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

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BRAZILIAN OFFICERS VISIT RANDOLPH FIELD These officers of the Brazilian Air Force made military aircraft. Members of the group recently inspected the training center at are Capts. Manoel Rogerio, Ary Bello, 71rst Randolph Field while enroute from Burbank, Lieuts. Almir Martins, Paulo R. Goncalves, Calif., to their home Gtation at Rio de Joao A. Belloc~ Astor Costa, Haroldo Lima Janeiro on a ferry flight with four American- and Ary Neves.' -6-
CABBAGE AND X-C DON'T MIX World War I pilots who quieted their nerves at the end of particularly hazardous flights by rushing to the village estaminet and gulping .huge glesses. of whiskey (a device not considered sound practice for the pilot~ of the high-speed aircraft of World War II) had an excellent chance of becoming chronic alcoholics. In fact, two of the Medical Corps' best known flight surgeons write in a new book, "flying is a hazardous and exh.e.ustingoccupation, bu.tthe pilot will be wise who learns to 'taKe it' without recourse to alcohol as a benumbing drug ••••••military aviation in our time requires both physical and moral hardihood of the highest degree. Theneurotic weakling, seeking escape from stress, or the chronic alcoholic have no place in avi~ tion." The authors moe Lieut. Col. )o1alcolmC. Grow, M.C.! stationed a~ headquarte~ Southeast Air D strict, Tampa, Florida, Capt. Harry G. Armstrong, M.C., who recently was in England on a War Department assignment. Their new book iq "Fit to Fly,. a medical handbook for fliers published byD. Appleton- Century Company, with a foreword by Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold Cnlef of the Army Air :forces. It is entirely possible that their book ~ prove to be as valuable a guide to young military fliers seeking to maintain their efficiency through vro-oerheal th as, for example, Assen Jordanoff s .Your Wings" and "Througn the Overcast" are valuable to embryo civilian fliers. Food Va. Altitude Cabbage and cross-country don't mix at least not at altitudes, Cel. Grow and ~apt. Armstrong maintain. If you're going on a cross-country, it would be a good idea to layoff large quantities of cabbage, cauliflower, ~russels sprouts~ turnips and all other coarse vegetables. The same thing applies to all kinds of beans, highly spiced or greasy food and "excessive amounts of tea, coffee, sweets and alcoholic liquors." Even beer or carbonated drinks, such as the afternoon "coke," shOUld be avoided in too grp-at quantities. That somewhat bloated feeling you get after a large dinner, or too !!Ian,Y car-bone.t.eddrinks, can become something more than just bloated when y:lU get to altitli.d.E'S end the gas begins to expend. P1.o::leor transoceanic fliers who took along a few candy bars instead of trying to live on picnic lunches apparently knew their stUff, whether they knew why or not. The authors recommend that very thing, asserting that "during a long or fatiguing flight a few candy bar s are ideal as a means of allaying hunger and pruviding energy to flying personnel without, at the same time, overloading the stomach." More and Smaller Meals !tIt is ,robable that small meals or small amounts 0 concentrated and highly nutritious foods at frequent intervals, say five times' a day, during intensive flying activitywould be highly desirable for flying personnel,. they say. liThe importance of sufficient -7- fluids should not be overlooked. Good pure water,containingsufficient necessary salts and minerals is, after all, the best possible form of liquid to be consumed prior to and during flights •• Col. Grow and Capt. Armstrong even tell their flying readers what sort of exercise to take and why they should take it. "Young men," they say, .should engage in competi tive strenuous exercise such as roving, football, track, basketball and the like •••••There are certain sports that increase the capacity of the heart and l~s to a marked degree. These are mountain climbing, skiing and hunting in mountainau. country. Hill Climbing ~ine -Climbing hills brings into play not only the large muscles, but, as we ascend in altitude calls on the heart and lungs for great addi tional work due to the rarified air. Developments of this type make for better performance in the airplane at heights. 1I Of course, for the exercise of the eyes and to increase coordination they recommend tennis, squash, handball and such shooting as skeet. For men of forty and over, they limit exercise to the general confines of golf, fishing, swimming. cycling. bowling and "even squash and tennis ••••in short of the point of undue fatigue.1 Next time no more than nine holes, with more congenial partners, if the 40-year-old officer winds up his last eighteen with a feeling of irritation and fatigue, however. How It Feels To Fall Service friends of Capt. Armstrong, who may recall that he attracted widespread attention a few years 8€O by making aparachute jump in order that he might maKe a profeeelonal, medical study of his reactions while falling free will recognize portions of the chapter in .lIit to Flyllon protective device. and equipment, ranging from winter f1y'1Dg suits to parachutes and fire extinguishers. In this chapter he describes the sensation of faJ J 1 DR free. IIFalling free, contrary to the fenerallde. on the subject, is not a harrow ng experience," he and Col. Grow write. "The principal reason for this is that until one Ce's very close to the earth, there is no .ens~ tion of falling. Floating With Ease lOne feels as though he were simply suspended in space. As one gets closer to the earth however, and the eyes are able to detect the shortening of the distance between the body and the earth, the sensation of falling appears. "Itwas former ly thought (Capt. Arms trong ,8 leap seems to have been largely responsible for scotching this belief) that a fall of 8llY considerable distance through space would cause unconsciousness and death. "We now know that it has no effect on .1...
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Page 5 and 6: THE BIG BABY SOLOED B,19 Test Fligh
Page 7: ENLISTED PILOTS BEGIN TRAINING Gulf
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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 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
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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
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WE LEAIlJWED... (Concluded) nights.
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FACILITIES. •• (Concluded) twee
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Whenever a birth occurs. all physic
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SUPPORT ••• (Concluded) deliv
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Photo Interpretation MATA HARI WITH
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Our New Bases AsslgDlDent to Newfou
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THE JIR FORCES NEWS LETTER .. of th
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OVERSTUFFEDAERIAL WATCHMEN Barrage
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Warriors By Oliver Townsend from th
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RELATIVE RANK IN WORLD'S AIR FORCES
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could outdo Rube Goldberg. Be has t
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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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THE AIR FORCE8 NEW'S LETTER The que
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THE ,1IR FORCES NEIPS LETTER believ
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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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furways .1 rarnc \.JUIIUUI AERIAL T
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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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en eng ing the application. It is h
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LAHM .•• (Continued From Page 1
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"I I., K.NOW YOUR AIR~RAFT
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES WASHIN
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THE AIR FORCES NEWS LETTER chanical
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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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"E" Awards at Langley Engineering M
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