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January 1', '1938
::-::;Information Divisi~'n "',..; Air Corps /  
The chief p~ose of this publication is to a,istribute information on aero- nautics to the flyJ.ng personnel in the Regular Army, Reserve Corps, National Guard, and others connected with aviation •
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SECRETARYOF W A R E X P R E S S E S NEEDFOR:BALAlJCEDAIR CORPSPROGRAM
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In a letter of November 3, 1937, to gram: . ' . the .i.ion. Harry..:1. Woodring, Secretary of / "~. The Army ~ir Corps is faced anmr- War, Mr. Charles F. Horner, President of ally withprocurJ.ng and training several the National Aeronautic Association, htu1dred Flying Cadets at the Air COrps stated: . Training Cent er , Randolph Field, Texas.
11Many' of our members have asked me as I It is becoming increasingly difficult 'to President of the National Aeronautic As- I obtain the necessary quota of Cadet app11 sociation how our organization may aid cants. I think this 18 due in no small the War Department in accomplishing 1ts I degree to our lack of ade9.Ua.tefacili- aviation program. ..., ties for a widespread publicity campaign
"The National Aeronautic Association I to acquaint college graduates with what 1s a non-profit organization, national the Army Air Corps has to offer. Bereis in character.and scope, as its nameim- I an opportunity for the college 'graduate plies, having chapters in every state. i to ob taf.n one yearts flying instruction It is non-political and derives no sup- I at the finest flying training school in port from ~. branch of the government. the world, plus the added inducement of  Webelieve tnat our organization, and one to five years active duty as a Re- our membershi~ as individuals, may aid serve officer, with pay and allowances the Army consJ.derably toward a.realiza- in grade. The Flying Cadet is paid tion of its plans for our national air $75.00 per month, is provided c~oth~ng, defense. .' . ' . food and shelter while undergoing train-
"I shall appreciate it. ~rovided you ing. It seems to me that if every col- ~ee with me in this be11ef, if you lege gradUate kllew of this wOnderful op- wJ.l1 advise me.exactly what the ArmytS portunity we w01-J.ldbe flooded by more. air program is in order that Ima y in- flying cadet applications than we could form our chapters and membership accord- accommodate. I believe your organiza- in~ly. It is fully realized that. cer- tion can aid materially in acquainting taJ.n phases or parts of your program may this class nfyoung men with the unusual be confidential!' it is hoped. however. opoortuni ties available to it. that you can re ease enough of it to me rIb. The major portion of the present so that we can aid you in securing the Air-Corps problem may be divided into support of the people of the United three parts: States." ' I Planes and accessory equipment;
Expressing his a-ppreciation for the Personnel; and . offer of the cooperation with the W a r , Ground installations and establish- Department of the National Aeronautic ! ments. Association and stating that it is most I The War Department has recently brought encouraging to know that organizations IUp to date stUdies 'showing what is need- of this character may be depended upon led in each of these categories to bring for coo~eration in matters. so vital to I them to parity and to co~lete a balancec the NatJ.onal Defense, Mr. Woodring, in a program. I am sure. you wJ.ll understand letter dated November 9, 1937, advised why it is not nowpossible to make this Mr. Horner that the Army Aviation Pro- I program public. First, it must be sub- gram is undergoing constant study; that Imitted in' detai1ed'estimates, and passed future programs are nowunder discussion, I upon by the Bureau of the Buc1getand the and .that he would take the matter up I President. When the Presi9-ent forwards furtl1er with him later on. to the Congress the E:xecutJ.ve recommenda-
In a letter cf December 10, 1937, Mr. tions on these fea'tuxes, the National ~ Woodring~ote Mr. Horner as follows: Aeronautic Association can aid material-
liAs indicated to you in my letter of ly by advising all inquirers of that I'ro- p ..: l'lovt)mber9, 1937, further study has been gram. In the mean time, it undoubtedly
given in an effort .to. provide a more de- will aid materially for you to publicize CJ:J tailed answer to your request for the among your members the fact that the War
Arm,:VAir Corps pr ognam. .. Department does have an up-to-date eur- "The following are some specific sug- rent program for an adequate air defense.
gestions containing details of our pro- Ifeel that much of the criticism which V -7588, A.C.
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has been LeveLed at ~he,War,Department ,is desirable that it be p t' 11 on the subJe~,t of aVlat"l,on,In,, the, past, I war footi,ng in time of rac tca y on a was because lt was not generally known' "I wi " peace. that w~,did have a co~leted program to- I fer of :~s~~~~~totthank y~u for. your of- ward w~llchwe are worklllg just as rapid~1 that your 0 ,?e t'? us. ~ree fully as funds are .provided . " I k rgan~za ron, a natJ.onally
"( 1) On the subject' of a.ircraft I ad- p~~;r~tion~partl~an group, composed of  vised you in my last letter that the War I h : 1 c me~ an ' wom~ncan do much to Department was endeavoring to supp ly ~ If;n~eU~yreaf~ze our alms for national de- total of 2320 airplanes to the Army'<Air I peopl 1 1 rn a 1n.; our program known to our Corps, by ~940; and, that it is proposed I e, ---00 _ t9 r:talntalll thatf1gure by an annual pro-I 0
V1S1011of about 400 planes of the most I ' .ARMYAIR CORPSEUYSPURSUITAIRPT''''1'il'S modern types, .i-\. .LltU.~JlJ
"(.d) Vil tlle subject of accessory ma- ! mh A itt teriel and equipment, it is evident that ILo~i: 'J~~~n:o~n S~cretary of War, Han. }here, mu~t,be an increase in operating \ 1937, th~ award~~°fu~e~~iDecD1b~r,ll,
unds ana. an funds for the procurement I of the Curtiss-Wri h.t C ss" V1S1on of acc;~sor~es, such as eng~nes! plane Buffalo, NewYOrk,g~f ao~~~~~:~~nf~f ' and, engane J.n~truments, navlgatlonal I service-test lot of thirteen P 37 pr a egu~pme~t"anQ armaz:tentcommensurate I suit airplanes and the nece - ur~ Wl~n.(3t)hJ.~ ancr ease an plane strength: ,parts, amounUng in all to $~~y 3~E'~ , ' Wlth r.ef~rence to personnel, 1tiThe Curtiss P-37 is an all-metal: 1. 1
1 Snot now Passlble to,provide a~dition- I:in~rl singlerengine~. sinryle~seater ow-,
a personn~l fo~ \'heAlr Corps, ,but re- i onvl-'l~ane., J,,, le Sll1I1lar,If>. ", "
medial leglslatlol'l has, been recommended 'I to the, CurtJ.ss P-36 PursuJ.t, of WhlCh to a.'TIeliorate t11is serious si tua t Len " thi s Companyis now building 210 for the
"(4) Concerning ground installations IArmyAir Corps, except that it is design~ and ~stablishz:tents,the;Y' ,too, are being, ed for a l~quid:-coole~ instead of ~n air- provlded for lli ourestlmates. Obvious- !cooledenglne w1th whlCh the P-36 J.6 ly, since these buildings, flying fields I'powered. This ch~1ge in power plant and and ai~ bases'and. installatipns are very',numerou~ ?ther minor impr~vemen~s in expen~lve, they can not ~e provided at ,Istreamlln~n~ and structu~al des1gn h~ve one tlme, but I111+.stcome an properly bal- [made posafb Le a further 1mprovement:m anC?edincrements !3-s,the planes are sup- I the f'lying ,?haracteristics so satisfacto- plled. ,', Iry in the alrplane of which this is an
,IIC, One very important sub-division of  i improvement. mll'itary aviation conpernS.e.xperimental ' The airpl~e is provided witJ;l an in- deve Lopmerrt, If our eXPerimental pro:" closed cocltpMi, a steerable tall wheel, gram be not adequate ~1d up~to-date this flaps (sometimes lcnownas airbrakes), year, our airplane procurements, for landing gear r.etractable into, the wings, years to come must be adversely affected'j and all the other latest devices develop- whereas in past years our experimental 'ed by .American aeronautical designers to program had led the world several other I improve its f~ying characteristics. Thes~ nations ~renow spending ~a6t sums 011 I deyelo~mentsa.rE;) expected, to produ,?e in aeronautlcal experimentation and, \L~less I thls a1rplane,speed~ cons1derablyln ex- we can continue to provide 'ample funds IIcel!ls of 300 mtLea per hourj ,h~gh rate of  f9r our Materiel Division at Wright ,cllmb, and great ~euveraolllty when FJ.eld, ther~ is grave danger. that we may ! ~omp~red to other .aJ.rcraft of comparable be left behlnd, may lose our present pre-I spee~, eminent position, This is vital, and I vVJ;lencompleted, these ~irplanes w~ll be yo~ or$anization can do much to make I , de1:Lvered to' a combat,~lt of the Alr thlS po~nt clear ~o your m~mbers and I Corps for thorough testlng. those wlth whomtney come 1n contact ~ld i ---000--- over whomthey exert a wholesome influ- i ence. ' ! . LANGLEYAIRW.E11FLYT O BARKSDALEATNIGHT
"d. I feel that a section :l,n ~r  annua l.] " . " report dealing with aviation outlines j Oaptaln Carl E. McDaniel, of the 96th ~uccinctl;y ~ome'esse::ltials on the sub- 'I B<?mbardme,ntSquadron; Langley Field,!. Va., Ject of mJ.IJ.tary aviation which .1 may I wlth a re~lar comba~ cr~w ina B-l'( Bom- well ~uote to you in .this connection, I bardment a,lrplane Wh~ch,lncluded ,Staff 
II It shou.l d be borne in mind that , Se~ge~ts Harry W. SJ.chard,' George Billy modern alrcraft C~1not be quickly im- I anfrP~lvate 1st Class John Shealey, of  provised. The construction of air- I th~ same Squadron, accomplished a night planes necessarily takes considerable I f1J.ght to Shreveport, La., and return on time. Hence, our peacetime stren~th November 30th. should approximate rather closelyOour No landin~ was made at Shreveport, and requirements in war. Furthermore" in the tota} tlme of the fli~ht was 12 houri a major war our air arm would probably , and 10,mlul:ltes. Excepent weather pre- be e~aged almo~t immediately on the va1led durl~ the ent1re flight. openang of hostJ.li ties. 'nlere;f'ore, it ---000---'
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T H E G E l if E B A L HEADQPARTERSA IR F OR CE ~ Review of 1937 and JewYear1s Message
By Major General .Frank  M. .A.ndrew:s, Air Corps, U. S. ArrD:3'.
Twooutstanding accomplishments have with a minimum.of  respo:nsibili ty for. op- made 1937 noteworthy for the GH~Air eration. In time of war or field exer- Force. T'J,leyare: first, the clarifica- cises or maneuvers, the air base com- tl011 of and substantial prcgress toward priees the home station and all occupied the perfection of -.the Air Base s:{stem,i au,xiliary airdromes within a radius of  and,' second, the successful servace test I approximately 200 miles,' served by the afd ''UIllversal,acceptal'l.ce of the B-17 as Headquarters and Air Base Squadron ae- tne prototype of the'future basic e1e- signed to that air base. In g~riBon, ment of our Army;A.irForce, - the hee,vy the air base shrinks to include only loa~, long endurance, high speed, luu1ti- the home station, and sub-stations, if  en~lned Bomber. any. Thus an air base is flexible in
prio~ to the formation of the GH~Air extent, and varies according to the sit- Force J.n March, 1935, each Air Corps uation, from the'home station a1oneto station was organized and administered the home station, substations and all primarily as a peace time home for its auxiliary airdromes, served by the air uni te. Field exer-ctse.s and maneuvers base squadrons. a~ented when necessary were comparativelyinfreg.uent, and when by a.ir case squadrons or parts thereof  held required the formahon of provision- from other stations not active at the al commandand staff set-ups, provision- moment. al groupings of units, and the improv.iSa- "A few details are yet to be solved, tionaf a system of maintenance and but in the main the present system is supply.. I sat.isfactory, and I believe it to be the
Recognition, definition and ini tial,. only system which can make inte~aland impetus of the necessity for air bases I cohesive combat.units truly\mob~le, and were made official by that splendid docu- can insure a practical application' erf  ment, TR.440-15, issued by the WarDe... the thenrjT that "the impetus of supply partment over the signature of our Chief is from the rear." of Staff, General Malin Craig, on October Memories are notoriously shert, but 15, 1935. , Development and perfection of reflection will remind us that one short the details of air base operation requir- year ~o the modern four-engined :Bomber, ed thought and time, and much trial and exempllfied by the :B-17Bombardmenta,ir- error. Initial mistakes were rectifi~dt plane, was under fire. It was tnought and the soundness of the present system to be IItoo mucha1rp1anell for Ai':r C()rps was proved in the GH~Air Force maneuvers1 personne1,- unnecessari~ large, cestly in California in the spring of 1937. and complex.
  ¥ajorGeneral George S. S~monds, Command-During the past year, GH~Air Fo~pe lng the rourth Army.and NJ.nth Corps Area, personnel h~ve prov~d beyond quest10nby and aPPo1nted for those maneuver-sas the thousands ('I! hours an all weather and by special representative of the se,cretary I the droppdng ('If thousands pf bombs at of War. complimented the efficiency of maneuverJ.ng and stationary targets, that the GH~Air Force Air:Base system of the four-engined, heavy' load,l?-igh per- supply and service. General Simond1s formro1ceBombardmenta1rplane 1S not long experience in such matters and the only valuable but necessary if theGH~ high Pfofessional regard in which he is A~r Forc~ is ~o ~xecute the role that ~iversa~~ hel~.lend ~reat weight to wJ.Il f~l~ to 1t 1u.the event ~f war. The h1S opin1ons. alS pra1se was a source trend J.s toward stlll larger :Bombersof  of extreme gratification to all echelons equal or better performance, and within of the GtiQ,Air Force. My thanks and ap- a short time I am.certain the B-17 will preciation go from the heart to those be considered a small airplane. officers and enlisted men wh0worked In addition tO~le outstanding prog- hard to overcome the inertia of the out~ ress in the development of the Air Base modedsystem with which they were famil- system and the proving of the modern tar, and whoput across the new system, Bomber, m y HewYear's message would be s? necessa.ry to the operations in tho, i!.lcoroplete '!Iithout mention o~ the reduc- held ~f a modern air force.hon in accJ.dentrates; the ~mprovement
.What is this air base -system? It is in ~nnery -oYl?1;u'suit and Att~ck units; 8lmply an organization for war on ~unc- and tne perfectJ.onandextensJ.on of the tional lines. The combat units are re_science Iyf  navigati0n by reconnaissance spons1ble for .comba.toperations with a and :Bombardmentunits. minimumof responsibi1ity for administra-To all personnel, officers and enlist- tion, $upply and service. The air base, ed, of the GH~Air Force; to the Materiel Mznprieingas it does a large area, is Division and other agencies of the Chief  primarily,re,spon, sible for, supply, main- of the Air. Corps, and to the 'Irms and tenance and. service for the combat uni ts,( Continued on Page 4. .
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With "Pea-Shooters," broad-win~ed I ulated attack on advanct.ng infantry. Bombers, sleek Attack planes, sb1r~ new i DurinG the evening shows, only air- automobiles and colored searchllghtsand I planes of the 19th and 17th Groups par- anti-aircraft equi~ment beins; displayed, I ticipatod. Phantom-like they circled the March Field "L1ne" became a crowd- the field unseen until the huge search- thronged midway November 12, 13 and 14, i lights of the 63rd' Coast Artillery open- as the second annual Au~liomobile-Aircraft I e d up, .riddling the sky with bright, Show was' staged. The show was sponsored I vari-colored lights which outlined whole by the Riverside, Calif., Chamber of  I formations. As a climax to the evening Commerce. . ' shows, the Attack planes dropped para-
The show was officially o~ened at 1:00 I chute flares and landed by them.  p.m., November 12th, followlng a luncheon I All events were described over the at the Officersl Club which was attended, broadcast system by Majors Earl~r Duncan, bybu~iness men of Riverside, executives ! Victor Strahm, JomlCannon and Edward of the Santa Fe Railway, mova e stars I Martin. Celebrities, who visited the from Universal Studios and officers of  I show as guests and sponsors, were intro- March Field. I duced from the reviewing stand by Major
Colonel John H ; Pirie, Post Commander, I Duncan. During each show, the Post' gave the.openi~g address of welcome.over : Commandant greeted the visitors over the the spec1ally Lns ta l.Led loud speaker sys -] broadcast system. tem loaned by the St andar d Oil Company I , Sunday, l~ovember 14th, which saw the of California, and supervised by Major I largest attendance, anaJ.most unruly Edward Martin, Post Chaplain. Major) crowd of nearly 30,000 ~eople had as Early E:W.Duncan, March Field Public ! added attractions exh fb l tions by the Relations Officer and officer in chlU'ge I Motorcycle Squad of the Los Angeles of the show, introduced Mayor William E. i Police. Department, the Riverside Drum Evans, of R1verside, who officially ac- I and B~le Corps, &"1.0. the presence of  cepted Colonel Pirie Is welcome. The I such f:Llm celebrities as Freddie Reveille Guns 'sounded, anti the show was i Bar tho l.omew, James Stewart, Virginia on. . . i Grey and William WeIdman. Freddie
Two of the large hangars on both sides I Bartholomew wanted to ride one of the of the Headquarters building were given I motorcycles, but later sad.d.Jre would' over to. the automobile displays (which I rather "just watch" the ..Pursuit planes. were duplicates of the Los Angeles AutO-I Sunday night, after the last pat ron mobile Show;)• Ina third hangar -tner e had departed and the darkened stre'ets was a d~sp~ay; of trailers, accesso;ries seemed ~1.usually quiet in the absence and anh-a1rcraft equipment •. 'On tne i of multrole laughter and the exc ited March Field railway tracks stood a new I chatter of thousands of  vo Lce e," single' streamlined coach and diner of the Santa i footsteps echoed hollowly against the Fe Railway, .open for inspection. I sides of the huge silent hangar s , It
Each of the, three days saw regularly I was satisfaction and high pr tde in scheduled flying by the 19th Bombar dment i achievment walking rampant over every- Grou~, the 17th Attack <!roup, and three i thing: An important .phase in. t~le value P-26   s from Barksdale F1eld, La., flown i of th1s annual show 1S the sp1r1tof  by Lieuts. Landry, Lessig and Keith. ~le igood will and ~O.Odfellowship which it aerial events were scheduled for both I helps to promul~ate between the person- afternoon and evening. : nel of March Field and the citizens of  
During the afternoon shows, six Bombersl Southern California. from the 19th Group, led by Captain I ---000--- Ferris and Lieut. Boyd, flew in various i . formations and passed in review low over ~GeneraltHeaddu~rtersA1r Force the long line of people on the nor-th (Con 1nUelrorii""Fage 3). edge of the mat. Next came the "Three Mosquitos, "led by Lieut. Landry , who ' services of the War Department which sent their P
7 26's through thrillinG I have contributed to the past s~ccessful
maneuv~rs wh1ch w~re climaxed with I y~ar, I extend rolf thanks and S1ncere scream1~ power dJ.ves that had people" wJ.shes for an even more successful year instinchvely bucklin6 their legs despitel to come. t.he fact that the planes always maintain- ed a safe altitude. ~l e final event of  the aerial show was the flying'by 18 air- Personnel of Moffett Field, Calif~, planes from the 17th Attack Group, led played hosts to personnel of TWAand by Major Mallory, Ca~tain Lawsonro1.d United Air Line transports during a Lieut. Terrill. F1Y1ng in close forrna-dense fog which covered the Bay Area On tion, they passed in review and then December 16, 1937. The commercial a~r- laid smoke screens over the south side men spent two or three hours on the of the field. The planes, flying very ground and took to the air late in the low, then penetrated the screen in a sim- aite.rnoon.
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 /  FORESIGHTPAYSDIVIDENDS Frank t. Base Commander,expressed himself 
,&Sbeln~ pleased with the progress mads According to the NewsLetter Correspon ,toward training the Regular ~ offi-
dent from .Pope Field, Fort Bragg, N,C'r eel'S of the 'Ninth Grou.pas navigators, Major Edmu.ndP,.Gaines, . of that post, 16 and hoped that the ,d a Y would soon ar- .;, planning to apply to someone for a life- rive when.the course could be made aV&11- savino JI1A:)da,I.It appears that several able to Air Reserves ... months ago the sum of $4,800 became' The course of instruction offered to available for repairing and painting the the recent graduating class exceeded the balloon hangar at Fort Bragg and for usual three-month period devoted to other necessary repairs. Ali of this classes, due to sus~ension of the school moneywas spent for materials, and addi- during maneuver perlods when the services tional funds not being available the. of the students were required elsewhere. projects were undertaken by utilizing The highlight of  th G prosent class was the services of the enlisted men. The the graduation flight from M1tchel Field repairs tcii the balloon hangar included to San Antonio, Texas, via the ,Gulfaf  the installation of a new roof. When Mexico. Twoflights of two B.18's made itis considered that this is really an the trip, the first flight extending airElhipha~ar, almost 100 feet high, from November 16th to 19th, and the thediffic1ll'.ties and dangers which beset second flight from November 30th to De- inexperienced ~ersonnel working at this cember3rd. The purpose of the flights heightareman~fest. " was to comply with the new GBQ,Air Force
As a safety meas~re, Major Gai~es ~ro- directive whicll requires all new gradu- cured from Scott F~elda large a~r~11p atesto demonstrate their ability to infla.tion net end had it hung, double navigate this flibht before certlf.icates thickness, immediately below the roof of proficiency may be granted. Each trusses in the hangar. The size of this :B-IB carried two students who rotated in net can be appreciated when it is con- performing the duties of dead rockoning sidered that it was large enough to be and celestial navigator. doubled and yet amply cover a space of The planes took off from Mitchel Field 76 by 220 feet. Vii th this safety net shortly after midnight and arrived at in place, the morale of the men working Jacksonville, Fla., for breakfast and on the under side of the roof was high servidng. From there the flight headed and theyweIit merrily along with the for Tampa, where 1t struck out on a 766 wQrk. nautical miles water le~ over the Guif  
On December 10th, the net paid its of Mexico to Oorpus Ohrlsti, Texas, and first dividend. Private Cha.rles E. from there to Randolph Field. After a Baker, 16th Observation Squadron, one stopover of one day at Randolph Field of the best steel workers in the crew, for niaintenance, the return f1i~t was lost his footing on the scaffolding un- made over the same route. Both legs der the trusses and plummetted into the over the Gulf of Mexico were flown dur- net. He received only mb.or scratches '1ng da.yHght, while the legs between and, none the worse for the incident, Mitchel and Jacksonville were flown at was back on the job the next day. Pri- ni~ht. . vate Baker is now the recipient of many ~he flights were highly satisfactory good natured jibes, which attest to his in every respect, and particularly so popularity, and what would have been a from the navigahon standpoint. Remark- tragedy at this station resulted merely able accuracy was attained by making in a happily closed incident. celestial landfalls on Corpus Christi
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MORENAVI~i'01tSGRADUATEATMITCHELFIEID All positj.on reports were transmitted , over the SCR-187~ set to the Second
Certifica. tes of proficiency in dead Wing Station DF4at Langley Field. Char- reckoning and celestial navigation were acteristic of the high performance of  presented to a group of eight officers. the radio communications was the prompt- of the Ninth Bombardment Group, Mitchel ness witIl whi.ch DF4recei~ted fQf the. Field, N.Y. at Officers' CalIon Decem- plane's message that land1ng w a s being ber 10th. Those receiving diplomas from accomplished at Ra.ndolph Fiel.d.. . Lieut. Colonel C.W. Connell, Group Com-. Position reports were also rendered on mander, were: Major Ulysses G. Jones, schedule to Coast Guard stations lying Captains Joseph Smith,Milton M. Towner, along the r-outo, Direct contact with 1st Lieuts. Emery S.Wetzel, Millard C. the Coast Guard on the over water le~s Young, Dwight Divine II, and Milton F. contributed considerably.to the crewTs Summer!elt, Air Corps. peace f)f mind. . .
The grad~tion of these officers Weather conditions were most favorable bri~s the total n~er of navigators for.making celestial observations. Only trained by the Mitchel Field Navigation on the Jacksonville-Mitchel Field leg School,since i tsinception in August, of the second flight was there any de- 1935,. to 33. Commenti~ upon the gradua parture from ~re-flight plans. Here an tion of this class, Colonel Waltar B. (ContJ.nued on Page 6).
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1. For outstanding service to the Co~ol'}wwalth o~ the Phili~pines, ina ~oslt~on of maJor respons~bility, there ~s hereby presented to First Lieutenant Hugh A. Parker
i Air Corps , Uni ted.State s
Army, T } ff i DI S T N G UI S HE D S E RV I CE S T AR of  the ,Philippines. As Plans and Training Off~cer of the Air Corps ~raining.Cen- tor, Philippine .ArfW, and individual in- s.tructor of flying cadets, his services h~ve been characterized by unusual effi- ca ency and ~rofessionalskil1, unflag-. gJ.ng en thuai asm, and outstanding results. HL work has required incessant. devotion to duty, areadane ss and capacity to' .. comprehend the particular requirements of Filipino sbudenta, and an ability-to adjust technical instruction so as to overc?me unusual difficulties. His ac~ ccmphshrnents and examples have been an inspiration to every member of the Air Corps of the Philip~ine Army and a , source of satisfact~on to the Chief of 
Air Corps, the Chief of Staff. the Mili- ta:::-yAdvi ser J and the Commonwealth Gov- ernment. .: -.
( S g d . ) MAliJUELL.Q , U E Z O N , Commander-in-Cllief, Phi lippine Army.II
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who are at the present time on the basic stage, From all reports, these students are doing satisfactory work. . .
.. Tht;l.order awardint; the Distinguishea Servlce Star of the Philippines to Lieut Parker is quoted below, as follows: .
IlMALACANAHP.ALACE Manila
NEWPILOTS FOR.PHILIPPINE AaMY,AIR CORPS
The. first graduation exercises for the Philippine Army Air Oorps were held on .. October 30. 1937, the following four of- ficers graduating: Captain :Basilio Fernando, 1st Lieuts .• Oscar Sales, Edwin D. Andrews and 2nd. Lieut. Pelagia A. Cruz. Each officer had the following amount. of flying time upongraduati()n:
Captain Fernando - 254:20 Lieut. Sales - 427 :05 . Lieut. A.'1drews - 281:00 Lieut. Cruz - 402:35 President Manuel L. Q;uezon waS the .
guest of honor ahd delivered the princi- pal addr'ess.Ranking officers of the United States Army who were present were General Douglas MacArthur, Military Ad- viser of the Commonwealth of the Philip- pine.s; l~ajor Gene~a~s ~ucius R .. HoIbro,ok, Command~ngthe Ph~l~pp~neDepartment; John H. Hughes, commanding Fort William McKinley~ and :Bri~adier General .Evan H. Humphrey, Command~ngFort Stotsenburg.
Many other high ranking officers of  t~e U.S•. :Army were also present, as were tile following Philippine Army ranking officers:
-Major Generals Paulino Santos, Chief  of staff; :Basilio J. Valdes, Deputy Chief of Staff; :Brigadier Generals Guillermo :B. Francisco, Commanding Gen- eral of First Regular Division,. and Vicente Lim. Chief of War Pl~lS Division.
These are the first Philippine Arrn::l flyers to graduate from the Ph l Lf.ppd.ne Army flying school. Five more will. be graduated about March or April, 1938. Ap graduates were trained in flying by L~euts. HughA. Parker and W.L. Lee, . U.S. Army Air Corps, who are loaned to the Philippine Government for this pur- . . pose. Navl.gator~S~.:9:ate aij Mitchel Field
In. connection withthis ~rogram, Lieut... (C'Ont~nuecr from Page 5 ) . Parker was presented the D~stinguis:led. -. Service star of the Philippines by Presi-\ ?v~rn~ght Je~ay w~s c~use~ ~y .s,evere, dent Quezon. Lieut. Parker had been or- I ;cJ.ng conua bons an tne vac i.m,tyof Cape dered to the States, returning on the .L!.atteras. " November transport. He had been on duty ~le total d~stance covered by each with the Philippine Army since May 16, fl~~ht was 3585.2 naut~cal.miles. All 1936, and in this length of time had nav~g~torswere enthusd ae tLc over the flown over 1,000 hours in Philippine, I traJ.n~pg value of extende~ fl~~hts and A~myairplant;ls, t~aining Philippine Arrp.yIfa~t. tnat they. served ~o ~nshll a pllots. He ~s be~ng replaced by Capta~n I splrlt of conf~dence d~ffJ.cult to develop Mark K. Lewis. Jr. Ion shorter fllghts.
In add~tion to the four pilots mention-I ---000--- ed abcve , who graduated on October 30th, I. -' the Philippine Army Air Corps has one I Dur~ng. the month of :November, the.4th o~ficer who is ~ graduate of the Army ,Obsorvatl.ol'} Squadron, Luke Field!~.H., Alr Corps Train~nb Center and the Army I I com~leted ~ts ID:0~te~tens~ve tra~n~ng Air Corps Technical School. It has 13 per~~d dur Lng tillS ftsca L year . Over advanced students and seven primary stu- 29 0 L1\lurs wore flown by eleven pilo.ts. dents who have soloed in Manila. In ad-' H~ghllght~ <;,f the month were one week's di tion to this, there is one officer at f'Le Ld tra~n~l1g. at South Cape; a goodly . Chanute Field at the present time stud~r- i porhon. of  aer ra), [,llnl1er .comple~ed.~nd, ing aerial photography, who is also a I th.e achv~ ~y Of the Squadron Navl.gat1on graduate of the Air Corps Training . Sc~ool, wh~ch ~~ well unc;ler way. Center. It has four officers at the I lhe Sq~dron Just receJ.ved anew :BT-9, Primary Flying School at Randolph Field and all p~lo~s are wep pleased with its who started training in July, 1937, and c~a~acter~st~cs. It ~s to be used on
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BRITISH GENERALVISITS K E L L Y FIELD
"Initiating field training, for the 5th. Composite Group, December 1st found the 23rd Bombardment S'quadr-o n , of Luke Field T. H., packed and moving to Burns Field on 'the Island of Kauai for one week of  camping. "With all the available Keystone airplanes in th~ ~roupattached
,fOr t:1is move, II. dec Lar-es the News Letter Cor r-esponderrt , "we feel that the trip, . will be more than worth while. The cm.e: purpose of this encampment is to carry out a ISeed Planting Pro~ram' in cooper-a- tion Witil the Chief Forester of the Ter- ri tory of Hawaii. The camp will allow all personnel to become betteracquainter wi th the terrair. of the I eland of Kauai
I bo th fro~ the ai:_~go~:~m th~ ground."
nurfng the month of Nl"'vember the Eng~n- eering Department ryf the San Antonio Air, Depot ove.rhaul.ed 17 a,irpl~es and 56 en- gined and repal.red ,39 planes and 10 ' engines.
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PERFORMANCESOF,B..17IS EVOKEENTHUSIASMI EXPERIENCESIN BADWEA.THERFLYING
A 13-17 BOmbardrnentairplane i
ret-urning First Lieut. Gerald E. Williams; of  on December 6th from Miami, F a., en the 20th Bombardment, Squa~ontLang1ey route to Langley Field, Va•• :.perfo:r.mEild: Field, Va•• recently oota:med some in- what one may call an interestJ.ng nav),ga- teresting experiences in.winter baa tion mission. With bad weather and low. weather flying while making an extenned ceilings reported along the entire route, ~avigation flight. to S~n Antonio, Texas. fuel was conserved by cruising at a low ~n the Nortfi Amer1can ET-9B. On two speed and thereby m~cing it possible to legs of the flight he encountered icing turn to anyone of several possible a1- conditions, and while the plane piCked ternate landing fields out of the area up considerable ice the flying Character- of  bad weather. After flying for appzox- istics c.id not appeal' to be affected. 1mately' an hour and a half, there was The carburet~r heat control, however,was ~uch a definite improvement in the entirely inadequate, and time and again weather that a normal cruising speed was I with the carburetor heat full on, the made possible. The 975 miles of the in- I ' carburetor iced up sufficiently to ~ose land route, via savannah, Ga., w~s coyer- flying power. The opening of the m:LX-
ed in 4 hours,and 10 minutes fly~ng t~e'l ture control, h~weyer, cau~ed the engine or at a ground speed of 235 mi.Le s per, ' ! to 'backf'Lr-e , clear~l1€ tb;eJ.ce out of the hour. : I carburetor. " "
This is no record or any attempt to. ---000--- acco~lish anlthing other than a ~o~t~ne train~ng :flignt, yet itSl10WS def1nl.tely,' what the "Flying Forbess" can be expect- ed to do. .. .: ' . Major General W.G . Holmes, (If the ,
The B-17was commanded by L~eutenan t :Bri t;i s11.Army, vi 61ted the .Air Corps .Ad- Colonell;tobert Olds, the combat' crew CO!?- , vance d Flying School at Kelly Field,' , prising Major Edwin R. MpReynolds,Capta~nl Texas, on December 9t:'l, and while at .. CharlesH. Caldwell and Lieut. Robert F. ithis field he was accompanied by, Colonel Travis, all of the Headquarters and '. j.Arnold :N ' . Krogstad, Commandant of the Headquarters Squadron, Second Bombardment I Advanced Flying School, and 1st Lieut. Group. ", . ' .. i Troup Miller, Jr.. .
A fewintereshni facts regard~:ng the I . ' General Iio Imea was well pleased wlth "Flying Fortresses may here be recorded; every tiling he saw, and made particular The first 13-17 was .de Lkver ed at Seattle,' mention of the Miniature Range building Wash., on March 1, 19,37, and the twelfth for trainlng in artillery adjustment. and last 13-17 on July 26J..1937. He was entertained at Luncheon by the ~
Since delivery of the lirst ~rticle, Commanding General of the Air Corps' the llJeeps"*.have .fl0,TlU 679.,000 miles, ,Training Cen~e~ at Randolph.Field, iol- or over 27 .•hmes aro~d the world, or I lowing his Vl.s~t to Kelly FJ.eld, and the equivalent of 141'2 ful~ twenty-four I later in the. afternoon left for New hour. days .Ln.the air. .' Orleans. La. .
"W ~ th the 13-17' s perform~ng better and I . '---000--- better every day, II a~serts the News ' Letter Correspondent, "qombat crews are enthusiastic and elated over the super~ iori ty and dependab i.Id ty of their' four- 811$ined e~uipment'and, with pr-o spec ts br:L~hter, than ever for the creation of  a Btr~king Air Force with equipment and
personnel sui table and, capable in the defense o f ryurcountry, the Second :Bom- bardm~nt Group is grateful for t.he honor of belng permttted ,to con sr-fbube so di- rectly to the universally recognized new era in military as well as civil avia- tlton. II
.Note: We enter here a mild protest ~ainst the application by the Langley F~eld Correspondent of the term "Jeep_s" to the B-17's. Firstly, that term is not befitting an airplane of this type. Vlhy not let the term "Flying Fortress" suffice? Secondly, the autogyro has ftricr claim to the appellation of  'Jeeps;" So let us be consistent.
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A RM Y A IR C OR PS T EC H l1 IC AL S CH O OL O PE NS B RA NC H A T D EN VE R
S ho rt ly ~ ft e rt h e f ir st o f Ja nu ar y,. 1 E ve n w it h b o th b ra nc h es o p er at i. .ng a t 1938, a bra nch o f t he Army A ir Co rps ma ximum ca pa ci~y! as i s t h e W a r. De p ~t - T ec lu lic al S ch o ol w il l o pe n a t D e nv er , I me nt pl an , a dd lt lo na l c on st ru ct lo nw il l C o lo r a do a c c or di ng t o a r e .c e nt .a n n ou n ce - I 'b e n e c e s sa r y a n d c o ns id e ra b le t i me I I ll : !- st me nt by t he H on. H a rry H . Wo odrlrlg, e la pse b efo re t .n.et wo sch oo ls ca n me et Se cr.e t a ry o f W a r. . I t h e d e ma n d f o r t ra in e d men, ..
T h e W a r D e p ar t me n t h a s .c o n te m pl a t e ~ I L ie u t. C ol o ne l J u ni us W ..J o ne s, A ir fo r so me t ime t he expansa.on o f th e Au Co rps, t he pre se nt Cdmma ndlIlg Office r o f C orp s T ec hn ic al S ch o ol t o me e t t h e i n- I C h an ut e F ie l d, h a s g e ne ra l s up e rv is io n cre asin g d ema nd f or Air Co rp s sp ec ia list sjo f t he ne w co nst ru ct io n a t t he D e nye r . a nd c ra ft sme n, d ue t o t h e €re a te r c omp le xt 13 ra nc h. T he a ct ua l c on st ru ct io n. wl ll b e i ~ y a n d 1 ar i? e number e o f m od er n m il i t a ry .d on e b y C ap ta in H. D . S t ~t so n , ~ rt e r: - a l rc ra f t w l u. ch t h e Al r C o rp s i s no w r e- m as te r C o rp s, C o ns tr uc t 1. ng g; g .a rt e rm as te r, ce iving. , a nd Ca pt a in H . W . A nd e rs on , A ir C o rp s,
In 'pl an ning t he e xp ansio n o f th e f a- Ex ecu tive O ffice r. c il it ie s f Or t ra in in g A ir C orp s t ec hn ic al F ou r Ai r C o rp s e nl is te d m a n f ro m p e rs on ne l , b o th c o mm is si on e d a n d e n l is te d C h an ut e F ie l d h a v e a l re a dy r ep o rt e dt .o lt wa sfo Ulld a dvisa ble t o e st ablish t his t he ne w st at io n a t D enve r, a nd a bo ut ; a ux il ia ry b ra nc h s ch o ol a t D en ve r, C ol o. 32 o ff ic er s a nd 3 40 e nl is te d me n w il l T he i nst ru ct io n f or p ho to gr ap he rs a nd re po rt t h ere so o n. O f t ~l .isn umb er , a p .. .; armorers, her-e t of' ore a cco mp lish ed a t pro xima te ly 1 8 o ffice rs a nd 19 7 e nlist ed C h a nu t e F ie l d, R a nt o u l, Ill.. , w ill h e re - me n w ill c on st it ut e t he pe rma ne nt p ost a ft er b e c arrie d o n at t his n ew b ra nch . ga rriso n; t he re ma inde r be in g st ude nt s.
I n t h e Arma me nt Se ct io n o f t his Sc ho ol , Mo st o f t he la bo r f or b uil liing t he n e w bo th o ff ic ers a nd e n list ed me n w il l be De nve r Bra nc h i s be in g su pp lie d t hro ugh g~ ve n in st ~uc tio n in t he in s~ al la tio n, a W .P.A. P ro je ?t . Fo r t h e a cq uisit io n flriZ)g.,.mafn t e na n ce a n d r-spaa.r o f ma - ()f Land, t h eC lt ; y o f D en ve r h a s f lo a te d ch ine guns, a nd in t he o pe ra tio n a nd a bo nd issue of $750,000. Co mple tio n rnaintenan.ce of all appa ra tus use d in o f t he pro je ct i,s be ing e xpe dit ed. bo mb dro pping. Pre se nt V; a r De pa rt me nt pla ns cont e m-
I n t h ~ Ph o to gr aP l: ic S ec t~ on , o ff ic er, s' p ~a t e t h at t h e n ew D en ve r B ra nc h S ch ~o l a nd e nh st ed me n w ll l be g lv en t ho r<: mg n w ll l b e co mp ose d o f t wo u nit s: t he f J .rst , inst ruc tio n in ae ria l p h ot ogra ph y, In - c on sist in g o f t h e S ch oo l a nd ma in a ir- cluding e ve ry st ep fro m t h e t aking o f dro me , w ill be lo ca te d a t wh at w as h ere - t he a ir ph ot ogra ph t o t h e a sse mbl y o f t of ere t he .Agn es P hip ps Me mo ria l sa nit ar; i.. ~ he f in i~ he d ~ rin ~s i nt o mo sa ic ~. T he um , a p pr ex im at e ly s ~x m il e s s ou t he a st o f J .n st ru ct J .o nw 1. l1 J .n cl ud et r.. em a~ nt e na nc e t h e c en te r o f t h e C J.t y o f D en ve r. ' , a nd re pa ir o f ca me ra s a nd t he mlxing o f Th e pre se nt ma in building w ill b e a l ... ph o t o gra ph ic ch e mica ls. . t e re d t o a cco mmo da t e a po st a nd sch o o l
D e nv e r p ro vi de s c e rt a in d e fi nl t e. ad - h e a dg ,u a rt e rs , a d mi ni st ra t io n o f fi ce , va nt ag es f or a bra nch o f t ~e T ech nl ca l h osp J.t al, qu art ers, re cre at io na l a nd Sc ho ol. Ad ja ce nt t o. t he s lt e s el ec ~e d me ssin g fa cilit ie s fo r e nlist ed me n. a re s ev er al a re a s sua ~ ab le f or b o mb ~: t: g W o rk er s e mp lo ye d b y t h e W ork s P r og re ss a nd ~n ery ra nge s ~h ~c h w oul ~ pro vl ue . A~~inist ra tio n a re .no ~ a lt ering a nd re - p ~a c tJ .c a l g un ne ry f lr ln g o f 1 .J .v ea mm un l- f in is hi ng o t h eF b Ul ld J .n gs t o b e ~ se d f o r t lo n a nd bo mbs. ~ ou gh ou t a la rg~ pa rt c la ss r oo ms, sno ps an d l abo ra to rle s~ o f t l:e ye a r t h e ch ma te o f De nve r J .B Sixt e en h undre d W .P.A. w orke rs a re n ow ~ art 1. cu la rl f s u it e d t o a e ri al p ho t og ra - c ~e a rin g a nd l ev el li ng t h e a ir dr om e, phy. N o S U l t a b le b o mb in g and ~ne ry gra ding runw a ys a nd e re ct i~ h a nga rs. fa ci.1it ie ~ a re i mme dia te ly a va ll~ bl e a t Th e s ec on d u nit w il l consa.at o f a n C ha nu ~e F1 .e ld , t h e ~ re se nt l oc at lc ;l no f. a de qu at e b omb in g a nd g un ne ry r an ge a nd t h ~ A lr C orp s T ec ~l ca l S c~ oo l, s J. nc e I t an a u xi li ar y a ir dr om e a d j~ ce n t t h e re t o i~ su rro unde ~ b y r lc h f armJ .ng l a~ d a nd l arge e no ugh fo r pla ne s 9f a ll type s; , h e s i n a . t hJ .c kl y p o~ ul at e d s e. ct lo n. L on g T he e xa ct l oc at io n o f t h lS u n it h a s n ot w int er c lJ .rna ticco nd lt io ns w it n mu ch ye t be en d et ermine d. c lo ud Y w ea th er fre qu en tl y d el ay Pl :0t o- Th is a rra nge me nt ma ke s it po ssib l~ t o ' ~ ra p hl c w o rk a t t h e .p re se nt l o ca ~ lo n . I h a v e a c t ua l a e r ia l g U ll l le r ya n d b o m~ J .n g .If or.th es e re a~ on s, 1t s ee me d adv f sa b Le I wi thout reg.,u.i.ringbomb.-laden plane-s,to t o se ~e ct a SJ .t e w be re w ea th er a nd su r- fl y o ve r o tn er t ha n G o ve rnme nt p ro pe rt y rc un dmg s w e re mo re f av ora .b le t o t h e p e- I o r t o o t he rw is e e n da n ge r t h e pr o~ .e I 't Y ' cul1a r w o rk t o be do ne . . o f civilia ns re siding in .t h e viclni t y.
I n ~ rde r t o o pe n t he Sc no ol a t D en ve r, I ---000--- . i t h as b ee n n ec ess ar y t o t rw ls fe r f ro m 9 ha nu te F ie l~ t h~ st ud en ts n ow und ergo - Tw o Air C o rps o ffice rs, Co lo ne l R ob art l n g i ns t ru c tl o n J . n t h e ~ rI ! 'l 8 J !l e n ta nd .P ho - E .M . G o o lr ic k a nd M a jo r A rt h ur W . Brock, t og ra ph ic Se ct io ns. Th ls wl ll pe rmJ .t J r. bo th h o lding t empo ra .ry ra nk , w e re t h e d et a il o f a dd it io na l st ud e~ ts t o t h e I g iv ~n p e rm am en t p ro mo t io n s i n t h es e r e I? 8 'i ni ng co u rs e s a t C h a nu t e F l e ld ,. ma i n- g ra d e s, e f fe .c t iv e D e ce m be r IS , t f oz : Col., .~ t aJ .n ing it a t it s re gul ar c ap ac it y. G oo lrick , a nd De ce mbe r 4t h fo r Ma J.'3r~ ck.
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II W I H G N I G H T S II
In 1934, w he n t he Ala ska n Fligh t w as a eria tl re vie w a nd gro und in~e ct io n o f  e nro ut e n or th , a C a n ad ia n A rrr Ii IrG gj .me nt t rie ro op /? . Th e a ft ern oo n is de vo te d a t W innipe g ga ve a d inne r in ho no r (''If t o c ompe tl hv e a th le tic sp ort s w he re in t he Ame rica n flie rs. It wa s a d in ne r b y t he re pre se nt at iv es o f t l1 e va rio us a fa mo us o ld o r ga niz at io n a nd c o nd uc te d sa ua dro ns a nd . g ro ups co mpe te f or p riz es a lo ng fo rma l line s a nd a d efinit e ce re - a nd de mo nst ra te t he ir a th le tic pro we ss. mo nia l routine ~~ich h ad be en in e xis- In t he e vening, a ll o f t he o fficers of tence in the r egiment for ma ny, many the W ing a ssemble for the Wing dinner. ¥ ,; ea rs." G en era l Arno ld , Co nu na nde r o r t he W he n G ene rnl W est ov er re ce nt ly re tu rn - ~ligh t. w as g re at ly Impre sse d by ma ny e d fro m Ha wa ii, h e spo ke pa rt icula rly fe at ure s of t his IIRe ~imenta lll nigh t. o f his ple asure a t ha ving w it ne sse d a
Sh ort ly f ol lo win g h is re tu rn, G en era l simil ar W ing f unc tio n f.n Hawaii. Arno Id w as m a de Co mma nd ing G en era l o f I ' S o, it se e ms t h e R e gi me n t a l N i gh t s, the First W ing, GH~ Air F orce, March a bout which old s oldiers love to tell Field, Ca lif. Not long a fter the com~ a s among the high lights of the o ld " ple t~on of th e o rga niza tio n, G ene ra l Army, a re rea ppe aring in th e Air Corps Arn ;) ld i nt ro du ce d t he " Win g Ni~ ht , I Ip op- u nde r t his ne w g Rise , bu t w it h t he sa me ul arl y ca lle d t he " W hing D in g.1 T All t ne b en eficie nt re su lt s, c eme nt ing frj,e nd - 4> ff ic erB o f t he W in g a sse mb le d a t t he ! sh ip s, f ost e ri nb a common understanding O ff ic e rs ' C lu b f o r p re l im i: t ; la r yref 'ree h- , I a nd promoting good fellowship. . mentt followed by forma l d~nner, conduct1 ---000--- ed a.iong a d ef in it e s ch e du le . Near the j clo se o f t he dinne r, a member o f t he t T H E O RG . A1 UZ AT IO n O F C OM BA T C RE W S W ing Sta ff a ro se a nd pro ~osed a t oa st - I IIrl'he:Presidentof the Um. ted States, Ii I In or-der t o h av e p ro pe rly t ra in ed c om- w hich co nclude d t he fo rma l ce re mo nia ls a t! b at cre ws re ady fo r a ct io n a s so on as t h e d in ne r. I t he n ew D ou gla s 13 -18 Bombar dmen t air-
T he re a ft er, a p ro min en t sp ea ke r, gu ch p la ne s a re r ece ive d, t he 88 th Re co nn ais- a s t he C orps Are a Co mma nd er, d el ive re d i s a nc ~ S qu a dr 0: t ;lo f H a m nt o nF ~e l d 1 6 .c o n- be fo re t he o ffice rs o f t he W ing t he re I duc t tng a eer a e s o f cl asse s t o q ua 1J .fy a sse mb le d, a n e nt ert ain in g a nd in st ruc - \ me mbe rs o f f ut ure c om.b at cre ws. t iv ea ddre ss o n a cu rre nt t opic . The I Under t he g ene ra l sup erv isio n o f 1 st eV61}ing conc Iu da d w Hh a "6~OWIl usually I ~~eut. Lesl.de 0: Pe te r s on , M a t e ri ~l O f- d ev lse d t o d ep ~c t h umo ro us ~n st a nc es a nd I fleer, ~ns(;ruct~on J.S g~ve n bo th ~n t o po int t o t he idio syncra sie s a nd e c- I t he ore tic al a nd p ra ct ic al sub je ct s, b y c en tri ci t i es w h ic h c ert a in o ff ic er s" o f I qua Id.f'Led n on co mm iss io ne d o ff ic er s o f t l: e W in g h a d re ce nt ly d em on st ra t ed , w it -! ~ he S g. ua d ro n: A lt h ou gh .o nl y t h os t: me n t ~n gl y o r u nw it t in gl y, t o t h ei r l at e .l ' I lffi.-nedl.at?lylntere~ted l . p . t n e ~ ub J ec t d lsc omf ort . U su al ly t he re was a c omi c I a r e r eq UJ . re d t o a tte nd t il e per Lods o f pre se nt a tio n o f t h e " Du mb ell T ro nh y" t o I Lns tz-uc'tLon a nd u nd er ~o t h e e xa mi na t io ns t he individua l o f t he W ing w ho h ad ma de ! l ea di ng t o t h e 9 .u al if ~c at io n o f j ou rn ey ~ t h e :o - .. t st a n di ng m is t ak e o f t h e m on t h. As i me n j,n t he spe cJ .a lt y, a ll me mb ers o f t he t he Sh 6w w as finish ed, a ll o f the offi- i Squadron ar e e nco ura ge d t o do so. c ers j oin ed in sin gin g W in g a nd G ro up I I nn tru ct 0rs o f f ut ure a e ria l e ng in ee rs songs. ! a re Te ch nic al Sa rge an t Ca rl G . L an tz.
G e ne ra l Ar nil ld wa s e nt h us ia st ic f or i S ta ff S erg ea n ts I ie nry W il lia ms on a nd t h o se t 1 W in g D in ne r s, " b e li ev i~ tha t I Fr-cmen t R. Alford. Th ese t hree men h ave t he y g re at ly p ro mo te d t he sp ir~ t o f ge t- I r oc ~n t ly ! e tu rn ~d . fr o m S a nt a M o ni ca , t oge th er a nd ra ise d mo ra le . G ene ra l o f- Ca l~f .• W he re t he y pursue d a c o urse o f fice rs o f o t he r bra nch es o f the se rvice inst ructio n in th is subject a t t he
, w h o a t te nd ed t h es e d in ne rs , w e re p ar ti cu - D ou gl as A ir cra ft C om pa n y, m an uf ac tu re rs la rl ;y e nt husia st ic a bo ut t he ir rit ua l, o f 'I ;h eB -18 Bombar dmanf airplane. ro ut ~ne ~nd pro gra ms a nd t he be ne ficie nt Ae ria l a rmo re rs a re i nst ruct ed by re sult s t he y be lie ve d w ere sure t o fo l- Co rpo ra l Olive r R. K ~~st ra a nd P riva te low these affairs. 1st Cl~ss Bluine C. Va n Va lin. Aerial
Re po rt s a re co ming int o t he Office o f ra dio o pe ra to rs a re be ing t ra ine d indi- theChhf of the A~r Corps that o ther v~dua lly under the super.,~sion of 2nd W i ng s ~ ft h e G I I ~ ~ lr F ?rc e a re c arrying L~ eut . .Art l: ur V . J 9 ne s, A ~r R e se rv e , cut t b~s o ra s~mlla r tdea, A r-epor-t Oommurrrca.t rons Of'f'Lcer-. from~r~gadier General Geor~e H. Brett, ---000--- Co mma ndlng Ge ne ra l of t he a ll' fo ~ce~ of A c ontra ct w as re ce ntly a wa rde d by th e the.Pan~a Ca na l Depa r~ment, tola o ~ Army Air Corps to Keuffel and Esser C 0 . , t1}.eJ.rre ce nt .succe ss w ~t h t h~se mo nt hly H obo ke n, N.J .• in t he a m ount o f $ 177,450. W l ng c e r. .e mo . n~ a ls . T h e W i n g ~ nP a na m a a p - a n d t o Ba u sc h L o mb o : pt . ic a l C o. , R~ ch e st e r, p~e1}tly had expanded somewhat on the N.Y., in the sum of $55,000 f or t he p ro - orJ.g:ma.l,theme: T he y ~ ev ot e a w ho le ': '!. aycure me nt o f t wo t ype s o f drift me te rs fo r a nd t he .f oll ow lng e ve nl 1} g t o t h e a ff au . in st all at io n in Army Air Corps Bombard- T4e IDOrnlIlgof the day l sc on su me d : 1,. na n I m en t p la n es n ow b ei ng f ab ri ca t ed .
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t erda y a t H amilt on Fie . But just h ow Squa dro n (Co rps & A rm y) , M i tc h o L F i e ld , big w as a ma tt e r t ha t fa r exce ede d t he "}J. Y., w a s e nt e rt a in ing t h e i de a o f w il de st c al cu la t io n. R umo re d a bo ut t h e p ut t ing t h e a e ria l co o pe ra t iv e ma t eria l fie ld w as t he st at eme nt t ha t t he m ost I in m ot h ba lls fo r t he w int er se aso n, t he giga nt ic o f Air Co rps a ircra ft w as t o 1st E ngine ers a t Fo r~ DuPo nt , De la wa re , ma ke it s de but a t t his, t he ne we st a nd ca me t o t he re scue w J.t h a ca ll f or a m0st mo de rn of Army a ir fie lds. t w o -da Y missio n. ~lis w o rk, co nd~ct ~d
It ca me ~ ro m o ut o f t he no rt h, t his o n De ce mbe r 9t h and lOt h, include d c o lo ss al 'sh ip o f t h e oz o ne , a nd it g re w sp ot t ing b y a e ria l o bse rv er . of e ig ht t o s uc h p ro po rt io ns t h a t d o ub t fu l s pe c u- c am ou fl ag e d ma c hi ne g un s i n de f en si ve la tio n w ent a bo ut a s t o w he th er o r no t po sit io ns o n t he po st o f Fo rt DuPo nt ; it w ould be a ble t o sit do wn at o ur o bse rva tio n o f po st a ct ivit ie s unde r, sma ll po rt io n o f Ma rin Co unt y. l~ch t o co ndit io ns o f e ne my a ir r aid, a nd o bse r- t h e su rprise o f e ve ryo ne ~ ev eryo ne f ro m va t io n o f d ismo unt e d t ro o ps in ma ro h t h e f ie ld a nd ne w s " h aw ks' a pl ent y f ro m co L umn b ein g d ep lo ye d f or f irin g o n a Sa n Fra ncisco w e re o n h and t o se e it simula te d a t t ack fro m th e a ir~ On t he co me in) t his g ia nt pla ne , w it h t he a id se co nd mo rning, dro p a nd p ick-up me s- o f it s spe ed-re ducing fla ps, l ande d sa ge wo rk wa s a cco mplish ed. e asily, u sing but t hre e-qua rt ers o f th e Se co nd Lie ut ena nt s Alfro d G . W it te r la nding ma t . a nd Mo rris E. T ho ma s, A ir R es er ve , c o-
Alt ho ugh a ll w ere a ma ze d a t it s s ize o pe ra te d w it h t he Engine ers a nd a t te nd- a t t ha t dist ance , it w a s no t un ti.I it ed t h e fina l crit ique co nduct ed by . h ad co me t o re st in fro nt o f t he h anga r Co lo ne l C.L. H a ll, Co mma nding Office r. tl~t t h e w o rd ~iga nt ic co nve ye d it s t rue ---000--- meaning. i
W it h t h is a ir pl an e it w a s n1 t a oue a - I s'rOCK OF PLANES A T C H AN UT E F IE LD G R CW S t io n o f h ow ma ny me n w o ul d b e d esf gn at e d I . t o c re w it o r ke ep it in c o ndit io n; it I T hr ee K e ys to n e B om be rs ( de si gn a te d b y w a s w h et h er o r n o t o ne so ua dro n w o uld be a w ise cra cke r a s Il Flying F ort re sse s" c ap ab le ~ f c r ow l !l s o n e e n gin e . A nd , it , Ch a nu te F ie ~ d t yp e) v il }t a ge u nk no w n, w o ul d no .lo ~e r o e t h e ca se ,f t h e S q~ d-I w~re . flo w n J .n to t h at f ~e 1d fro m K ~l ly ro n s en dJ . ng J .n t h e re p or t t o s ta f f o ff 1- I F J .e l c, T e xa s , t h u s b w e ll J .n g t h e I J .n e o f c ers t h at o n e c e rt a in a irp la ne w o ul d o r a irp la ne s p ark ed o ut sid e o f h a ng ars. It w o ul d n ot be in c on dit io n o n a c ert a in I is expec te d t h a t t . L le yw i l l s uf f e r pul, ... da y - it w ould be a r e p o r t concarn mg 'I m on ar y c o ng e st io n a s a r e su lt I )f t h e ir o ne mo t or o nl y. ! d ep a rt u re f ro m t h e su nn y s ou th . A lr ea d y
B ec au se o f t h e dist a nc e b et w ee n mo t ors, I it h a s be en no tice d t ha t t he B -18 a nd t h e mo st p ra ct ic abl e me a ns o f c ommu nic a- C -3 3 h a ve su ffe re d h e ad c ol ds a n , 'd fi'lpina.l t io n is t he ra dio . A t we nt y-fo ur h our fribidit y w he n t he y po ke d t he ir n ose s sch edule is ma int aine d o n th e ne t, due o r t ails in h anga rs o ve rnigh t. Only t o t he fa ct t ha t a co nst ant ch eck o n t he I n ose 0r t a il c ou ld b e a cco mmo da t ed , d ue w ea th er is ne ce ssa ry. Th e fa ct t ha t t h e t o limit ed h anga r spa ce . cre w ~n nne e ngine migh t be e njo ying pe r- -~-o Oo --- fe et w ea th er w hile t he cre w o n t he n ei ~h bo ri ng e n gi ne mi gh t b e e n gu lf ed in A c o nt ra ct w a s r ec e nt ly e nt e re d i nt o ~b liz za rd ma ke s t h e w e at h er re po rt a .l l I w ~ t~ t h e H ~m il t 9l } S ta nd a rd P ro p el le r D i- J.IlIportant. I va a a.on , Urri be d AJ.rcraft Corpo:r::ation,East
Ea ch me mbe r o f t he cre w w orking o n I Hartford, Conn, , in tile .sum of $56,840.40 t h is su pe r pl ane is e q uip pe d w it h a co m- fo r t h e pro cu re me nt o f bl ad e a Slil emb lie s pass and ~ e n d a y s' e m e rg o nc y r a t io n s, I f or c o ~t ~ ol la bl e p it ch p ro p el le ~s ; a nd provided an c as e h e ' sh o ul d b ec o me 1 0 B tl an addf  t J . o na l c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e s a me com- w h il e go ing a bo ut h is w o rk . I pa ny in t he a mo unt o f $76 ,500.00 fo r t he
T he a v er ag e c it iz e n is n1 t ' a ll o w e d t o i p ro cu re me n t o f p ro pe l le r a ss emb li es f or go a bo a rd t h is c ra ft f or insp ec tio n, d ue I c o ns ta nt s pe e d g o ve rn or s; a ls o a c o n tr ac t t o t h e f ac t t h ,a t a t t h e, l ast l an ding o ne I ' w i t h t h e E c li ps e A vi a t io n c o rp o ra t , l, 'o n , pe rse n g!')t abo ard unno tice d a nd w a sn't Ea st Ora nge , N.J ., in t h e amo unt o f f ou nd f o r d a ys . I $ 27 ,7 78 .0 0 f o r t h e pr o cu re m e nt c fa l t e r-
I n c o ncl usio n, it is e vide nt t h at if I na to r a nd ~a mo to ra sse mblie s fo r in- a irpla ne s incre ase in size i n th e ne xt st alla tio n J .n Bo mba rdme nt a ircra ft no w t e n y ea rs, a s t h ey h a v e in ~ h e l a st t e n , , ~d e r~ o in g f ~b ri ca t ~ o n o r a l re a a y :i n . .s e r- a bo ut t he o nly p la ce t he y w J.ll be a ble vJ .ce J .n t act J.ca lun~t s; a lso a contract t o la nd w ill be in ' P~~s, a nd t he mem- ~ dt h W e n de l l E ng in e e ri ng C o ., N e w ~: t t !N ,J . ,
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by t h e t ow e r ligh ts o f Aust in. \htnking' t h at o ne o f t h em w as t h e f lo odl igl1 t a t t h e Airpo rt , a nd w hile ma king a n a p- pro a ch a t w lla t h e t h oug ht w as t h e A ir- po rt t he p la ne st ruck t he ro of o f o ne h ou se a nd p lo ugh e d int o t he h o use ne xt door.
C a pt a in A ve l in o w a s f ly in f~ a n A -1 7 t yp e a ir pl an e o n a s~ ~d en t f lig ht w it h si xt e e n o t be r st ud en ts o f t h e At t a ck S ec ti on d ep ar tin g f ro m H e n sl ey F ie ld a t f iv e -m in ut e i nt e rv a ls . b e gi nn in g a t 5 : 45 p.m. At t he t ime 't he first pla ne w as c le a re d f r0 m H e ~sl ey F ie ld t h e w e at h e r w a s sa tisfa ct ory a lo ng t he ro ut e f ro m H ensle y Fie ld t o K ell y F ie ld. At 6 :50 p .m. , L ie ut . V an ce l an de d a t K e ll y F ie ld f ro m H en sle y Fie ld a nd re po rt e d lo w c eil in gs b et w e en W a co a nd A ust in . C ap ta in Jffinison,Chief of  t h e ~t t a ck S ec tio n, c alle d t h e R adio Ra ng e St at io n a t Sa n A nt o n io , T e xa s, a n d r e Ci ue s te d a " u ro a d - ca st o ve r t he W a co st at ~o n t o a ll st u- de ut so f t he At ta ck fligh t t o re turn t o Een s Ley F ie ld , a nd t ha t . t h e w e at he r w as cLo a ing in ra pid ly b et w ee n W a .c o a nd S an P~t o nio . All st ude nt s o f t he flig ht r ec oi ve d t h is DT oa dc ast a nd c ar rie d o ut in st ru ct io ns, w it h t h e e x ce pt io n o f C a pt a in . Av e li no , w h o a p pa r en t ly d id n o t understand the ra di o b ro a dc ast a nd c on - tinu e d o n h is c ourse , t o e nc oun te r t he lo w ce il in6 re po rt e d be t we en W aco a nd Aus ti.n.
C a pt a in A ve l in o h a d m ad e s a ti sf a ct o ry p ro gr ess in his t ra in in g a t t h e A dv an ce d ]'lYin g S ch o ol , a nd it i s e xc ee di ng ly u n- f o rt u na t e t h a t h is d if fi cu lt y i n u nd e r. ,. s t an din g t h e E ng lisn Language , e spe cial- ly o ve r t he r adic, sh ould h ave ca use d ' t he t e rmina tio n o f h is c are e r in t he f ly- i ng g a me .
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Ac co rd in g t o a dv ic e r ec ei ve d f ro m t h e A ir C o rp s M a t e ri e l D iv is io n , W r i~ h t r ie l d. D C Ly t OI l.O h io , i nd iv id ua l ~ ns t ru - men t ligi:l~ingfer aircraft- has recently bee n st a nd ard iz ed , s up er se di ng t h e i n-
I d ir ec t in st ru me nt b oa rd . T 'n is m et h o d o f : i ll umin at io n. w h ic h i s g la re le ss a nd
C ap ta in F .A. Av el in o. e f t h e M e xi ca n ! u ~i fo r n, i s o b ta i ne d by t he u se o f a 3- Arm y, a s tu de nt i n t h e . At t a ck S ec ti on o f I v o l t m in ia t u re 1 a 1 n: 9 ,r e pl a c e a bl e ~ n t h e Air C ~rp s Ad va nc ed $ lyi ng S ch o o l, ! fl igh t . Vo lt ag e re duct io n fro m 12 t o 3 K e ll y F ie ld , T ex as, c ra sh e d in to a h o use i v 01 .t s a n d ~ li fo r mi ty o f l ig h t in g b e - Ln t h e c it y o f A us t J. n, . T~ xa s, o n t h e I t w e e n i n~ t ru me : lt ~ i s o b t ai ne d , b y t h e n~gh t o f De ce mbe r 7t h w ~~le m8K ~nG a :use o f f~xe d re s~st ors o f va r~o us re - n ig ht f lig ht f ro m H e nsl ey F ie ld , D al la s, i s is t a nc e v a l ue s . A c o nt r ol r he o st a t Te xa s, t o K elly F ie ld . ~l e cra sh re sult -I in t h e l2- vo lt circuit is use d fo r t h e e d i n t h e de at h o f C apt ain Ave lino a nd a i v aria t io n o f i ll um in at io n o n t h e in st ru - t w o -ye a r o ld c hil d, w h o h a d. j ust be sn i men ts , Th e e le ct rica l syst em t o -t he in - put t o be d by it s mo th er a fe w minut es i s tr um en t l a mp i s e le c t ri ca l ly s h ie l de d b ef or e t h e c ra sh . I a nd use s a qiri clo-deta cha b Ls conuec tcr ,
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a lo w a lt it ude (t h e c eil ing e s ti.mate d a t i C a pt a i n C o ur t la p . d M . : B ro w n , A ir C r' l rp s, 390 f ee t , a nd ra gg ~d ) , an d had b ee n h e a rd I w a ~ pr o m o t e d t < ; >t i le t e m P9 r~ ry r a nk o f cncling over A ,u sh n J u st pr a or t o t he I Ma J or In t he A ~; Co rps w ~t ~l ra nk fro m c ra sh . A pp ar en tl y h e be ca me c on fu se d I D e ce mb e r 1 2, 1 9. 37 .
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According t q  a r ec e nt a n no U I! ce m en t o f t he H on. H arry H . W o o drin g, S ecre t ary o f W a r. t he ne w bra nch ~ f t he .Air Co rps T ec hn ic al S ch o o l a t D en ve r. C ol or ad o, w il l b e na me d L ew ry F ie ld, in ho no r o f L ie u t e n a nt F ra n c is B .L o w ry , a resident o f D e nve r, Co lo ra do , w h o w as k ill ed in a c t io n a t C re p iC ln , F ra n ce , S e pt e mb e r 2 6, 1918.
Th e ne w fie ld is l oca t ed six m ile s so ut h ea st o f D e nve r a t t he fo rme r sit e o f t h e P h ip ps M e mo r ia l H o sp it D .l , w h e ; -e 16 00 W .P.A. w o rke rs a re no w e nga ge d ~ n ma kin g t h e f ie ld s uit a bl e f or o cc up an cy e a rl y i n J a n ua ry .
fh e N at io na l G UE rd fie ld l oca t ed a t De nve r w a s na me d Lo w ry Fie ld o n J ul; y I, 1 92 4, b ut s in ce it h a s b ee n d isc on t~ nu ed a ~l d c lo se d a nd t h e f ut ure a ct iv it ia s o f t h e H a t io na l G ua rd a irm en w i! .l b e c on - ducted at the Le~lver 1.lunicipal.Airport, t he na me no w b e co me s a va il able fo r t h e ne w Army A ir C o rp s f 3t a t io l 1,
I n a nn ou nc in g t h e n ame se le ct e d f or the Arrnyf s n e w t e c hn ic a l s c~ 10 01 s it e , t he Se cre ta ry o f W a r st at ed t ha t it w as p art ic ul ar ly a pp ro pria t e t h at it be na me d L ow ry Fie ld, in v ie w o f t he fa ct t ha t L ie ut . Lo wry w as b orn in De nve r, C o l o ra d o , D e ce m be r I, 1894.
Ai r 9 or~ s o ff ic ers sa id it w a s p ~ ~u li - a rly flt tlng t ha t t ue n ew h ome o f t ue P ho t o gr a~ hi c B ra nc n c f t h e T ec hn ic al S ch o o l sh o ul d b e n ame d f or L ie ut . L ow ry, w ho w a s k ille d w hile o n a w ar- time ph ot o - gra ph ic missio n. ~ 1e cit a tio n o n t h e a w a rd o f t h e D ist in gu is he d S erv ic e C ro ss t o h im re a ds a s f ol lo w s:
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T h e ~ e a r 1 93 7 s tr es se d t h e d e v e lo p me n t I ' rJ.es were completed experJ.menta11Y..and a n d , i m, t i a l t e s t o f s e ve r a l i nt e r e st i ng I t es te d w h ic h a re e xp ec te d t o ha ve .a a irp la ne t i~ es. Th e XFM -I B el l mul ti- ma rk ed e ffe ct o n th e un ive rsa l u tillt y s e a t er f ig ~ 1. t e rw a s w a t c he d w i t h p a r- ti.cu- l o f b o t h f ig h ti ng a n d c o mm er ci al a ir cr af t . l a r i nt e r e st b y A rm y A ir C ( )r ps o f fi ce r s I O ut st an di ~ i n t hi s f ie ld w a s t h eA ~' s, b ec au se i t re pre se nt e d n ot o nl y E ' ne w a ut o ma t ic ...a nd in ~ d ev ic e. T his u ni t~ p la n e, b ut a n e n t ir el y n e w d e ve l op me n t. l d e v e l . o p e d b y o f f J . ce r s a n d e n g in e e .r s a.t F ig ht er s in t h o Arm y A ir C orp s h ere t o- " W rib ht F ie ld , d emo nst ra t ed by mo re t h an fo re h av e be en o f t h e s in gle -se at er a nd fif ty l and in gs t ha t it i s n o w J ? o ss ib l e t W 4 l- se a t e r t yp e s, e a c h p o w e re d b ~ r a I t o l a nd a i. rc ra f t s uc ce ss fu ll y a n a ~ s in gl e. e ng in e. T he mu lt i- se at e r f ig ht e r k in d o f w ea t he r, e ve n w it h z ero V iS lb il - w a s d ra w n up t o n ew sp ec if ic at io ns, o ur it y. a ut om at ic al ly, w it ho ut a h uma n h a nd t a ct ic a l o rg a ni za t io ns h a vi ng e x pr e a a e d t o uc h in g t h e c cn t z- oL s , N ew a nd i mp o rt - a ne ed fo r a figh te r w it h s ufficle nt a nt inst =ume nt s w ere de signe d a nd pe r- p o we r t o c op e s uc ce ss fu ll y w it h t h e gi an t f e ct e d f a ci li ta t in g c e le st ia l n a vi ga t io n B omb ers a pp ea rin g in a l l t he l ea di ~~ a ir f or a irc ra ft . po w e rs o f t h e w o rld. Th e e xpe rime nt a l Pro duct io n o f Ma t e rie l p l an e , t h e B e l l t l Ai ra c ud a ,1 Iw a s 1 9 371s Mo re t h a n 400 n e w a J . . rp . l a ne swere a nsw er t o t h at re qu ire me nt . I t co mbine s bo ugh t by t he Air Co rps du ring t he y ea r int o o ne a irpl ane pro ba bl y mo re de pa rt - t o c omply w it h t he Army's p ro gra m t o u re s a nd e ~e rt me n~ al i nst ~l la t io ns ~ ha n b ui ld b y J un e, . 1 940 , t o t h e a u~ ho ri ze d any o t he r sJ .n gl e a J .. rp la neu ev el op ed I n st re ng th o f 2320 m o d e rn e f f e e t I v e pl a n e s . t he ,w orl d la st ye ar. I t is no w u nde rg o- T he se ne w milit ary a ircra ft a re ~f ing f lig ht t est s a t c ur E xpe rime nt al D i- l at est t y~e s a nd de sig ns, a nd it is n o visio n, W rig ht F ie ld, D ayt on , O hi,a . ' e xa gge ra tJ .o n t o sa y t h at t he y are in
Ano th er p la ne , u niq ue in t h e f ie ld o f e vo ry ca se t he e qua l, a nd in s o me c ase s. a via tio n, w hic h w a.s d eve lo pe d t o Army t he s up erio r in co mb at e ff icie ncy t o A ir C o rp s s pe c if ic a ti on s a nd d .e l iv e re d t.io se po ss ess ed i n q ua nt it y b y a ny o t he r fo r t est d uring t he y ea r w as t he 80- country. c al le d sub- st ra to sph ere p la ne , t he Lo ek - :~ ~d s w e re e xpe nde d in la rg e a mo unt s h ee d Y .C-35. In o ut wa rd a ppe ara nc e ve ry t o incre ase o ur o p era ting e ff ic ie ncy by s imi la r t o a Lo ck he e d c omm erc ia l p la ne su ~p lyil lg mo re n ea rl y a de ~u at e b ase s. pro du ct , it w a s d eve lo pe d w it h a su pe r- f ro min ent a mo ng t he ne w fJ .e lds ,fo r t he c ha rge d p re ssu re ca bin a nd is n ow be ing ~re ar o n w hich w ork w as st art ed o rp'U sh - ' Us ed a s a n e x pe ri me nt a l l ab o ra t o ry a t e d e ne rge tic all y w ere H ick am F ie ld in , W righ t Fie ld t o st U~T t he effe ct s o n H aw aii; McCh ord Fie ld, t he ne w No rt hw es~ pe rso nne l a nd e quipme nt in ope ra tio ns a ir ba se a t Ta co ma , W a sh ingt on; a nd t he . a t h igh a lt it ude . It w a s t h e first bra nch o f th e Air Co rps Te ch nica l Sc~o ol su ch pre ssure c abin p la ne kn ow n a nd is a t L ow ry Fie ld , De nv er, Co lo ra do . Ex ist - de v ia ed t o o b ta in t h e d a ta a nd t es t a c - in ,.;a ir dro me s w e re g re a ~l y imp ro ve d b y c esso ry e qu ip me nt , l oo kin g t o t he t i me a dd it io na l h anga r co nst ruc tio n, sh op a nd w he n mil it ary a ir fl ee ts a n d co mme rc ia l t ec hnica l e quipme nt inst al 1a tio ns~d by a ir t ra ns po rt ma ~ m ov e a t h ig h l ev el s in t h e c o ns tr uc tio n o f a dd it io na l l ro ld in g t h e int e re st o f Incre a se d spe e d, e ffi- a nd t a ke -o ff runw a ys. . cie ne y a nd e co no my. Ta ct ica l Ope ra t io n , " l J ;l h eXB -1 5, B oe ing 4- en gin e " Su pe r Fly- Th e G ene ra l H e ad Qu art ers Air F orce in g F or tr es s, \! w a s d e li ve re d t o t h e A rm y a bl y s up e rv is ed a n d s up e ri nt e nd e d t ra in - Air C orp s in De ce mbe r a s t he ne xt st ep inb pro gra ms a nd sc he dul es a ppro ve d b~ in t h e A rmy 's b ig b omb er d ev el op me nt p ro - t h e Wa r D e pa rt me nt f or A ir C ~~ s t a ct ~c - gra m. It re pre se nt ed a t re me ndo us in- a l unit s. Ea rly in t he ye ar, ~ndividua l c re as e in ra ng e a nd a rma me nt c ap ac it y. p il ot e ff ic ie nc y w a s s t re ss ed , i mme ,c l: r-
Th e XP- 37 , d ev elo pe d b y t he C urt iss a te ly fo ll ow ed by squa dr o n , g ro upa n~ Airp la ne Divisio n, Buf fa lo , N.Y ., w as w in g ma ne uve rs d evise d t o J .mp ro ve a nd t h e y ea r' B o ut st and in g sin gl e-se at er t est ta ct ica l un it e f fic ie ncy o n a la rge f ig ht e r b ui lt f or t h e Army A ir C or ps. I t sc al e. O re ; an iz at io n t ra in in g w a st ~st ~d e mph asiz es a co nsid era bl e incre ase in o n a w ar-t J.me ba sis by se ve ra l l~ ge s pe e d, m an eu ve ra bil it y, a nd c o mb at e ff i- sc al e m an eu ve rs . O rg an iz at io ns ma do s ev -
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e ra l ma ss f liG ht s f ro m c oa st t o c o ast t o ,a wa rd ed t he syl va nu s Al be rt R ee d Aw ard pe rfe ct a ll t he d et ails o f mo bilit y a nd fo r t he ye ar 1937. It wa s c onside re d t o de mo nst ra te t he pro ble ms incide nt t o t ha t M r . J a co bs ' c on tr ib ut io n t o ae ro - a co nce nt ra t io n o f o ur Air F orce o n na ut ica l scie nce during t h e la st ye a t e it h e r co a st . w a s o ut st a nding, a nd t h a t , a s a re sult
Th e Out lo o k fo r 1938 t h e re o f, t h e pe rfo rma nce o f a irpla ne s, Pla ns h ave a lre adY be en pe rfe ct ed a nd bo th a s t o s pe ed a nd ca rrying ca pa cit y,
irt it ia te d t o s t re ss in 1 938 o ur e xp eri- h as b ee n imp ro ve d, a ll m o de rn mil it ary me nt al 'p la ne a nd e ng in e d ev el op me nt . I t a nd c om me rc ia l a irp la ne s u sin g t he win g h as b ee n re co gn iz ed b ;y our- m il it a ry l e a d- I,s e ct i on s d e ve l o pe d b y ?- im . I t VIas fur-.. e rs t h at g re a t emphasd s must be pla ce d t ~le r made ii:.Ll0WntLlat tb.e  use o f tl.l.t;j :uew o n e J q) er im en ta t io n a nd d ev el op me nt o f I t yp e o f w in g imp ro ve d t he sa fe t; y a s w e ll f ly in g e qu iP .m en t i f o u r c ou nt ry i s t o I a s t he pe rf orma nc e c ha ra ct erist ~c s o f t he re ma in a bre ast o f w orld air pro gre ss. a irpla ne s. ~ nis is pa rt ic ul arl y t ru e in v ie w 0f t he I T he R ee d Aw ard , w hic h in cl Ud es a c ert i- fa ct t ha t it is we ll kno wn t ha t se ve ra l fica te a nd a c ash a wa rd o f ~:; 250,is ~f t h e l ea ding a ir po we rs in t h e wo rld, gra nt ed e ach y ea r, un~e r t he a uspice s o f no w re alizing t he re eso n fo r Ame rica n t he I nst it ut e o f t he Ae ro na ut ica l p re do mi na nc e , a re e XR en di ng v as t s um s on S ci en ce s, " fo r a no t ab le c on tr ib ut io n. to t h e i r a V i a t. ..i on e ~) er lm en ta l p ro gr am s. W e I t he a ero na ut ic al sc ie nc es re eu lt i~ f ro m no w knOVl, t he re fo re , t ha t if w e d o no t e xpe rime nt al o r t he ore tica l inve st J.ga - incre ase o ur funds fo r re se arch a nd de -t io ns, t he be ne ficia l influ ence cf w hich ve l~pme nt ma te ria lly w it hin t hre e t o Io n t h e de ve lo pme nt o f pra ct ica l a ero na ut ~ five ye ars, w e sh all b e le ft be hind in ,ics is appa re nt . II
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T h e d e f in i ~e t r e n 9- s i n .a v i a t io : z :p o i nt I L an g+ ey F ie ld , V a . . He i ni ti at e d a n ~ x - t o t he e ve r ancr e a a a n g sia e o f ad.r c r a f t , 'I te.is rv e r-ese ar c h f o r d ev el op me nt o f am- in cre ase d h orse po we r o ut pu t o f e ng in es, p ro ve d f orms f or a irp la ne s, a n~ t hro ug h w i t h l es s w e ig ht p er unit h o r se p o w e r , a n d I ye ars o f st ud y h as d ev el o~ ed sh ap es w hic h
  _ mu lt ip le -e ng in e e mp lo ym en t. A no t he r I g iv e t h e m os t e ff ic ie nt a ll '.f lo w . H is de finit e t re nd is t ow ard t he m ore uni- .w ork h as be ert re co gn ize d by t he So cie ty v ersa l e mp lo yme nt o f a irc ra ft in a l l I o f A ut o mo t iv e E ng in ee rs , w h ic h a w ar de d w ea th ers a nd clime s, m ade po ssible by h im t he ,,'frigh t: Br o th e rs M e da l i n 1933, p er fe ct e d f li Gh t a nd n av ig at io na l i ns tr u- i a nd b y t h e Ro ya l A ca de my o f I ta ly , w h ic h ments. I e nt ert ain ed h im a s gu est sp ea ke r o f t he
T wo g re at a ir d oc trin es w il l m ot iv at o~ i" ol ta F ou nd at io n in 1 935 . a ll milit ary a ir w ork fo r 1 938. Th e I ' ---000--- f irst o f t he se is a re al iz at iv n t ha t' air- pla ne s a lo ne do no t ma ke a n Air Fo rce , I TH E THREE-YTHEEL LAHDIl1G GEARr .."'\  A lo ng w it h m o de rn u p- to -d at e p la n es m us t l '
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Th e se co nd o f t he se ba s~c a nd funda - cycle , a nd in d oinb so w ill re vo lut io nize me nt a l d oc trin es w as a bl y e nu nc ia te d b y I n ot o nl y t he a i rp la ne in du st ry b ut a ir- t he .S ec re ta ry o f W ar in t he f ol lo win g I , po rt pla nning a s w ell. H e g oe s o n t o s ay w o rds: . t :la t Ma jo r Ca rl F. G re e ne , Air Co rps,
" It s ho ul d b e b or ne i n mi n. d t h at head o f ~ he A ir C or ps e nG in ee ri ng procure- m ?d e rn a ir cr af t c ~l no t b e q u ic kl y i mp ro - m en t b ra n ch , M at e ri el D iv is io n, W r~ ~l t v ls ed . T he c on st ru ct io n of a irpla ne s Fie ld. O hio , int ima te d t ha t re sult s o f n ec es sa ri ly t a ke s c on si de ra bl e t im e. I e rp er im en ts w it h a t h r ee -w h ee le d l an di ng H e nc ~, o ur p ea ce t im e s tr en gt h s ho l; l lda p- g ea r, d es ig ne d t o s up pl an t t h e o rt h od ox p ro xl ~t e ra til er c lo se ly o ur re qu ~r~ -u nd erc arria ge , a lre ad y s ug ge st imp ort wl t ments an w ar. Furt he rmo re , in a ma JOr I I c anges i n a ir pl an e d es ig n, f li gh t o pe ra - w ar o ur a ir a rm w ould pro ba bly be e nga ge ~ t ons and a i rd r o me c o n st r u ct i o n a + m o st i mm e d ia t e l y o n t h e . o p o ni : t ; lgo f bo s- Acco rding to M a j o r G r f ~e l ' le ,t e s t s c o n . ..:' tll1 t ie s. Th ere fo re i it 18 desi.r-abLe I : uc te d o n a 9 ,0 00 -p ou nd t w in -m ot o re d c on - ~ ha t.it be pra ct 1ca l y e n a w a~ fo Ot lng . e rt 6d a mph ibia n sh ow t ha t t he sh ip, an tt me o f peace, !l . ) e C iu ip pe d w i t h t h e t r ic yc le g e a r, can be
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F LO OD R EL IE F W O RK !N CALIFORNIA e d gro Ups o f Re se rve o ffice rs t o a R e t :: ul a ro f fi ce r o n d ut y i n t h e S cn e o l . .
Flo od re lie f wo rk in t he inunda te d Th e visit ors d ispla ye d gre at int ere st c e nt ra l v a ll ey o f C a li fo rn ia o n December' in t he va rio us de pa rt me nt s o f t he . . 1 2t h a nd 1 3t h by t h e 8 et h R ec on na issa nc e S ch o ol , t h e e qu ip me nt u se d, a nd t h e S qu ad ro n o f H a mi l t o n F ie ld , C a li f" ~ ro v - mo d er n a nd t h o ro u gh in st ru ct io n sy st e m e d a . t; a in t he u se fu ln e ss o f t h e A rmy . .n e mplo ye d. So me o f t he se Re se rve o ff1- p ea ce -t ime e me rg enc ie s. W i t h th e S ac ra - cer s h a d b ee n g ro un d o ff ice rs d urin g t h e me nt o a nd S an Jo aquin Rive rs a nd t he ir W orld W ar, a nd so me w ere a via to rs. All t ri bu t ar ie s o v er fl ow in g a ft e r t o rr en t ia l o f t h e m e x pr es se d p ro fo u nd a ma z em en t a t ra ins, w it .t lt o wns in un da t ed , l ev -ie s t h e gro a t a dv an ce s i n a irp la ne s, a ir- b re a k in g a n d s ur vi vo r s I !I a I' o o ne di n m o un - c ra f t e n gi ne s , p ro p e ll e rs , i ns t ru me n t s, t a iu ous t e rra in, re que st s fo r a id c ame a cc esso rie s, a rln ame nt , ra dio a nd p h o to - f ro m b ot h Army D ist ric t E ng in ee rs a nd g ra ph ic e qu ip me nt . ~ le in sp ec tie nt rip CC C auth o r-L tLe s, w a s in te rru pt e d f or l un ch e on a t t h e
Fl yin g pre ca rio usl y b et w ee n t h e p re - O ffic ers' Cl ub . cipit ous w alls o f Y ose mit e Va lle y, 1st Upf)n co mple tio n o f th e to ur th ro ugh L ie ut . R .R. W a lk er, p il ot , a nd 2 nd L ie ut ~ t h e S ch o ol a nd a ro un d t h e p ost , t h e J a ck L. Ra ndo lp h,co -p il ot , d ro pp ed f oo d v isit o rs w e re un an imo us in t h e o pin io n a nd m ed ic al su pp lie s fro m t h eir S ik orsk y t h at t h ey c ou ld h a rd ly h a ve b el ie ve d a rJ Ph ibia n a irpla ne t o t h e me mbe rs o f a (unle ss t he y h ad a ct ua lly se en) t ha t. Civilia n Co nse rva tio n Co rps ca mp ~ld such a sple ndid sch oo l w it h h i~h mo ra le o th er r efuge es in Y ose mit e Va lle y. At co uld b e o pe ra te d in w oo de n b Ulldings~ t h a t t ime t h e va lle y h a d be e n iso la t e d o f w a r-t ime vint a ge . . w he n t he a ll-ye ar h igh wa y w as w ash ed e ut H aving se en t h e mo de rn a irpla ne a nd by t h e Me rce d Rive r. it s co mplica t e d e quipme nt , t h e visit o rs
Ph o to gra ph s o f b re a ks in t h G f lo o d c on- w e re v ery g re a tl y su rp rise d t h at a t e ch - t ro l s yst em o f t h e are a w ere t ake n f ro m nici~1 co ~e te nt t o ma int ain t he v ario us t wo Do ugla s E ombing a irpla ne s ~f t h e it ems c ould be t ra ine d in t he sh ort t ime 88t h Re co nna issa nce Sgua dro n. Ma jo r a llo tt ed t o t he va rio us c ourse s. N ew t on L on gf el lc w, p il ot , w it h 1 st L ie ut . U po n c omp le t io n o f t h e i nsp ec tio n R obe rt H . K e ll y, c o- pilo t , a nd S ta ff S gt . t o ur, M aj or H a rp er t h an ke d t h e R ese rv e Da vid L. Fre de nb urg , p ho t og ra ph e r, ma de o ff ic ers f or t h e ir i nt e re st a nd t o ld re co nn aissa nce st rip s o f t h e riv ers ru n- t a em t h at t h ey w e re t h e mo st re pre se nt a - ning int o Mo nt e re y E ay, ro ld o f t he t ive gro up o f cit ize ns h e ha d e ve r se en R ussia nRi v er f ro m it s m out h t o t h e i v is l t t l le Ai r C o rp s T e ch n ic a l Schoo'L, flo o d-ruine d ci ty o f H e a ldsburg. Pin Th e spokesman f or t h e Re se rv e o ff ic e rs p oin t p ho t og ra ph s o f b ro ke n l ev ie s a nd a st a te d t h at t h ey w i sh e d t o c omme nd t h e re c on na is sa n ce s tr ip o f t h e Saez-amento C o mm a nd a nt a n d sclioo L p erso nn el f or t h e Riv er f ro m R e d B luf f t o C o lu sa w e re o h - sp le ndid sch o ol w h ic h t h e Arro w Air Co rp s t a in ed b ~ 1 st L ie ut . L esl ie O . Pe t erso n, h a s e st a bl ish e d a t C ha nu te F ie ld . ?il ~t t w ~t h 1 st L ie ut . J o hn B. C a ry , c o - ---000---
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F or ty -f tv e R es er ve o f fic e rs , r ep re se n t- V Ul le d u ~ a n d s to w e d a w a y w h i le t h e pl an e l ng ~ ll b ra n ch e s o f, th e ~ ~, an d a c ro ss l S,in fl ~~ ht in t h e sa me m an ne r a sp re ~ aec tfo n " f out standfng ca t ue ns in Ce n- se nt Landf.ng gears.' t ra l Illino is,visit ed Ch anut e Fie ld, Th ro ugh re sult ant ne w ~ro ble mB o f lQa d Rant ou.L, Ill.! o n D ece mbe r 8t h in re - dist ribut io n a nd ch ange an t h e pL a n e t a s~cnse t o a n lnvit at io n e xt ende d by re la tive po sit io n t o t he gro und, be ing L ~e u t . C o lo n e l J u ni us W . J o ne s, C omma nd - ro ug hly pa ra ll el w it h it , a s i t l and s o r a nt o f t h e Air Co rps Te ch nica l Sch oo ~.. ge ts unde r w ay, it w as M a jo r G re en.e 'e
T h e R es er ve G f fi ce rs f or mi ng t h e vJ .s lt b el ie f t h a t wi de sp re a d a d o~ ti on o . f..t h .e i ug ~ rl )u p w e re m em be rs n f t h e f if t h s ec - I n e w t y pe un de r ca r ri a ge m ig h t make desir- t " r J .n c h arg e o f M aj or W a lt e r F . G re go ry 'I a bl e a re t urn t o " h ig h W in g" mo no pla ne I nf a nt r y, i ns t ru ct o r a t D e ca t u r, Ill. A j c o ns t ru ct i o n. O ff ic e rs a p pe a r e d a g re e d fo rma l w elco me t o C ha nut e Fie ld a nd. t he t ha t t he use o f t he t ricycle ge ar would Ai r C or ps T ec h ni ca l S ch o o l w a s e x t e nd e d e l im in a te m an y l a nd in g h a za rd S. .e nc o .' LU 1..t...e:r- b y M a jo r E a rl e G . H a rp e r, A ct in g Oonmand • e d d ue t o p re se nt n e ce ss it y f or th ' s p il ot a nt , f ol lo w ing w h ic h M aj or H a r pe r a su gn t o co nt riv e a n e x ac t a d ju st me nt o f the \  
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MISSING OFFICERSSTlliUTIDEDON TINY ISLANDRADIOMENGRADUATEFROMSCHOOLIN HJ~WAII
One of those not infre6uent typhoons Graduation exercises for students of  in the Philippines proved .. the source of. the 18th Wing Communications School were much worry in U.S. Army and Philippine ' held at Luke Field, T.H., on December Army circles recently :O:r: Decembe~ 5th, 1st. Twenty-three enlisted men g~aduat- when returning to ManJ.la a,n a BombJ.ng ed. For trie past seven months, AJ.r p.lane from the island of Mindanao, where Corps soldiers from Luke and Wheeler they had gone to make a survey of Moro. Fields have been working on a stiff  uprisings, Major General Paul.i.no Santos, course. in radio theory, code and ,fi'ald Chief of Staff, and Colonel J!'idel :,telephones, along with associated sub Segundo, Chief of the Intelligence Corps courses designed to turn out full fledged Of. the Philippine Army, Piloted.bY Lieut.lradio operators and mechanics. Out of  34 William Lee! Army Air Corps, Chief of  I students starting the course, the follow- the Philip:~)J.ne Army Air Corps, enc,ounteri ing 23 were graduated: . ed the ragJ.ng typhoon and were missing l,iichele Aulicino Timothy J. Hurley for four days before they were sighted JohnJ.Call Cordell C. Jones en a tiny tropical island, the identify Lynn H . C4ild Ivor Keller. . of which proved a source of  much doubt, EdmundR, Dabney Paul S. KowalskJ. by Iiieut • .A.lt'na:ld. MaX9lell i:r;onJ.anb:"fD:; Theodore G, Dell Stanley J .Richardson plane, one of  a number of others engaged Alfred L~ Dickens Edward W. Robertson in the search for the missing officers. Frank SE:r-ickson Francie A. Russell
Lieut. 1ee, whose article on the Erwin L' Foreman Raymond Strimling Philippine Army Air Corps appears else- John J 'Haggerty Leon J. Waldrop where in this issue of the News Letter, Harold' E Horton Willard L. Worden exhibi ted consiclerable skill in managin{;; Francis i. Huck ' Neal I. Zollars to land the bombing plane on the little John Ganetos ' island. The trio were' welcomed and en- The instructors were Corporal Raymond tertained by a fisherman and his wife, L Dickson and Private 1st Clagg French who wer~ the sole inhabitants of the 0: Cox. The School is under the direc7 little. Ls Land , .. tion of 1st Lieu~.al1iel.ft. Cooper, .br . During his four days' stay on the.. Corps. J.sland, Lieut. Lee learned to eat rJ.ce.' .. --000--- and eggs - the diet for every creakfast, 1unchand dinner - wi th hi s fingers. The SKYBATTL:;~SHIPJ!"LIES.TO DAYTONFOR TESTS fisherfolk's spoons were made of shells. They had no knives or forks. . The biggest Bombardment plane of thom
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Corps received 300 copies of Air Re~lla- . tions from the Bureau of Air Gom:nerce