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

More documents

Recommendations

Info

SOVIET .•. low al ti tude or llhed&ehoppingll aids in hitting the target, bllt at the same time lowen the striking force of the bomb. hrthermore, where an object 1. well protected by antiaircraft defense weapons, heaV7 1088es mq be inflicted upon such attacld.ng aircraft. . Horizont~ action fram great altitude ~ be utilized against extensive are8~. The chances of hi tt1ng a target of some ,score ot 8quare meters in extent are negligible. Horizontal bombardmenttrom average al t1 tude will. 11kew1se afford slight effect1veness and w1ll be rather hasardous where the target 18 protected b7 antiaircraft artille~. Only power-dive bombing affords accuracy, effectiveness and striking power of bombs together w1th les8er danger from the action, of the antiaircraft defenle weapons on the ground. The essential feature8 of the power-dive bombing cons1st of the dropping of the bomb. at the momentwhen the airplane 18 direct17 over the target, nying at a sharp vertlcal a.ugle. A1m1ng i8 accomplished by the direction of the airplane itself. When pover-diving at a sharp angle the traJecto17 of the plane and bombi8 nearly the same. lfheoretlcal17, it might be said that when power-diVing at an Mgle of 90 0 the trajectory of the night 01' the airplau and that of the bombare identic&1. The sharper the angle of the power-d1viiJg airplane the greater the accuracy of a1m. At the same t1me errors in d.etermin1D&the exact altitude, speed of flight and Tarl&- tions in the course of flight have a JI1't\Ch lesser effect on the accuracy-of the attack than in horizontal bombing. There remains, however, the intluence of ,the w1nd on the flight of the bamb. The effect ot wind on the night of the bomb, however, 18 188e in the circumstances, Bince the speed of the bomb 18 incre.eed while the time that the bombis affected b7 the rind is reduced. _ On approac111nga target the power-dive bombers enjoy tull treedom ot maneuver. They do not require a stage of horhontal flight to take aim, as in the case of bClllDbinge from horizontal night. The very act of power-diving 18 performed in the course of flight, thotJgh it lnvol TeS the 10.. of altitude at tremendoae speed. This flight aanwverabili ty greatly complicates the aiming of antiaircraft weapons. The greatest 108ses mq be expected from barrage fire, but even here maUers are facilitated by the fact that power-diT1Dgat tremendou speed reduces the time during which the bomber remains w1thin the zone of antiaircraft fire. Along nth the advant8ces involved in power-diving, there are also certain disadvantages. Targets JD8,1' be attacked only with small elements. In the cir~.taace., the disper8ed aircraft enable hostile pur- 8111t planes to attack small group.. of planes or 1nd1Tidua1 aircraft. !he th..,.aBd aetua1 practice of powediva bombing re8Ulted in the construction of a new type of plane--the power-dive bomber. The construction features of the latter include aileron. and reverse Icre". designed to retard the speed of the craft during poyer-dive actions. In the case of an ord1n&r7 airplane the speed attained in power-d1v1ug so intensities the action of the motor as to increase considerably the rad1ue involved in coming out of powerdives. The striking power of the bombis 1D.- creased, Bince 'being released in the process of the power-dive, it alre~ posse8ses the ini tial velocity of the airplane. In dropping bombs from horizontal night the initial velocl ty of the dropped bomb1e zero. The emplo1Dlentof air bombs wi th react1 ve propelling devices, affording the bombs additional velocity, further angment their d~structive power. -20- The al ti tude of the airplane in coming. out of a pOYer-dive 18 proport1onall7 greater wi th the increasecl speed ot the craft. Greater altita4e renders aiming more d1fficul t and oomplicates the bombin«. The emplOJlllen\of device. for slowing d:awn the dive of the plane retarde the drop and thus faeili tates the functions of the airplane orew. The power-diT1ng Junker-a? bomber aUa1ns a speed in power-diving 01' abov,t 470 miles per hour. The emplo1Dlent ot the sl~ovn devices lowers thie speed to 280 miles per hour. J'or the purpose of increasing the rad1ue of action of the Junker-a? extra gas containers are carried on bombracks under the airplane w1ngs. At the outbreak of the Second World War in Earope only the German air service poesessed special aviation units of powerd1ve bomber.. These vere equipped with the Junker-a? and Renschel-l23 planes and were extensively Poland. employedin the var~t The 8iAf;le-motor, two-place power-dive lConcluded on Page 22)
ORGANIZATION OF ARMY SUPPORT AVIATION GENERAL HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORC~S I AIR FORCE COMBAT COMMAND ---------- AIR SUPPORT srAFF - SECTION ...-. ARMORED FORCE -1 FIRST ARMY FIFTH - AIR SUPPORT COMMAND FIRST - AIR SUPPORT COMMAND BOMBER COMMAND 1- 1 FIRST AIR ~ FORCE - SECOND ARMY INTERCEPTOR COMMAND 1 SECOND AIR SUPPORT COMMAND l- BOMBER COMMAND 1- INTERCEPTOR COMMAND SECOM> AIR t--- FORCE I-- Y THIRD ARMY ,FOURTH ARMY - THIRD AIR SUPPORT COMMAND ~ THIRD BOMBER AIR I--- COMMAND / 1- FORCE INTERCEPTOR COMMAND FOURTH AIR SUPPORT I- COMMAND SOMBER- COMMAND 1 FOl.RTH AIR FORCe: j.-,-- The Ail' Staff INTE~Ce:PTOR COMMAND h
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
Page 23 and 24: ------- ----- -----.. ---- --- -- -
Page 25 and 26: THE JOB OF AIR CORPS TEST PILOTS Mu
Page 27 and 28: A ... .&. ... "'.....J.....J -.,.,.
Page 29 and 30: .All tb1'ee f01'lll8 of converted i
Page 31 and 32: KEEP ,EM FLYING! Blood and hunger,
Page 34 and 35: GENERAL ANDREWS COMMANDS THE CARIlm
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 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
Page 66: C friend? ) ( foe?) < •
Page 69 and 70: Photo Interpretation MATA HARI WITH
Page 71 and 72: , .! J, I t .':';'1 ~ ~ It':::. , .
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
Page 79 and 80: Warriors By Oliver Townsend from th
Page 81: RELATIVE RANK IN WORLD'S AIR FORCES
Page 84 and 85: could outdo Rube Goldberg. Be has t
Page 86 and 87: THE dIR FORCES Nr:WS U:TTr:R and ap
Page 88 and 89: Wanted: More Pilots RESERVE OFFICER
Page 90 and 91: THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER would be
Page 92 and 93: THE AIR FORCE8 NEW'S LETTER The que
Page 94 and 95: THE ,1IR FORCES NEIPS LETTER believ
Page 96 and 97: THE .IlIR FORCES NEWS LETTER The of
Page 98 and 99: THE AIR FORCES NEil'S LETTER CARlAD
Page 100 and 101: THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER fer the
Page 102: SUPPLY DIVISION KNOW YOUR AIR~RAFT
Page 105 and 106:
Loulsl ••• Maneuvers End Supp
Page 107 and 108:
IN THE FIELD WITH THE ARMY AIR FORC
Page 109 and 110:
---0 - - - 0- ---- THE WINGED By Ol
Page 111 and 112:
Air OperadoDs In Alaska By Lieut. J
Page 113 and 114:
THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER is about
Page 115 and 116:
furways .1 rarnc \.JUIIUUI AERIAL T
Page 117 and 118:
the danger from aircraft falling or
Page 119 and 120:
.. An Equipment Review GERMAN AIRCR
Page 121 and 122:
Graham CA-ackersfor Grounded Flyers
Page 123 and 124:
A Veteran Retires FRANK P. LAHM APP
Page 125 and 126:
New Marine Air Units MORE FEATHERS
Page 127 and 128:
Wholesale Mess nail Feeding Them by
Page 129 and 130:
The Bristol LIght Bom.ber Night Fig
Page 131 and 132:
THE MONTH IN REVIEW hy FALK HARMEL
Page 133 and 134:
Your Lite insurance SELF PROTECTION
Page 135 and 136:
en eng ing the application. It is h
Page 137 and 138:
LAHM .•• (Continued From Page 1
Page 140 and 141:
"I I., K.NOW YOUR AIR~RAFT
Page 142 and 143:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES WASHIN
Page 144:
THE .tIIR FORCES NEWS LETTER . ;:..
Page 147:
THF ATR FORCES NEWS LETTER ,I I whe
Page 150 and 151:
THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER chanical
Page 152 and 153:
C I ~ . fjQ III ....
Page 154 and 155:
he reports direction and distance f
Page 156 and 157:
DEFENSE 0 00 (Continued From P.~. 1
Page 158 and 159:
e shown repeatedly if necessar,. Fi
Page 160 and 161:
THE AIR FORCES NliWS LETTER has in
Page 162 and 163:
Air Forees Seareh Oeean Flight Ende
Page 164 and 165:
"E" Awards at Langley Engineering M
Page 166 and 167:
accessory emergency unit (emergency
Page 168 and 169:
NOVEMBER F941 Further Expansion Und
Page 170 and 171:
THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER Decorati
Page 172 and 173:
would have been consumed in filling
Page 174 and 175:
£AMEIlA ••• \Continued 'r_ P
Page 176:
1 ]
show all

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

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?