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

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GENERAL ANDREWS COMMANDS THE CARIlmJ:.U • • • CADIT MENTALTESTS REVISED THE ATTACKON LONDON• • • • Seen Through Soviet ~es WITH THE ALASKANAIR lOROES Two Pages of Pictures TlilOKNIQ,Ull: • • • • • • • • • CON TEN T S, AIR SUPPORTCOMMAlIDS EST.A:BLI SHED • • • • Support Command Organization Chart • ITHEY GLIDE THROUGH THE AIR" • • • • • Air Forces Officers Learn to Soar KEEP THE DOORD STRAIGHT • • • • • • • • • Last of a Series by MaJor Waddell F. smUh . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . • 21 • • • • • 5 . . . . . . ., . . . • • 11 . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 . . . . 3 THE COVER The cover picture is of the Vul tee :81'-13 (bade trainer) aDd was made available through the courtesy of JORTtlD, which will carry an extensive story on Vultee in the September lIeue. Mike Roberts was the aru,t who made the photograph. THE BACK COVER The airplane shown in silhouette on the back coyer (tbrough the courtesy of Aviation Newe Feature) is, of course, the :8oe1D& "Flying Fortress.' The B-17D m~ be identified by its long, slim :ruselage, four eD&ines and towering vertical fin. This 10ng-rADge, hard-hitting weapon is one of the m08t easily identified ml1l~ aircraft in the world.
o HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES WASHINGTON, D. C. e THE AIR CORPS NEWS LETTER VOL. 24 AUGUST, 1941 NO. 14 GLIDERS ORDERED COOPERATIVE AVIATION~ Troop Carriers Building Five Support Commands E~gineering research and training in connection with the prospective use by the Army Air Forces of troop-carrJ~ng gliders has been underway for more than six months, and several experimental multiplacegliders are scheduled for delivery for tests '.ri thin the next 60 days. Twelve Army have completed Air Forces officers already courses in glider flying, to qualify them as instructors and supervisors in the event glider training is expanded in the army. Another six are undergoing training at the glider school at Elmira, and six more are scheduled to enter that school sometime this month. No other assignments have been revealed and future plans are not known at this time. The entire army glider program is on an experimental basis, but variou.ssources have indicated that a glider force definitely will be created. The Chief of the Army Air Forces declared at the close of the recent national soaring contest, at Elmira, that he hopes the army will "have a glider force second to none" and I'lromised. that "we shall have such a force, and we will have it when we need it." Further evidence of army pInna is contained in the organization of the new Support Commands, as outlined elsewhere in this issue, which calls for II troopcarrying glider units." The Air Forces have ordered an undisclosed nucber of trainine and transport gliders. The training similar to the gliders are two-place and one such powerless plane alread3' delivered to the army known Schweizer brothers, of by the well- Elmira, and in which Maj. Gen. Arnold flew wi th l.faj. Fred R. Dent, Jr., at the national soaring meet. The troop-carriers are eight and 15-place ships, and ~e true gliders, while the trainers actually are true soaring planes. No details of the army's plans wi th (Continued on Page 4) re- All air elements necessary for the co~ plete support of ground forces are being grouped into five Air Support Commands, ne'''est.combatunits of the Army Air Forces. One of the commands, the First, will be seen in action for the first time during maneuvers in November. Formation of the new units was described in Washington as "another step in the organi zation of.the Army Air Forces that is intended to enhance the combat efficiency of the whole military establishment." The step will make possible effective and close cooperation between ground forces and the purely support-type air units. One of the Air Support Commands 1s under the direct control of each of the four Air Forces, while the fifth will function under control of the Air Force Combat Command itself. The Firs t, Second, Third and Fourth Air Support Commands will operate with the four armies bearing those designations, and the Fifth Air Support Command will cooperate with the Armored Force. Each of the Air Support Commands will contain all the elements required to provide the support necessary to insure the success of a ground force's mission. These elements will include some old and wellknown air units and some that are new and not so well-known, even to air personnel. Grouped in the support category will be observation (both lighter and heavier-thanair), light bombers, dive bombers, photo planes, gliders and transports for parachute and air landing troops. The command and staff functions will be centered as follows: First Air Support Command, commanded by Col. William E. Kepne~, headquarters at Mitchel Field, N.Y. Second Air Support Command, commanded by Col. Hume Peabo~, headquarters at Oklahoma City. (Continued on Page 4)
Page 2 and 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS Pag"! Reorganizat
Page 5 and 6: THE BIG BABY SOLOED B,19 Test Fligh
Page 7 and 8: ENLISTED PILOTS BEGIN TRAINING Gulf
Page 9 and 10: CABBAGE AND X-C DON'T MIX World War
Page 11 and 12: ___ --' ...J '- _ .. ,._-J "' --l..
Page 13 and 14: SIXTEEN NEW FIELDS "CHRISTENED" A D
Page 15 and 16: MAXWELL MANEUVERS TEACH FIELD DUTIE
Page 17 and 18: FLEDGLING SON OF FAtvf.OUS FATHER C
Page 19 and 20: FRESNO BASE FIRST SINCE CIVIL WAR T
Page 21 and 22: ......J .... _ ...... A rest camp f
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Page 25 and 26: THE JOB OF AIR CORPS TEST PILOTS Mu
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Page 29 and 30: .All tb1'ee f01'lll8 of converted i
Page 31 and 32: KEEP ,EM FLYING! Blood and hunger,
Page 36 and 37: The Army Air Forces' first glider,
Page 38 and 39: GUDERS ••• (Ooncluded) spect
Page 40 and 41: WE LEARNED... llpee!. So8riDg 18 a0
Page 42 and 43: 'The dive bomber is used to support
Page 44 and 45: THEN THIS... and we were still ing
Page 46 and 47: increased it. al t1tude of flight 4
Page 48 and 49: ALASK.A Lalld 1l.Btd: Hcmgar und e:
Page 50 and 51: LANDING various materials under con
Page 52 and 53: 8pecialized training for their part
Page 54 and 55: SOVIET .•. low al ti tude or llhe
Page 56 and 57: "VIET ." (Ooncluded) Junker-87 bomb
Page 58 and 59: WE LEAIlJWED... (Concluded) nights.
Page 60 and 61: FACILITIES. •• (Concluded) twee
Page 62 and 63: Whenever a birth occurs. all physic
Page 64 and 65: SUPPORT ••• (Concluded) deliv
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Page 69 and 70: Photo Interpretation MATA HARI WITH
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Page 73 and 74: Our New Bases AsslgDlDent to Newfou
Page 75 and 76: THE JIR FORCES NEWS LETTER .. of th
Page 77 and 78: OVERSTUFFEDAERIAL WATCHMEN Barrage
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Page 81: RELATIVE RANK IN WORLD'S AIR FORCES
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THE dIR FORCES Nr:WS U:TTr:R and ap
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Wanted: More Pilots RESERVE OFFICER
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THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER would be
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SUPPLY DIVISION KNOW YOUR AIR~RAFT
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Loulsl ••• Maneuvers End Supp
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IN THE FIELD WITH THE ARMY AIR FORC
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Air OperadoDs In Alaska By Lieut. J
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THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER is about
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the danger from aircraft falling or
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.. An Equipment Review GERMAN AIRCR
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Graham CA-ackersfor Grounded Flyers
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A Veteran Retires FRANK P. LAHM APP
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New Marine Air Units MORE FEATHERS
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Wholesale Mess nail Feeding Them by
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The Bristol LIght Bom.ber Night Fig
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THE MONTH IN REVIEW hy FALK HARMEL
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Your Lite insurance SELF PROTECTION
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES WASHIN
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DEFENSE 0 00 (Continued From P.~. 1
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THE AIR FORCES NliWS LETTER has in
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Air Forees Seareh Oeean Flight Ende
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THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER Decorati
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