelly Fields. Ul t1mately
all the trainers will be under one roof.
BEOBGABIZATIOli OF TBJi1ABMT AIR CORPS
(Continued trom page 1)
ins.
~2 (Militar.v Intelligence)--Brig. Gen.
Martin F. Scanlon.
A-3 (Operations and Training)--Col. Earl
L. Naiaen.
Ar-4 (Materiel and Supply)--Lieut. Col.
Edgar p. Sorensen.
Air War Plans--Lieut. Col. Harold L. George.
Budget Section--Lieut. Col. Leland Miller.
Statistics Section--Capt. J.M. Farrar.
The Air Staff includes the old Plans Di Vision
of the Office, Chief of Air Corps, which
was taken over in its entirety and to which
additional personnel has been assigned. The
Air Staff assumes the general planning :fUnction,
and the Air Inspector takes over the
over-all inspection function which formerly
was in the Office, Chief of Air Corps.
The Air Staff essentially is a policy
making and planning staff, and not an operating
staff. _ Consequently, while the staff
will determine broad policies to govern the
Army Air Forces, it will be the duty of Gen.
Emmons to direct the execution of those applicable
to the Combat Command, and of Gen.
Brett to supervise the actual operations
required of the Air Corps.
Regulations pertaining to the Army Air
Forces charge Gen. Arnold wi th the following
duties:
The control of the activities of the Air
Force Combat Command and of the Air Corps,
the preparat10n of plans pertaining thereto,
the supervisi'on and coordination of traintug
of all other air uni ta, and the inspection
essential to the fulfillment of these
duties;
The determination of requirements of the
Army Air Forces with respect to personnel,
materiel, equipment supplies and facilities,
and the preparation of necessary plans for
the development, organization, equipment,
training, tactical operations, supply and
main tenance thereof, includiDg overseas garrisons
and task forces for theaters of 0perations
and the assignment of personnel
and materiel thereto;
Tae determination of the Army Air Forcee'
financial requirements and the control and
supervision of funds appropriated for this
purpose.
Created wi th the Army Air J'orces was an
Air CounCil, of which Gen. Arnold is president.
Thie body iecharged with periodically
reviewing and properly coordinating all
major aviation project. of the Arm1, and
passing on all matters of current policy.
Its members include the Asst. Secretary of
War for Air (ex officio), the Chief of the
War Plans Division of the War Department
General Staff t the Chief of the Air Force
Combat Commana., the Chief of the Air C01jle,
and any others who ~ be appointed rroa
time to time by the Secretary of War.
No outli~e of the functions .-signed to
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