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

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Coleman, Heber Harold Corley, ~entin Do ,Jr. Fielding, Al 1iee.d Freyer, George Fre.::k Hazm.ert Lawrence R. ,Jr. Larkill, Joe lilac, Jr. Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas :FLYING CAIJE'l'S - HI srEIl !.lEN Alabem Institute of Aeronautics. Inc. Barrett, Fred Ho:anington ' l!>itche1 Field, N.Y. SChindler, Andrew R. Mitchel Field, N.Y. Harri s, Will iam Graber Robrech t Fort 11onroe, Va. Cox, Willis Shivers Maxwell Field, Ala. Mangan, Jinnes Harrison" I MaoDill Field, ,Tampa, Fla. Crain, James Bernard " ' ,Maxwell Field, Ala., Cal-Aero Training Coxporatioll " SparlBiocl>. Field, Calif. • :~ ,',:~ ~ Both. Harry :!lobert ',Calif. , Sacramento 'Air Depot, Calif, .";;'! ~':;, SandersOn. William Martin - ' Calif. Moffett Field, Calif. ',,~ uo stefanech, Leslie Woodrow t ',,: ',Calif. Ala. Moffett Field, Calif ••• ;,~pd Torgerson, Vernon I);)rian ~~ JOOif. Fla. Moffett Field, Calif. ::, IX' ,~.9 Nesbit,Joseph Houston • "~N;D;-J Moffett Field, Calif. .' .le>l' Nuttill1, Alfred C2lar1es ,1~Wa.sh' , Moffett Field, Calif. -, It D!1!i, '_ . . ...,
Kl\NEUVERS. IN THE HAWAIIAN DEPARTMEm' .~ the: Wheeler Field Correspondent - ..[JV .a: '.~ . .aMOnd.av, ~ 13th, saw the official . ,star{ of .the lImva-hanDepartment pnnual maneuvers. Mainly interested in the . activities of the 18th Wing. the 6th n stood ready to pl~ its ass ed parI;. r ~ • DI!lDY of the officers of the' 6th Pursu1t. this was anewexperiance. We had lleard of maneuvers befOre. but had -tiev'er~actuslly participated in the real thj,ng.Therefore. antlcipation was planes were tak1.Di off the airdrome and a thrilling at taclt took place directly over-the field. Cl@tain Jenkins with Lieuts. Gregory and: Spurgeon strafed Hickam Field. flying at zero altitudE! -in approved attaCk style and' catching the BOmberson the drame entirely.unawares. B!lE1nn!n8 at 10:45 p.m.• ~ 22nd. the 78th Pursuit ~ ~t on a ~hour alert _~~;~___ _ WEsr POINT CADErS AT WRIGHT FIELD hi!l'i'/ and all concerned were eagerly The last contingent of U.S. IAilit~ awaiting the signal to go. For the Academy cadets. consisting of a third first t~ ~s. action. at!. far as fly- Qfthe 1941 class, arrived at Wright ~!:!g,:'1/asconcerned, simplr didn't come. Field,DaYton. Ohio, on July 2nd and nuwever, Pl;!Perwork, rat~ons, COIlIllalld'.left on the 6th, an extra daY having POJ.t-s and-JOurnals kept us pretty IIllCh been included in order that the July on the go. Than, on the 15th cameword 4th holi~ might be Observed. .- .to-go on readiness. An.vthiIy;might An. interesttiig'feature of these visits happen t and the antire 5th SOuadfunwas W8.sthe bringing together of:two former .exeltea.. 3lips were.placed in dispers-cadets of the' class of 1928 in the pered positions on the field; ground anti- sons of Captains S.R.Brentnall, of aircraft guns were manned, and the old Wri,eht Field, and C.F. Born, of the "Let lem come" attitude waseveI1Where Mili'tary Acadeuw. Both pl~d end posi~ iilEmdence. Next an "Alert" s~glla1. tion on the football tealIl of -their and then came the i9l1€; awaited '/lOrdto' class, Ca1)tainBorn beUiP:chosen as Alltaka to the air. The enli sted menof . American End£or 1927.' He is now on the Squadron, as well as the officers. duty as anmstructor at the Aca.d.emY, got.a real kick: out of the show. There' Captain Brentnal1 was in charge or were patrols at different altitudes, arrangements pertaining to the orief attacks on "enemy"Bombard.men!1protec- courses of instruction enjoyed by the \iva patrols for Wheeler and lUck:am West Pointers while at the Matenel Di- Fields. and evary type of aerial acti- vision. -For this purpose he was excus- Vity that oould serve to make the ed from his regular work in the Produc- ,Hawaiian Islands even more ~reP:nable. tion Jiilgineering Section. Although . -There were activities of tbls Kind. - these t",o classmates have cometogether until noon on Fri4af, and then came a at various times since graduation, they rest. Someneeded ~t. but apparently were photographed togetlier for the others could have gone on forever. first time since football ~. ,:\l"evertheless. there was rest until &\In- The effect of the visit to Wright z.;~.. niidlt 1 an.d word was given to go on Field and the inspection and acquaint- -.-the'--l!.AIen"Mon~ morning. anceship courses in the engineering r If it is ever-necessary to put this laboratories was most favorable upon invaluable training to an acia test,we the cadets. For the first time, accordcan hope for no higher spirit and bet- ing to one of them. the term~" duct ter ,morale'than haS been shown. not onl of- inertia" appeared as somet be':' by the 6th Pursuit Sauadron but by the sides words in a book. Many of mentire 18th Pursuit Group. .'. exp~essedamazement at the size. and. ac- ..\ ---- " . -: tinty_of the place .. All "'ere mter- ",Sirice ~.13th; the 78th Pursuit ested in the many complicated engineer- S~on hil.s been 'engaged.in the ~- ing problems under attack. One ytlllth ment Maneuvers along with the rest of was heard: to remsrk sagely that. althe 18th Purs,"iit Group. - The officers tho~ present needs in the Air Corps and men have had a taste of \\hat the. ,seem to point to simolification. of 8ir- .'ci'!teal thing" is like. with _elert cells craft ana equipnent in the light of . at.all hours of thenigllt or ~tore- present furcjpean ecUq.ty, it was IlUCh ':'pel.attacking ltenelIlYltPlanes, p~loted.'eas~er to have achieved the more como ~tJY cur beloved riVals at Hickam Field. ulicated develop!l!:ints and. simplify them ,JtALWOnderfultime was had Py all .on ~ than it would be to have accoiilpJ,iShed ,d'15th'Vwhen maneuvers-really gl;lt-under only the simple developments and sud- >v'f)Y;'-- • From 8:17a.m. until 5:00 p.m., denly be faced with the problEJItsof the &~I~lls_siOIlS were being flom. with the .' more refined and complicated develop"" 'planes'taking off from di~persed posa- ments. 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