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

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bas6d'.~~hyears'ofte.st:~d la1lorato]:'y, Jolm D. },borman\.HowardF. ,;BrpnSOlhwru, ..7.JT
work 1S not so::easy.'",Acluevement in. , ~ D. Wallace', Jalm H. Cilrter;"'AJ:oerv!u'
any form is a prize not ult:l,mately J,ost: M. Cate,- John K.. Hester, Herbert,A._ Von
~ : :1_",-~,:,OOo,: ) . ", :;1. r:.. ', ~ln, Charles. W. Bo~, William"~3 ~.
- "l.nc'~~ ,-c.", .,,. ~, I,. • '.' BoJ. Paul- Do'Vlood., DaVid McN,Pe'ff~r -,,~,f;lI
.At:BROOX'FIELD PERSONNEL"FLY '1'0 THE:.-~" an vlinton ,C. Wasem. . ,0>£1 i : VJ-r.!l. .2.F
SAN~IO~.Al?DEP01"":". ~i-' .-," :-.. crew membe~s,incJ,uded Ma$ter"sJt~..SOIlsl:Ja
Tw~ty':f1;~ "otfi6e~~,;w.f,29 .krili~i~d:- t~~'~~l~S:an~~~p~~;;r
men of •the: 19th Wing.,,:, lea~ Lieu.t :~.' .,Starr Sgt s .. LutherE. -~Ohn. _sari;::.:W~:rl;e~ 1;1:
Colonel ,Francis M.. BraC¥, W1ngExeCll"'~-' B. Irwin, John P. -Sulhvan,~Hefu'Y W.~I~:JB'l'
tive,recent1y;madea trip to the Sen Pike,:Jolm H.'Makepeace,.Jos'e-ph~~.il!~!Us'IT
.Antonio Air ,Depot from the Canal Zone Fl~, Walter.W.'Rosch, Ernest:'B,)o,-e"!B?!:
in order to return new ships to the McEl.roy.~,James.E.Mitchel1 RoMitJH\8fif.l:s
Panama Canal ,Department, .~. c', '. _ SPitler, Earle H. Sale, Wi i liam',E:c'~II;qw8
The flight st~ed 'on Ma¥ 29th, with .fames"Ernest, D.Kent ,Clarenc~,iJ."G!L~rlj
six B-18',s carry1,ngthe men'l Four of He~, Sgts, Lawrence E. Chrl,stElIls,~~,}e
the :&-18'swere exchanged in the States Berhn F. Wells, Roger:B; HoY;Clarence;()~
for B-l8A'type airp1anes,-in order that V. Rose, 'Cpl. ReevesM. Pratt, ,!'VtEV{}"lOa.
mol'S."over the'water" fl~. ,rila;y be at-. William Moroz and Francis'D.".. Mehali:lCt~IJ.OO
t 'ted .•. The B-181 has full feathering ". ~ .,,-oOo-:-~": ~'~:~.c; ... "~~~
p~ellers., Other ships returned to' --'. . ." :~.ft.,.Sl,'J.'I0
the Panama Canal Department.were G-Z3's AtBROOK'SMA.SOOT $ENTTOTHE_,~"~o
an.d Q-4?A's', Two of .thell-1eA planes By' the NewsLetter Correspondeli't"~~.~I~e
were assigne~ to France F~eld, aD.d two .. .' . ,~-,,:"'. ::'-'-! .0
to Albrook Fl,e1d. Each held gets one". Sl,nce the entry of the a1rplane:into~~I
G-33;while the cr47'swent to tbe39th rodern militai'y endcommerci81 acti~3;t;yp
ObservationSg,uadron,i.a coIn})Bl'ative1y a constant end GC>lor:t'ulromance,l>.aa'~"~r.f
new organizahon at France Field.. ,ridd~n ~.in himdwi~h the Jef:f~:9i~j'1
Theflight:to the States was without .. end,~ntrl,cate eng:lneermg of tb?:ser-v"t:- '
incident •. A stop.'1V88madeat Guatemala ces. Tl).e.mascot ha!l.a1w~!l beenta"tle~\:a
City ~he fl,rstm/lht.Gas was ,obtained supershtl.on, eS::2E'c;~al1ynth c~tls\'11y:wj
at .TeJeria, -V~raaruz, Mexico] thefol-:-' re1at~d groups 0:': _-?-',rmen.",-'~"~'~';:~~;:?8
lowing da;Y, nth the ni/lht beJ.~.spent,: We:Lnthr1 ATI!IYJ\~::Corps give.i.J:}lO~~~
at BrownsVl,lle; Texas .. 'rhe,trl,pwas' thought to romance .andmascots;::as-out[j
con~inued Oil into San .Antonio thefo}.,:; efficiency _~rl. di"ci~iIlG make K'tl~~f:.t _
lOWlng~. ~. ~. " '.. ro1J.@;1lY -bumnoss s.~'~l,tll(i,e. th''.1)nlll.e~:r-et.~
, The flight of B-181 1 s,remam\ld at ouisl,~e to ou-r ul.tFn,'.te C?J€ctlVf:l ;':I!),t~
Duncan:Field, 'San Antonio. unhl [bQe, toe Air COD's,as ,],.,011 1)1;r.'~r ':ngiily~[.
5th!' and returned to .Albrook and France teclmical or~i~1_,t'i.(;nsl however,.there
Fie ds tln'June?th. The (}-47 fllgj:lt seeps now an...'ths," a bit ofhuman"'n6n-:remained
UfitilFri~ ,June: 14th, and mill.tary life, and.hUiJOr. .."" - ~> 'Ill
reached the 'Canal Zone the following Downat .Al-:>rookF'iuld on the "DitCh-}'!1
TuesdB,ymorning, as did.the two G-33's. vie have a ,lIlC.s~Ot of I,hich we are!'lI'e~:;a
The only incI~t on the ,return trip. fond .. HiSt:l1.~~ dovo'.ion as,w:e1A-}~i{) .
was a forced landmg,dlle to motor' his faJ.thful service have JDad.e.hiJli'antc
troUble). by 2nd Lieut -. J.D. Moorman,