News Letter 1940 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office

NarESOF THI!J 2ND BOMBARIlMJ1Nl'GROOP
Hgrs. and Hqrs. Squadron:
This Squadron is' participating in the
weekly demonstrations of delOO1Hion
bombing staged for the benefit of the
visiting Cadets from the U.S. Military
.Academy. A largl'l number of Cadets are
also g1ven "hops" in the large fourmotored
Bomberseach week.
The training of enlisted bombardiers
constitutes a major part of the training
objective of the Squadron. particularly
trom high altitudes at ni~t.
During the month of June. the Group
assigned to this Squadron 23 recruits
and prior service men •. The Commanding
Officer gave them their initial address
on tl~t is given in the ArmY Air .
Corps. The address Waswell enjoyed
-nd understood. and it appears eVident .
that these menWill be or great benefit
to this Squadron in the very near
future.
96th Bombardments~n:
on the week enas~une 15th. 22nd
.and 29th. we had the ~ open for
inspection by the West Point Cadets .
visiting Lan~ey Field. Later. several
s were ltiven local flil!dlts in B-17
8i anes , On June 27th too Squadron
par ~ i
Georgia. South Dakota and Utah. 11 eaChf
Kansas. Minnesota. NewJersey. WashiIig;;;'
ton and Wisconsin. 10 each; Colorado.:.. :;
Florida and Virginia. 9 each; Arizona"""
Kentucky. Minnesota. NewMexico: 8 'Elacp,i
Arkansas. Connecticut. Iowa, 'MississlPP~ •
North Dakota. 7 each; Nebraska. J?; " gr"
Indiana •. Tennessee and West Virgmia. 5
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NEW USE FOR LEl'TER FILES:;,,::!.,,"!!
o W~ththe p;-esent Air Corps e:fpaii.8i6~g
varaoue supPly hangars have been pu.t .to.
uses forei~.to the original intention:'
The Air Corps ~y Hangar at .ub~o!t5
Field, Panama eanaJ. ])epartmentI migp,t..",
comeunder two new claSsificatlons ...,;the
first being that of a. maternity~Waidrc6
and the second that of an incullat()r:o~;f
A shipment of four-drawer letter ,tI~
files was recently received from the,::::
States at Pier 18 in Balboa. where.they
were stored for several ~sbefore ,.De-;ing
called for by the Albrook Field>~1j
trUcks. When the cases were receiveu.
at the supply l1anP.ar at Albrook Fie,ld,
the usual inspection ensued.:' 'As !!:,~
drawer of one of the files was oIl.ened
for inspection. 10. and behold! There
in the strange bas&1net. ~. as :thre~:B
bu,gs in a rug. weretnree t1.ny kittens
with their eyes still closed. Needlel!s
to say. the triplets caused no 'end Q;f.:::~
excitement am0I\€: the perso,nnel in ~,e
Supply, this be~ the second.time~stich
a 'blessed event had affected the hlinIi:a1' 0
The kittens were'wra~d insuitaQr~,
swaddling-bends; end. wlth the ,careoolily
an experianced hand. could admjpi!lter~i:s
were taken back to their anx1ous,.:mo\!~r
at the pier. R~rt"s have 1tthAt~!39~h
mother and childi'en are doing:we:L'.;1illJ:ld
that father is aut celebrating;F~~~3s
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