News Letter 1941 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office
News Letter 1941 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office
News Letter 1941 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Pag"!<br />
Reorganization of the A:rmy <strong>Air</strong> Corps - - - - - 1<br />
P-40 wing is changed in the field - - - .~ - - 1<br />
Photog:reph of B-19 airplane - - - -- - - - - 2<br />
~he Big Baby soloed - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3<br />
Brevities from here and there - - - - -- - .~ 4<br />
Enlisted pilots begin training in Augus1: - - ". 5<br />
In a "bunpy" !'1~t- - - - - - - - - - - - - - .- 5<br />
Brazilian officers visit Randolph FieH - - .~ 6<br />
Cabbage and X-C don tt mix - - - - - - - .- - - 7,-8<br />
Link Trainers supplied Brooks Field - - - - - 8<br />
The <strong>Air</strong> Corps Maintenance CollJlllStld - - - - - - 9<br />
New <strong>Air</strong> Corps depots - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9<br />
Baptists provide funds - - - - - - - - - - - ,- 9<br />
Bombing Tange for Or Lando air base - - - -... 10<br />
Progress at, Goodfellow field - - - - - - - - 10<br />
Marshall Field emerges from flood - - - - - - 1.0<br />
Occupation of Charlotte <strong>Air</strong> Base - .~ - - -", - W<br />
Crash trailer at Cal-Ae:ro - - - ,- - - - - - ,- 10<br />
Sixteen new field.s chr-Lsbened - - - - - -- ,-11-12<br />
Promotion of <strong>Air</strong> Corps officers - -- .- --~. ).2<br />
Maxwell maneuvers beach field dutiei' '.. - ,- - - 1.3<br />
Colonel Ol.ds Yecai.ve s tI'Cplly - - - - - - - - - ',3<br />
Tn,e aviation cadet training prog'"r8xn ,,- - - - t4<br />
Fledgling son of famous fathex- - - - - - - - - -<br />
Schools added to S.E.A.C. Tra1.ning Center - - -<br />
En.l~,st,ed ments Retiremen+ Bill signed - - - - -<br />
FresD!J base £irs+ since CivU Wa:r - - - - - - -<br />
D8' r elcpment of Gray Fl,e1,d - - - - - _. - - - -<br />
Safety 'bel ts are really .,aX'>.- - - ,-- - - - - -<br />
Extensi,'9 £lying "perations at RandolpL. Field -<br />
Murals at, Scot+. Fie1,d - - -- ,. - - - - - .• - -<br />
Rest "aD!l in Olympic National Fo:rest .~ - - - - -<br />
A"... CC)1'ps sct.di.er mns Wsst Pci.n+. Cadetship --<br />
Wri.gb!j Fiel.d Lib~,'a7 synibo'l.i.aes <strong>Air</strong> Corps<br />
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15<br />
16<br />
16<br />
17<br />
17<br />
17<br />
18<br />
18<br />
19<br />
21<br />
Development - - - ,- __,0 ,. - - - - - - - - - 22<br />
Enlisted men t.rain fnl" commissions ,- ,. ,- - - - - 22<br />
Apprcodma,+e strength .-.f Ar:my <strong>Air</strong> FC,:l:'ees - - - - 22<br />
Job of A\T COI'pstjest pila">- ,- - - - - - - - - 23-25<br />
Thtrty-th-ree uni.+.s transferrE1d -_ .. ~ 25<br />
Sw\:t,c.h d L'-"wry Field per-sonnel 40 W1,ch1.t,a. Kans 25<br />
Ins').~'dLl,':l ,'~.- - - - ,. '. - - - - - - •• - - - - - 26-28<br />
Pat+;.ersn!t Field recruiting suree",sful - - - - - 28<br />
Celebritiec" a::.aCif' g,-ad;:aticm - -- - - - - - 28<br />
Cadet attire axhi.btted\:u MAW Yo"k- - - - - - - 28<br />
Keep OEmFlir1,:og- - - - - - - - - 29<br />
5i lhrue+:~.es '.~" ,- "< .., .- _. ~ .- - - - - - ,- - - 30<br />
DISTINGUISmNG MILITARYAIRCRAFT<br />
ThOlli>ands of ci",Hians are learning 'to da.st ingutsh<br />
lat,est, Army <strong>Air</strong> For0es and Navy aircraft; through the<br />
:"o'JP'3T'atinn of the newspapers with the A'r:tah,on New"<br />
GOmIfL1.i1:.ee o:f. nhe Ael:'onaut:i.ca1 Chamber of CommeX'('e"f<br />
AmeT:1,("a~<br />
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Ine,,'U'h issue of Aviation <strong>News</strong> Feat1J ..1."es~ pub Li",hed<br />
by the Cozrnuj.t,tee. there is -a,;nabfe +0 + e new?p8p~<br />
ers silhouettes d: a la:e md.s1. mi.Litarv :;l.i,-r:pJa!li".,<br />
One of toh", :"ec~t ones is c;hat.j" ".he Martin B~2.6<br />
"£ly1.ng to-r:pedo" bomber , whichLs rep:~'oduc;ea. on the<br />
back cover of th:l.s iss'l)'7. of TEE AIR COBPS NEWS<br />
LETTER.<br />
"Des c:db ed by ",+,5 deslgt1.e~s as faste:t t-han mus'. nf<br />
":,he Pursuf.t: ships nr:JW £i.ghtin~ in EUTcpe." sa;ys~h'"<br />
accomp&Vi.ng t est, "the :B-26 is the U.S, Ai,? C.p'!<br />
newest and mcst advanced. bomber. Thl.s product '.f<br />
the Glenn L. Martoin Company is stl"ikJ.ng proof o:fi;h,.)<br />
Ameri.can aircraft i.ndu.stry's ability to produce the<br />
most modern combat airplane;;. fcr!:' the B-26 bas a:''IIII'':~<br />
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